European Commission
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The European Commission is the executive cabinet of the European Union. It is composed of 27 members of the Commission corresponding to the number of member states, unless the European Council, by una
The Berlaymont building in Brussels, seat of the European Commission
Walter Hallstein, the first president of the Commission
José Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president from 2004–2014
Incumbent President von der Leyen
Hallstein Commission
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The Hallstein Commission was the European Commission of the European Economic Community between 7 January 1958 to 30 June 1967. Its president was Walter Hallstein and held two separate mandates.
The commission was blamed for the empty chair crisis