European Committee of the Regions
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is the European Union's (EU) assembly of local and regional representatives that provides sub-national authorities with a direct voice within the EU's institutional framework.
Jacques Delors building, which houses the CoR and the European Economic and Social Committee
CoR's Jacques Delors Building in Brussels
OPEN DAYS 2013. Former President of the CoR Ramón Luis Valcárcel and the EU Commissioner responsible for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn are listening to the opening speech of the EC President José Manuel Barroso
Opening session of the OPEN DAYS 2013
The European Commission (EC) is part of the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission headed by a President. It includes an administrative body of about 32,000 European civil servants. The commission is divided into departments known as Directorates-General (DGs) that can be likened to departments or ministries each headed by a Director-General who is responsible to a Commissioner.
The Berlaymont building, seat of the European Commission
Walter Hallstein, the first President of the Commission
Incumbent President von der Leyen
Floor 13 of the Berlaymont, Commission's meeting room
