EU_Commission, 1 year ago 🗓️ Mark your calendars! Tomorrow is EU OpenDay, and we're opening our doors from 10 am to 6 pm. Come celebrate with us and get a taste of Europe ahead of Europe Day next week! 🇪🇺 Here are 6 interesting facts about our institution to whet your appetite ⬇ #EUOpenDay #EuropeanUnion A video with 6 facts about the European Commission: 1. Our headquarters are located in Brussels. Its main building, the Berlaymonth, was built in 1967. (Trivia: Did you notice that our logo represents a stylised image of the Berlaymont?) 2. To this day, there have been 13 Presidents of the European Commission. President Ursula von der Leyen has been in office since 2019. 3. Our College of Commissioners is composed of 27 members, one from each EU country, including the President and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. (Trivia: Ursual con der Leyen is the first woman in history to hold the position of President of the European Commission.) 4. Our President and college of Commissioners are appointed by their respective countries and elected by the Europan Parliament. (Trivia: Each September, the President of the European Commission delivers the State of the Union address to the European Parliament.) 5. Role: We promote the general interest of the EU by proposing and enforcing legislation as well as by implementing policies and the EU budget. 6. 24 official languages. The EU supports multilingualism in its programmes and in the work of its institutions. (Trivia: Our spokesperson's service organises press conferences, and briefings and is the main point of contact for media organisations.)
🗓️ Mark your calendars!
Tomorrow is EU OpenDay, and we're opening our doors from 10 am to 6 pm. Come celebrate with us and get a taste of Europe ahead of Europe Day next week! 🇪🇺
Here are 6 interesting facts about our institution to whet your appetite ⬇
#EUOpenDay #EuropeanUnion
A video with 6 facts about the European Commission: 1. Our headquarters are located in Brussels. Its main building, the Berlaymonth, was built in 1967. (Trivia: Did you notice that our logo represents a stylised image of the Berlaymont?) 2. To this day, there have been 13 Presidents of the European Commission. President Ursula von der Leyen has been in office since 2019. 3. Our College of Commissioners is composed of 27 members, one from each EU country, including the President and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. (Trivia: Ursual con der Leyen is the first woman in history to hold the position of President of the European Commission.) 4. Our President and college of Commissioners are appointed by their respective countries and elected by the Europan Parliament. (Trivia: Each September, the President of the European Commission delivers the State of the Union address to the European Parliament.) 5. Role: We promote the general interest of the EU by proposing and enforcing legislation as well as by implementing policies and the EU budget. 6. 24 official languages. The EU supports multilingualism in its programmes and in the work of its institutions. (Trivia: Our spokesperson's service organises press conferences, and briefings and is the main point of contact for media organisations.)
quellobiondo, 1 year ago @EU_Commission is there something planned in Strasbourg for the event?
@EU_Commission is there something planned in Strasbourg for the event?
olividir, 1 year ago Icelandic @EU_Commission: Have to admit I would love to be able to check this out, but that would require over 3000 km of flight 😣
@EU_Commission: Have to admit I would love to be able to check this out, but that would require over 3000 km of flight 😣
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