List of bodies of the European Union
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Below is a list of bodies of the European Union.
The first are the seven institutions of the European Union as listed in Article 13 of the Treaty of European Union (TEU).
Note that the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) and European Space Agency (ESA) are not EU bodies.
Logo | Name | TEU | Seat | Members | Chairman |
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The European Parliament | 1 | Brussels & Strasbourg | 705 MPs | Martin Schulz |
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The European Council | 2 | Brussels | 27 Heads of State or Government of the Member States and the President of the Commission | Donald Tusk |
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The Council of European Union | 3 | Brussels | 27 ministers | Biannual rotation |
The European Commission | 4 | Brussels | 27 commissioners | Jean-Claude Juncker | |
The European Court of Justice | 5 | Luxembourg | 27 judges, 8 Advocate-Generals | Koen Lenaerts | |
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The European Central Bank | 6 | Frankfurt am Main | Mario Draghi | |
The Court of Auditors | 7 | Brussels & Luxembourg | 24 members, 1 president | Vítor Manuel da Silva Caldeira | |
The European Investment Bank | Luxembourg | Owned by the EU member states | Werner Hoyer | ||
The Economic and Social Committee | Brussels | 222 members | |||
The European Ombudsman | Strasbourg | Ombudsman & Secretary | Emily O'Reilly | ||
The European Committee of the Regions | Brussels | 344 members | Markku Markkula |
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