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The '''European Commission''' ('''EC''') is the executive institution of the [[European Union]] (EU), responsible for proposing legislation, implementing Union policies, enforcing European Union law, managing the EU budget, and representing the Union in many areas of international relations. Established in its present form by the '''Treaty of Maastricht''' in 1993, the Commission traces its origins to the '''High Authority''' of the [[European Coal and Steel Community]] (ECSC), created in 1952, and the '''Commission of the European Economic Community''' (EEC), established under the [[Treaty of Rome]] in 1958. Headquartered in the [[Berlaymont building]] in Brussels, Belgium, the Commission is composed of one Commissioner from each member state, led by the '''President of the European Commission''', who directs the institution's political and strategic agenda.

The '''European Commission''' ('''EC''') is the executive institution of the [[European Union]] (EU), responsible for proposing legislation, implementing Union policies, enforcing European Union law, managing the EU budget, and representing the Union in many areas of international relations. Established in its present form by the '''Treaty of Maastricht''' in 1993, the Commission traces its origins to the '''High Authority''' of the [[European Coal and Steel Community]] (ECSC), created in 1952, and the '''Commission of the European Economic Community''' (EEC), established under the [[Treaty of Rome]] in 1958. Headquartered in the Berlaymont building in Brussels, Belgium, the Commission is composed of one Commissioner from each member state, led by the '''President of the European Commission''', who directs the institution's political and strategic agenda.

The European Commission possesses the exclusive right to initiate most European Union legislation and is responsible for ensuring the implementation of laws adopted by the [[European Parliament]] and the [[Council of the European Union]]. It oversees policy areas including the internal market, competition, trade, agriculture, energy, climate action, digital economy, consumer protection, transport, financial services, public health, research and innovation, migration, and regional development. The Commission also administers the EU budget, supervises the implementation of European funding programmes, negotiates international agreements on behalf of the Union in areas of EU competence, and monitors compliance with EU treaties by member states. Where necessary, it may initiate infringement proceedings before the [[Court of Justice of the European Union]] against member states that fail to fulfil their legal obligations.

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	The '''European Commission''' ('''EC''') is the executive institution of the [[European Union]] (EU), responsible for proposing legislation, implementing Union policies, enforcing European Union law, managing the EU budget, and representing the Union in many areas of international relations. Established in its present form by the '''Treaty of Maastricht''' in 1993, the Commission traces its origins to the '''High Authority''' of the [[European Coal and Steel Community]] (ECSC), created in 1952, and the '''Commission of the European Economic Community''' (EEC), established under the [[Treaty of Rome]] in 1958. Headquartered in the [[Berlaymont building]] in Brussels, Belgium, the Commission is composed of one Commissioner from each member state, led by the '''President of the European Commission''', who directs the institution's political and strategic agenda.		The '''European Commission''' ('''EC''') is the executive institution of the [[European Union]] (EU), responsible for proposing legislation, implementing Union policies, enforcing European Union law, managing the EU budget, and representing the Union in many areas of international relations. Established in its present form by the '''Treaty of Maastricht''' in 1993, the Commission traces its origins to the '''High Authority''' of the [[European Coal and Steel Community]] (ECSC), created in 1952, and the '''Commission of the European Economic Community''' (EEC), established under the [[Treaty of Rome]] in 1958. Headquartered in the Berlaymont building in Brussels, Belgium, the Commission is composed of one Commissioner from each member state, led by the '''President of the European Commission''', who directs the institution's political and strategic agenda.

	The European Commission possesses the exclusive right to initiate most European Union legislation and is responsible for ensuring the implementation of laws adopted by the [[European Parliament]] and the [[Council of the European Union]]. It oversees policy areas including the internal market, competition, trade, agriculture, energy, climate action, digital economy, consumer protection, transport, financial services, public health, research and innovation, migration, and regional development. The Commission also administers the EU budget, supervises the implementation of European funding programmes, negotiates international agreements on behalf of the Union in areas of EU competence, and monitors compliance with EU treaties by member states. Where necessary, it may initiate infringement proceedings before the [[Court of Justice of the European Union]] against member states that fail to fulfil their legal obligations.		The European Commission possesses the exclusive right to initiate most European Union legislation and is responsible for ensuring the implementation of laws adopted by the [[European Parliament]] and the [[Council of the European Union]]. It oversees policy areas including the internal market, competition, trade, agriculture, energy, climate action, digital economy, consumer protection, transport, financial services, public health, research and innovation, migration, and regional development. The Commission also administers the EU budget, supervises the implementation of European funding programmes, negotiates international agreements on behalf of the Union in areas of EU competence, and monitors compliance with EU treaties by member states. Where necessary, it may initiate infringement proceedings before the [[Court of Justice of the European Union]] against member states that fail to fulfil their legal obligations.

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