Agencies of the European Union

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The agencies of the European Union (or decentralised bodies of the European Union) are bodies which are distinct from the European Union's institutions, in that they have not been created by the treaties but rather by acts of secondary legislation, in order to accomplish a very specific task. Unlike most of the European Union's institutions established in the treaties, each of these agencies has its own legal personality. They may be categorized under the three pillars of the European Union.

1 Agencies under the pillar of the Community domain
2 Agencies under the Common Foreign and Security Policy pillar
3 Agencies under the police and judicial cooperation pillar
4 Executive agencies
5 Proposed agencies
6 External links

[edit] Agencies under the pillar of the Community domain

There are currently these European Community agencies.

European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) - located in Thessaloniki
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EUROFOUND) - located in Dublin
European Environment Agency (EEA) - located in Copenhagen
European Training Foundation (ETF) - located in Turin
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) - located in Lisbon
European Medicines Agency (EMEA) - located in London
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) - located in Alicante
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) - located in Bilbao
Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) - located in Angers
Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT) - located in Luxembourg
European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) - located in Vienna
European Agency for Reconstruction (EAR) - located in Thessaloniki
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) - located in Parma
European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) - located in Lisbon
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) - located in Cologne
European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) - located in Heraklion
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) - located in Solna
European Global Navigation Satellite System Supervisory Authority
European Railway Agency (ERA) - located in Valenciennes/Lille
European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (FRONTEX, also AMOCEB) - located in Warsaw

[edit] Agencies under the Common Foreign and Security Policy pillar

Under the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy pillar three agencies have also been set up:

European Defence Agency (EDA) - located in Brussels
European Institute for Security Studies (ISS) - located in Paris
European Union Satellite Centre (EUSC) - located in Torrejón de Ardoz in Spain

[edit] Agencies under the police and judicial cooperation pillar

Under the framework of the third pillar (Police and Judicial Co-operation in Criminal Matters), three agencies have been set up.

European Police College (CEPOL) - located in Bramshill, United Kingdom
Europol (European Police Office) - located in The Hague
Eurojust (European body for the enhancement of judicial co-operation) - located in The Hague