List of European Union institutions
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Below is a list of European Union Institutions.
Institution | Seat | Members | Chairman |
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The European Parliament | Brussels & Strasbourg | 785 MPs | Josep Borrell |
The Council of European Union | Brussels | 27 ministers | Biannual rotation |
The European Council | Brussels | 27 Heads of State or Government of the Member States and the President of the Commission | Biannual rotation of the Council |
The European Commission | Brussels | 27 commissioners | José Manuel Durão Barroso |
The Economic and Social Committee | Brussels | 222 members | Roger Briesch |
The European Committee of the Regions | Brussels | 317 members | Michel Delebarre |
The European Court of Auditors | Brussels & Luxembourg | 24 members, 1 president | Hubert Weber |
The European Court of Justice | Luxembourg | 27 judges, 8 Advocate-Generals | Vassilios Skouris |
The European Ombudsman | Strasbourg | Ombudsman & Secretary | Nikiforos Diamandouros |
The European Investment Bank | Luxembourg | Philippe Maystadt | |
The European Central Bank | Frankfurt am Main | Jean-Claude Trichet |