List of bodies of the European Union
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 | 785 MPs | Hans-Gert Pöttering |
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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 | Biannual rotation of the Council |
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The Council of European Union | 3 | Brussels | 27 ministers | Biannual rotation |
| The European Commission | 4 | Brussels | 27 commissioners | José Manuel Barroso | |
| The European Court of Justice | 5 | Luxembourg | 27 judges, 8 Advocate-Generals | Vassilios Skouris | |
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The European Central Bank | 6 | Frankfurt am Main | Jean-Claude Trichet | |
| The Court of Auditors | 7 | Brussels & Luxembourg | 24 members, 1 president | Hubert Weber | |
| The European Investment Bank | Luxembourg | Owned by the EU member states | Werner Hoyer | ||
| The Economic and Social Committee | Brussels | 222 members | Roger Briesch | ||
| The European Ombudsman | Strasbourg | Ombudsman & Secretary | Nikiforos Diamandouros | ||
| The European Committee of the Regions | Brussels | 317 members | Michel Delebarre |
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