The Spanish justice system is still undergoing some important developments. The situation of the Council for the Judiciary raises serious concerns as, firstly, the Council has not been renewed in spite of the urgency and, secondly, no steps have been taken to adapt the appointment procedure for its judges-members. The lack of renewal is having […]
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European Union Aviation Safety Agency
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Overview Role: Ensuring safety and environmental protection in civil aviation in Europe Director: Patrick Ky Members: 27 EU countries + Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Norway Partners: European civil aviation authorities Established in: 2002 Number of staff: 840 Location: Cologne (Germany) Website: European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is responsible for […]
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European Union Institute for Security Studies
Overview Role: to provide analysis of foreign, security and defence policy issues Director: Gustav Lindstrom Set up: 2002 Staff: 24 Location: headquarters in Paris (France) with a liaison office in Brussels (Belgium) Website: EUISS The European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) is an EU agency that analyses foreign, security and defence policy issues. What it does The EUISS aims to: […]
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Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Overview Role: Translation and related language services for EU agencies, bodies and institutions; interinstitutional cooperation Director: Ildikó Horváth Partners: other EU and international translation services via the Interinstitutional Committee for Translation and Interpretation (ICTI), the International Annual Meeting on Language Arrangements, Documentation and Publication (IAMLADP), the Joint Inter-Agency Meeting on […]
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European Labour Authority
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Role: The European Labour Authority helps improve cooperation between EU countries, coordinates joint inspections, carries out analyses and risk assessments on cross-border labour mobility issues and mediates disputes between EU countries Executive Director: Cosmin Boiangiu Established in: 2019 Number of staff: 144 by 2024 Website: ELA […]
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European Institute for Gender Equality
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Role: The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is an autonomous body of the European Union, established to contribute to and strengthen the promotion of gender equality, including gender mainstreaming in all EU policies and the resulting national policies, and the fight against […]
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European Asylum Support Office
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Role: The European Union is working towards a Common European Asylum System. EASO supports its implementation by applying a bottom-up approach. The aim is to ensure that individual asylum cases are dealt with in a coherent way by all Member States. Executive Director: […]
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European Parliament
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Role: Directly-elected EU body with legislative, supervisory, and budgetary responsibilities Members: 705 MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) President: David-Maria Sassoli Year established: 1952 as Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community, 1962 as European Parliament, first direct elections in 1979 Location: Strasbourg (France), […]
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European Border and Coast Guard Agency
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Overview Role: Frontex helps EU countries and Schengen associated countries manage their external borders. It also to helps to harmonise border controls across the EU. The agency facilitates cooperation between border authorities in each EU country, providing technical support and expertise. Director: Fabrice Leggeri Established in: 2004 Number of […]
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