Access to the official webpage and the social networks Overview Role: The EU Intellectual Property Office manages the EU Trade Mark and Design rights, the Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights and the Orphan Works Database. Executive Director: Christian Archambeau Established in: 1994 Number of staff: 775 Location: Alicante (Spain) The European Union Intellectual […]
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European Defence Agency
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Overview Role: The EDA supports cooperative European defence projects and provides a forum for European ministries of defence. Chief Executive: Jiří Šedivý Members: 26 EU Member States (Denmark is not a member) Established in: 2004 Number of staff: 140 Location: Brussels (Belgium) The European Defence Agency (EDA) was set up in 2004. It […]
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Overview Role: to improve investor protection and promote stable, orderly financial markets Chair: Verena Ross Executive Director: Natasha Cazenave Members: National authorities responsible for securities markets in each EU country. Non-voting members: European Banking Authority (EBA), European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), European Systemic Risk […]
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European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Overview Role: provides European and international law enforcement training Executive Director: Dr. h. c. Detlef Schröder Established in: 2005 Number of staff: 60 Location: Budapest (Hungary) CEPOL, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training, is an agency of the European Union that develops, implements and organises training for the police […]
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Europol
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Overview Role: Europol helps national law enforcement authorities fight serious international crime and terrorism. Director: Catherine De Bolle Established in: 1999 Number of staff: 900+ Location: The Hague (Netherlands) The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) is the EU’s law enforcement agency, whose remit is to help make Europe […]
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European Banking Authority
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Overview Role: to build a single regulatory and supervisory framework for the entire EU banking sector Chairperson: José Manuel Campa Executive Director: François-Louis Michaud Set up: 2011 Staff: 208 Location: Paris (France) The EBA is the EU agency tasked with implementing a standard set of rules to regulate and supervise banking across all EU […]
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European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Overview Role: EIOPA is the European supervisory authority for occupational pensions and insurance Chair: Gabriel Bernardino Executive Director: Fausto Parente Members: Representatives of national insurance and occupational pensions authorities Established in: 2011 Number of staff: 140 Location: Frankfurt am Main (Germany) EIOPA is part of the European System of Financial Supervision. It is […]
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