European Commission 4
European Commission 4 : The European Commission is a body with powers of initiative, implementation, management and control. It is the guardian of the European Treaties and the embodiment of the European Community. With enlargement, it has been decided that from 1 November 2009 onwards the Commission is to be restricted to 15 members: the President of the Commission, the Minister of Foreign Affairs (nominated as Vice-President) and 13 European Commissioners with voting rights. Apart from these 13 Commissioners, other Commissioners without voting rights will be appointed. Each European Union (EU) Member State will be represented by a national who will either be a European commissioner (limited to 13 posts) or a Commissioner without voting rights. The Commission will continue to have the right of initiative (in particular as regards annual and multiannual programming), overseeing the application of Community law, execution of the budget, management of programmes, and external representation of the EU, except in the case of the common foreign and security policy. The Commission is responsible and accountable to the European Parliament. See: European Parliament
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