European Commission

European Commission
Name in official languages Bulgarian: Европейска комисия Croatian: Europska komisija Czech: Evropská komise Danish: Europa-Kommissionen Dutch: Europese Commissie English: European Commission Estonian: Euroopa Komisjon Finnish: Euroopan komissio French: Commission européenne German: Europäische Kommission Greek: Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή Hungarian: Európai Bizottság Irish: Coimisiún Eorpach Italian: Commissione europea Latvian: Eiropas Komisija Lithuanian: Europos Komisija Maltese: Kummissjoni Ewropea Polish: Komisja Europejska Portuguese: Comissão Europeia Romanian: Comisia Europeană Slovak: Európska komisia Slovene: Evropska komisija Spanish: Comisión Europea Swedish: Europeiska kommissionen
Overview
Established	16 January 1958; 66 years ago (1958-01-16)
Country	27 member states  Austria  Belgium  Bulgaria  Croatia  Cyprus  Czech Republic  Denmark  Estonia  Finland  France  Germany  Greece  Hungary  Ireland  Italy  Latvia  Lithuania  Luxembourg  Malta  Netherlands  Poland  Portugal  Romania  Slovakia  Slovenia  Spain  Sweden
Polity	European Union
Leader	President (Ursula von der Leyen)
Appointed by	Nominated by the Council of the European Union and confirmed by the European Parliament
Main organ	College of Commissioners
Ministries	33 Agriculture and Rural Development Budget Climate Action Communication Communications Networks, Content and Technology Competition Economic and Financial Affairs Education and Culture Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Energy Environment European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Eurostat Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Health and Food Safety Human Resources and Security Informatics Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs International Cooperation and Development Interpretation Joint Research Centre Justice and Consumers Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Migration and Home Affairs Mobility and Transport Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations Regional and Urban Policy Research and Innovation Taxation and Customs Union Trade Translation
Responsible to	European Parliament
Headquarters	Brussels, Belgium Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Website	ec.europa.eu

The European Commission (EC) is the primary executive arm of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with a number of members of the Commission (directorial system, informally known as "Commissioners") corresponding to two thirds of the number of Member States, unless the European Council, acting unanimously, decides to alter this number.^[1] The current number of Commissioners is 27, including the President.^[2][3] It includes an administrative body of about 32,000 European civil servants. The commission is divided into departments known as Directorates-General (DGs) that can be likened to departments or ministries each headed by a Director-General who is responsible to a Commissioner.

Currently, there is one member per member state, but members are bound by their oath of office to represent the general interest of the EU as a whole rather than their home state.^[4] The Commission President (currently Ursula von der Leyen) is proposed by the European Council^[5] (the 27 heads of state/governments) and elected by the European Parliament.^[6] The Council of the European Union then nominates the other members of the Commission in agreement with the nominated President, and the 27 members as a team are then subject to a vote of approval by the European Parliament.^[7] The current Commission is the Von der Leyen Commission, which took office in December 2019, following the European Parliament elections in May of the same year.