{"id":286,"date":"2013-02-12T15:41:29","date_gmt":"2013-02-12T15:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/?page_id=286"},"modified":"2017-05-09T14:02:38","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T14:02:38","slug":"the-european-commission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/learning\/module-1-understanding-eu-institutions\/the-european-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"The European Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.co.uk\/maps?f=q&amp;source=embed&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=European+Commission+The+Berlaymont&amp;aq=&amp;sll=50.84195,4.380112&amp;sspn=0.011179,0.027874&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=European+Commission+The+Berlaymont&amp;hnear=&amp;t=m&amp;layer=c&amp;cbll=50.843505,4.380822&amp;panoid=ZzgLRVmRGGjRp1aT3770qw&amp;cbp=11,83.16,,0,-17.32&amp;ll=50.836198,4.380841&amp;spn=0.00851,0.027895&amp;z=15&amp;output=svembed\" width=\"650\" height=\"314\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<small><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-align: left;\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.co.uk\/maps?f=q&amp;source=embed&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=European+Commission+The+Berlaymont&amp;aq=&amp;sll=50.84195,4.380112&amp;sspn=0.011179,0.027874&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=European+Commission+The+Berlaymont&amp;hnear=&amp;t=m&amp;layer=c&amp;cbll=50.843505,4.380822&amp;panoid=ZzgLRVmRGGjRp1aT3770qw&amp;cbp=11,83.16,,0,-17.32&amp;ll=50.836198,4.380841&amp;spn=0.00851,0.027895&amp;z=15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Larger Map<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<p>The European Commission is very much at the heart of the EU as it represents the EU as a whole. \u00a0Please read this page from the <a href=\"https:\/\/europa.eu\/european-union\/about-eu\/institutions-bodies\/european-commission_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Europa website<\/a> to learn more about the European Commission from the Europa website.<\/p>\n<p>As you are reading the text, remember to think about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In what ways does the text say the Commission represents the EU?<\/li>\n<li>Who are the Commissioners?<\/li>\n<li>How are they appointed?<\/li>\n<li>What are the Commission\u2019s four main roles?<\/li>\n<li>What are its relationships with the other institutions?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Google map and street view below shows the The Berlaymont, the Commission\u2019s headquarters in Brussels. 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