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List of agencies
Distinct from EU institutions, the agencies of the European Union were set up to accomplish very specific tasks such as promoting environmental protection, transport safety and multilingualism. They span Europe – Dublin to Stockholm, Warsaw to Lisbon – providing services, information and know-how to the general public.
Here, the agencies are listed after different colours for the three respective pillars:
- European Communities
- Common Foreign and Security Policy
- Police and Judicial Co-operation in Criminal Matters
Executive agencies
Executive agencies are created by European Commission for a fixed period. The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work ( OSHA) was set up in 1996 in Bilbao, Spain. Bilbao, (also Bilbo) in the North of Spain, is the largest city in the Basque Country and the capital of the province of Biscay (Basque The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training ( Cedefop) is an agency of the European Union. Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions' (Eurofound is a Agency of the European Union, with offices located in Dublin Ireland Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. European Environment Agency (EEA agency of the European Union devoted to establishing a monitoring network for the monitoring of the European environment Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city The European Training Foundation ( ETF) is an Agency of the European Union. The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction ( EMCDDA) is an Agency of the European Union. Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. The European Medicines Agency ( EMEA) is a European agency for the evaluation of medicinal products. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs or OHIM (OAMI or es Oficina de Armonizacion del Mercado Interior HABM de Harmonisierungsamt ||-||} Alicante ( Spanish language) or Alacant ( Valencian) is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the The Community Plant Variety Office ( CPVO) is an agency of the European Union, located in Angers, France. Angers is a city in the Maine-et-Loire department in northwestern France about 300 km south-west of Paris. The Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union is an Agency of the European Union. Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by The European Agency for Reconstruction manages on behalf of the European Commission the European Union's main assistance programmes in the Republic of Serbia Kosovo (under UNSCR Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia The European Food Safety Authority ( EFSA) is an Agency of the European Union that provides independent scientific advice and clear communication on existing and emerging Parma is a City in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna near Modena famous for its Architecture and the fine countryside around it The European Maritime Safety Agency ( EMSA) is a European Union agency charged with reducing the risk of maritime accidents, Marine pollution Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA is an agency of the European Union (EU with offices in Cologne, Germany, which has been given specific regulatory The European Network and Information Security Agency ( ENISA) is an Agency of the European Union. Heraklion or Iraklion (Ηράκλειο Irákleio, iˈɾaklio̞ Candia is the largest city and capital of Crete. Recently established as an independent agency of the European Union (EU the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC is taking up growing responsibilities ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the The European Railway Agency ( ERA) is one of the Agencies of the European Union. Valenciennes (Old Dutch: Valencijn, Latin: Valentianae) is a Town and commune in northern France in the Lille (lil Rijsel is a city in northern France. It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in the country Frontex (from French: Frontières extérieures for ‘external borders’ legally European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. The Community Fisheries Control Agency ( CFCA) is an agency of the European Union (EU based in Vigo, Spain. For other meanings see Vigo (disambiguation Vigo is the largest city in Galicia, Spain, in terms of population The European Chemicals Agency ( ECHA) is an agency of the European Union which manages the technical scientific and administrative aspects of the Registration Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. The European Institute for Gender Equality is a proposed agency of the European Union whose creation was publicised in the European Official Journal 125 of 25 The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA is a Vienna -based agency of the European Union inaugurated on 1 March 2007 Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. The European Defence Agency (EDA is an agency of the European Union based in Brussels. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is The European Union Institute for Security Studies ( EUISS) is a Paris-based Agency of the European Union, operating under the EU's second pillar the Common Foreign Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The European Union Satellite Centre ( EUSC) is an Agency of the Council of the European Union which gathers information through satellite images to help the EU prevent conflicts Torrejón de Ardoz is a town in the urban area of Madrid Spain, and has about 110000 inhabitants CEPOL - European Police College was established as an Agency of the European Union in 2005 (Council Decision 2005/681/JHA Bramshill House is a Jacobean Mansion standing on of land in the Civil parish of Bramshill in north-east Hampshire in England. Europol (contraction of European Police Office) is the European Union 's Criminal intelligence agency Eurojust (also spelled capitalised as EUROJUST) is an agency of the European Union (EU dealing with Judicial co-operation
- Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) - located in Brussels
- Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) - located in Brussels
- Executive Agency for the Public Health Programme (PHEA) - located in Luxembourg
- Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency (TEN-TEA) - located in Brussels
Proposed agencies
External links
The following links are all part of the official EU-website. The Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation ( EACI) was established by the European Commission on 23 December 2003 as the Intelligent Energy Executive Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is The Education Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency is an agency of the European Union, established on 1 January 2006 to manage parts of the Union's Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is The Executive Agency for the Public Health Programme (PHEA was established in 2005 to improve the implementation of the Community public health programme. Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is The European Telecom Market Authority (more properly known as the European Electronic Communications Market(s Authority or EECMA is a proposed agency for the European Union
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