Information last updated on 8 July 2005Official directoryof the European Union2005EUROPEAN UNIONNote to readersThis publication appears once a year in three languages: English, Frenchand German.It contains the organisation charts of the institutions, bodies, agencies andorganisations of the European Union down to the level of heads of basicoperational entities. A regularly updated electronic version can be consultedon the Internet via the Europa server (http://europa.eu.int/idea).The personal data it contains are provided by the institutions, agencies andbodies.If you detect any errors, please report them to: info-info-opoce@cec.eu.int.Because of the number and complexity of the titles of posts in all thevarious language versions, we are unable for the moment to give their femi-nine/masculine variants. We have therefore opted for a single title, whichshould be regarded as neutral.A great deal of additional information on the European Union is available on the Internet.It can be accessed through the Europa server (http://europa.eu.int).Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this publication.Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2005ISBN 92-78-40302-4 European Communities, 2005Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged.Printed in LuxembourgPRINTED ON WHITE CHLORINE-FREE PAPEREurope Direct is a service to help you find answersto your questions about the European UnionFreephone number (*):00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11(*) Certain mobile telephone operators do not allow access to 00 800 numbers or these calls may be billed.ContentsIntroducing the institutions, bodies and agencies of the European Union . . . . . . . . . . VUseful information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XVII Addresses of the institutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XIX List of buildings (codes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXIII Access plans to buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXIX Description of the IDEA electronic directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXIXCommunity institutions, bodies and agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 European Parliament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 List of Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 General Secretariat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Secretariats of the political groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Council of the European Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 European Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Court of Justice of the European Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 European Court of Auditors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 European Economic and Social Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353 General Secretariat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 Joint services of the Economic and Social Committeeand Committee of the Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 Committee of the Regions of the European Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 General Secretariat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414 Joint services of the Economic and Social Committeeand Committee of the Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418 European Investment Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421 European Investment Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429 European Central Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433 European Ombudsman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437 European Data Protection Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441 Agencies and other bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443General index of names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457Detailed table of contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489IIIVIntroducing the institutions,bodies and agenciesof the European UnionThe European Union (EU) is not a federation like theUnited States. Nor is it simply an organisation forcooperation between governments, like the UnitedNations. It is, in fact, unique. The countries that make upthe EU (its Member States) pool their sovereignty inorder to gain a strength and world influence that none ofthem could have on their own.Pooling sovereignty means, in practice, that the MemberStates delegate some of their decision-making powers toshared institutions they have created, so that decisions onspecific matters of joint interest can be made democrat-ically at European level.The EU institutionsThe EUs decision-making process in general, and theco-decision procedure in particular, involve three maininstitutions: the European Parliament, which represents the EUscitizens and is directly elected by them; the Council of the European Union, which representsthe individual Member States; the European Commission, which seeks to uphold theinterests of the Union as a whole.This institutional triangle produces the policies and laws(directives, regulations and decisions) that apply through-out the EU. In principle, it is the Commission that pro-poses new EU laws but it is the Parliament and Councilthat adopt them.Two other institutions have a vital part to play: the Courtof Justice upholds the rule of European law, and theCourt of Auditors checks the financing of the Unionsactivities.These institutions were set up under the Treaties, whichare the foundation of everything the EU does. The Treat-ies are agreed by the Member States presidents andprime ministers and ratified by their parliaments. Theylay down the rules and procedures that the EU institu-tions must follow.In addition to its institutions, the EU has a number ofother bodies that play specialised roles:The European OmbudsmanThe European Ombudsman guards EU citizens and busi-nesses against maladministration.Financial bodies the European Central Bank is responsible for Euro-pean monetary policy; the European Investment Bank finances EU invest-ment projects; The European Investment Fund provides guaranteesand venture capital to help small and medium-sizedenterprises (SMEs).Advisory bodies the European Economic and Social Committee repre-sents civil society and the two sides of industry; the Committee of the Regions represents regional andlocal authorities.Interinstitutional bodies the Office for Official Publications of the EuropeanCommunities publishes, prints and distributes infor-mation about the EU and its activities; the European Communities Personnel SelectionOffice recruits staff for the EU institutions and otherbodies.Decentralised agencies 17 specialised agencies (Community agencies) han-dle specific technical, scientific or management taskswithin the EUs Community domain (the first pillarof the European Union); the European Institute for Security Studies and theEuropean Union Satellite Centre handle specific tasksrelating to the common foreign and security policy(the second pillar of the European Union); Europol and Eurojust help coordinate police and judi-cial cooperation in criminal matters (the third pillarof the European Union).The European CouncilThe European Council is the highest ruling organ of theEuropean Union. It has the role of providing politicalimpetus for the Union and defining general politicalguidelines. Alongside its function as arbiter in the eventof internal crises, the European Council is the initiator ofnew policies in all matters pertaining to the Union.As regards its procedures and arrangements for its oper-ation, the European Council generally meets four times ayear. Each Member State is represented by its Head ofState or Government, assisted by the Minister for For-eign Affairs and, in some cases, the Minister for Finance.The European Commission is represented by its Presi-dent, assisted by a member of the college. The Presidentof the European Parliament is invited to address eachmeeting.The European ParliamentThe European Parliament consists of representatives ofthe peoples of the Member States of the EuropeanUnion. At present, 455 million Europeans from 25 coun-tries participate in the process of European integrationvia their representatives, the 732 Members of theEuropean Parliament. The Members are elected by thecitizens of the Union in each Member State to serve afive-year term of office.Legitimised by direct universal suffrage since 1979, theEuropean Parliament, the most striking symbol of unionthat Europeans could possibly have created, has securedever-increasing influence and powers whenever theTreaties were reviewed. With the series of Treaties,and especially the Treaty of Maastricht (1992) andthe Treaty of Amsterdam (1997), European Parliamenthas progressed from the stage of a mere consultativeassembly to that of a co-legislator exercising powerssimilar to those of national parliaments.The European Parliament is the only Community institu-tion whose meetings and deliberations are open to thepublic.Composition and organisationThe Treaties lay down the following number of MEPsper Member State:99 for Germany, 78 for France, Italy and the UnitedKingdom, 54 for Poland and Spain, 27 for the Nether-lands, 24 for Belgium, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hun-gary, and Portugal, 19 for Sweden, 18 for Austria, 14 forDenmark, Finland and Slovakia, 13 for Ireland andLithuania, 9 for Latvia, 7 for Slovenia, 6 for Cyprus,Estonia and Luxembourg and 5 for Malta.In the chamber, the Members do not sit in national dele-gations but on the basis of the political group to whichthey belong. At present, there are seven political groupsin the European Parliament, as well as a number of non-attached Members. The political groups accommodateMembers of more than 100 national political parties.The President of Parliament is the representative of Par-liament as an institution. He or she is responsible for theinstitutions external relations and chairs plenary sittingsof the House and meetings of the Bureau and of the Con-ference of Presidents.The European Parliaments governing bodies are: the Conference of Presidents, which consists of thePresident of Parliament and the chairmen of the poli-tical groups. It is the institutions political bodyresponsible for questions concerning relations withthe other bodies and institutions of the Union, thenational parliaments of the Member States, thirdcountries and international organisations. It decideson how Parliaments work is organised, draws up theagenda of part-sessions and establishes the calendarof work of the parliamentary bodies and the powersand responsibilities and the number of members ofthe parliamentary committees and delegations. the Bureau, which is the institutions executive body.It is responsible, in particular, for Parliaments prelim-inary draft budget and for financial, organisationaland administrative matters concerning the Members,Parliaments internal organisation, its secretariat andbodies. In addition to the President and the 14 Vice-Presidents, it also includes five Quaestors who havean advisory role and are responsible for the adminis-trative and financial tasks directly concerning Mem-bers. Members of the Bureau are elected for a termof office of two and a half years. the Conference of Committee Chairmen, which con-sists of the chairmen of Parliaments standing or tem-porary committees. It makes recommendations to theConference of Presidents about the work of commit-tees and the drafting of the agenda of part-sessions. the Conference of Delegation Chairmen, which con-sists of the chairmen of all standing interparliamen-tary delegations. It makes recommendations to theConference of Presidents about the work of delega-tions.Role and powersLike all parliaments, the European Parliament exercisesthree fundamental powers: legislative power budgetary power power to monitor the executive.VIIntroducing the institutions,bodies and agencies of the European UnionLegislative powerSince the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam,the standard legislative procedure followed is the co-decision procedure, which places the European Parlia-ment and the Council on an equal footing. It culminatesin the adoption of joint acts of the Council and of theEuropean Parliament. Thanks to the co-decision proce-dure, a large number of European Parliament amend-ments find their way into Community legislation. Whatis more, under the co-decision procedure, no legislationmay now be adopted without the formal agreement of theEuropean Parliament and of the Council of the EuropeanUnion.Co-decision currently constitutes one of Parliamentsmost significant powers. In particular, the procedurecovers the free movement of workers, the establishmentof the single market, transport, research and technologi-cal development, the environment, consumer protection,education, culture and health. Nevertheless, there are alsoimportant fields, such as taxation or the fixing of farmprices, where Parliament delivers an opinion on draftlegislation.Budgetary powerThe budgetary authority has two arms: the European Par-liament and the Council. Accordingly, it is for Parliamentto adopt the budget of the Union each year, in December,at the end of the procedure laid down by the Treaties. Inthis way, the European Parliament indicates its politicalpriorities. The budget, which provides the Union with thefinancial resources it requires for its activities in the fol-lowing year, does not enter into force until it has beensigned by the President of the European Parliament. Thatsignature makes the budget officially binding.The European Parliament has the final say as regards cer-tain items of expenditure such as those for the regions(ERDF), for the campaign against unemployment, espe-cially unemployment among women and young people(ESF), and expenditure on cultural and educational pro-grammes (Erasmus and Socrates, for example), which itcan increase up to a ceiling determined jointly with theCouncil and Commission. On the other hand, as regardsthe bulk of spending on agriculture, Parliament may tableamendments, but it is the Council which has the finalsay.Should Parliament and the Council fail to reach agree-ment on the total amount of the budget after two readingsof the draft budget, which are held between May andDecember, Parliament has the right to reject the entirebudget, and the procedure has to begin again at squareone.Power to monitor the executiveOnce Parliament has adopted the budget, it also monitorsthe proper use of the taxpayers money through its Com-mittee on Budgetary Control. In practical terms, it con-tinuously monitors the management of funds, pursues anongoing programme to improve the prevention, detectionand punishment of fraud and carries out an assessment ofthe impact of expenditure financed by the Union budget.Parliament makes an annual assessment of the politicalmanagement of the European Commission before grant-ing it discharge in respect of the implementation of thebudget. In 1999, the European Parliament refused togrant discharge in respect of the implementation of the1996 budget on the grounds of mismanagement and lackof transparency.Parliament exercises democratic scrutiny over all Com-munity activities. Apart from the Commission, in so faras the Council of Ministers, the European Council andthe bodies responsible for political cooperation report ontheir activities to Parliament in the relevant debates, Par-liament may be said to scrutinise their activities as well.The European Parliament may also set up committees ofinquiry. By the same token, it was in response to a Euro-pean Parliament initiative that the European Anti-FraudOffice (OLAF) was set up to investigate fraud againstthe Unions financial interests.Parliament and the other institutionsThe European Parliament plays an essential role in theprocedure for the designation of the Commission. Once ithas ratified the appointment of the President of the Com-mission, the European Parliament organises hearings ofthe nominee Commissioners and, subsequently, elects theCommission by means of a vote of confidence.That right comes in addition to Parliaments right toadopt a motion of censure on the Commission. This is agenuine political weapon for the European Parliament,since the adoption of a motion of censure requires theCommission to resign en bloc.To date, the European Parliament has not adopted amotion of censure. However, in March 1999, following areport on mismanagement in the Commission drawn upby a Committee of Wise Men at the European Parlia-ments behest, the Commission took the option of resign-ing before being subject to a formal motion of censureby Parliament.In more general terms, Parliament scrutinises the activ-ities of the Commission by considering a large numberof monthly or annual reports which the Commission isrequired to submit to it (for example, the annual generalreport and the monthly reports on the implementation ofthe budget).Members of the European Parliament may also table oralor written questions to the Commission or the Council.During part-sessions, Question time provides for a ser-ies of questions on topical subjects from Members of theEuropean Parliament with answers from Members of theCommission. Under these arrangements, for instance,more than 5 000 questions are tabled by Members everyyear.Introducing the institutions,bodies and agencies of the European UnionVIIThe extension of the powers conferred on Parliament asregards budgetary and legislative matters has increasedParliaments influence on the Council. In particular, theco-decision procedure has helped to secure a better bal-ance in legislative powers between the Council and theEuropean Parliament.The European Parliament and the commonforeign and security policyBeginning in the early 1970s, European political co-operation culminated in a genuine joint approach by theMember States to foreign policy. The Treaty on Euro-pean Union acknowledges the need to integrate a mea-sure of common security into the foreign policy pursuedjointly (CFSP is the acronym for the common foreignand security policy). In principle, it covers all the fieldsof international policy involving the Unions interestsand constitutes the natural extension of Union activity.The Council Presidency consults the European Parlia-ment on the major aspects and fundamental options ofthe common foreign and security policy and ensures thatdue account is taken of the European Parliamentsopinions. The European Parliament is kept regularlyinformed by the Council Presidency and by the Commis-sion about trends in the Unions foreign and security pol-icy. It will hear at regular intervals the report by theUnions High Representative for the common foreignand security policy, an office created by the Treaty ofAmsterdam, the holder of which was appointed for thevery first time by the Cologne European Council.The European Parliament tables questions ormakes recommendations to the CouncilThe important powers in the field of external relationsconferred on the European Parliament make it into agenuine international forum.The European Parliament has an opportunity to targetand support the European Unions development cooper-ation programmes with virtually every developing coun-try in the world through its Committee on Developmentand Cooperation and the ACPEU Joint Assembly.The assent of the European Parliament is required forthe accession of new Member States, for associationagreements with third countries and for the conclusion ofother international agreements.Since it attaches great importance to the protection ofhuman rights, it uses that power to require third coun-tries, where appropriate, to improve their human rightsrecord.The European Parliament and cooperation in thefields of justice and home affairsThe European Parliament attaches great importance tothe implementation of policies involving matters of com-mon interest in the policies on asylum and immigration,and combating drugs, fraud and international crime.Parliament is regularly consulted and informed aboutcooperation between the bodies responsible for justiceand home affairs in the Member States of the Union. Ittables questions or makes recommendations to the Coun-cil. Every year, it holds a debate on the progressachieved in these areas.The European Parliament and democraticscrutiny of economic and monetary unionWith regard to the European Central Bank, a major roleis conferred on Parliament in the context of economicand monetary union.The bank enjoys total independence as regards monetarypolicy. It alone is entitled to fix short-term interest ratesand use the other monetary instruments required to main-tain the stability of the euro.Nevertheless, that operational independence of the ECBis counterbalanced by its obligation to report back to theEuropean Parliament. Parliament has incorporated somevery specific provisions in its rules of procedure to gov-ern its role in the appointment of the President of theECB and of the Vice-President and other executiveboard members. The latter, after being heard in commit-tee, must secure the approval of the European Parliamentbefore they may be appointed by the Council.Each year, the President of the ECB is required to reportto the European Parliament meeting in plenary session.Furthermore, the President of the ECB and other execu-tive board members appear at regular intervals beforethe European Parliaments appropriate committee. Eitherparty may ask for that procedure to be initiated; at allevents, at least four such meetings are held every year.Seat and administrationIn accordance with the decision taken in Edinburgh bythe representatives of the governments of the MemberStates on 12 December 1992, The European Parliamentshall have its seat in Strasbourg where the 12 periods ofmonthly plenary sessions, including the budget session,shall be held. The periods of additional part-sessionsshall be held in Brussels.The parliamentary committees and the political groupsalso meet in Brussels. In all, 1 821 officials and otherservants employed in the Parliaments Secretariat areassigned to Luxembourg, with a further 1 255 in Brus-sels, 53 in Strasbourg and 110 in the external offices.The Council of the EuropeanUnionThe Council of the European Union is a Communityinstitution composed of one representative of each Mem-ber State at ministerial level, authorised to commit thegovernment of that Member State.Introducing the institutions,bodies and agencies of the European UnionVIIIUnder the Treaty establishing the European Community,the main responsibilities of the Council are the follow-ing: the Council, together with Parliament, is the Commu-nitys legislative body; for a wide range of Commu-nity issues, it exercises that legislative power in co-decision with the European Parliament (see below); the Council coordinates the general economic policiesof the Member States; the Council concludes, on behalf of the Community,international agreements between the latter and oneor more States or international organisations; the Council and the European Parliament constitutethe budgetary authority that adopts the Communitybudget.Under the Treaty on European Union, the Council takes the decisions necessary for definingand implementing the common foreign and securitypolicy, on the basis of general guidelines establishedby the European Council; the Council coordinates the activities of MemberStates and adopts measures in the field of police andjudicial cooperation in criminal matters.The Council meets when convened by its President onhis own initiative or at the request of one of its membersor of the Commission. The Councils seat is in Brusselsat 175, rue de la Loi. During the months of April, Juneand October, the Council holds its meetings in Luxem-bourg.The Council meets in different compositions dependingon the matters to be dealt with, namely:1. general affairs and external relations2. economic and financial affairs3. justice and home affairs4. employment, social policy, health and consumeraffairs5. competitiveness (internal market, industry andresearch)6. transport, telecommunications and energy7. agriculture and fisheries8. environment9. education, youth and cultureWhere the Council acts alone as legislator, the right ofinitiative lies with the European Commission, which sub-mits a proposal to the Council. The proposal is examinedwithin the Council, which consults the European Parlia-ment, and it may be amended before adoption. In the actswhich it adopts, the Council may confer implementingpowers on the Commission.In most cases, the European Parliament takes part in thelegislative process and acts are adopted jointly by theParliament and the Council under the co-decision proced-ure. The European Communitys budget is also drawn upjointly by the European Parliament and by the Council.The Treaties lay down that, depending on the case, theCouncil acts by a simple majority of its members, by aqualified majority or unanimously. In the Communitysphere, a large proportion of legislative decisions aretaken by qualified majority.In the framework of the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity, Council acts may take the form of regula-tions, directives, decisions, recommendations or opinions.The Council may also adopt conclusions of a politicalnature or other types of acts such as declarations or reso-lutions.With regard to cooperation in justice and home affairs,Council acts may take the form of framework decisions,decisions and conventions, and the general voting rule isunanimity.As regards the common foreign and security policy andthe European security and defence policy (ESDP), theCouncil takes the decisions necessary for defining andimplementing these policies on the basis of the generalguidelines adopted by the European Council if need be.The Councils work is prepared by the PermanentRepresentatives Committee (Coreper), consisting of thepermanent representatives of the Member States of theEuropean Union and their deputies, which meets everyweek. This Committee also oversees and coordinates thework of committees and working parties made up of civilservants from the Member States who prepare at thetechnical level the matters to be discussed by Coreperand the Council.Website of the Council: http://ue.eu.intThe European CommissionThe European Commission has two members from Ger-many, Spain, France, Italy and the United Kingdom andone from each of the other European Union countries. In1995, the Commissions term of office was raised fromfour to five years, bringing it into line with the EuropeanParliament. Parliament is consulted before the MemberStates appoint the President of the Commission and thefull Commission has to be approved by Parliament beforebeing appointed by mutual agreement by the govern-ments of the Member States.In carrying out their duties, Members of the Commissionare obliged to be completely independent of theirnational governments and act only in the interests of theEuropean Union; only Parliament has the right to pass amotion of censure. Each Member of the Commission hasspecial responsibility for one or more policy areas, butdecisions are taken on the basis of collective responsibil-ity.Introducing the institutions,bodies and agencies of the European UnionIXThe Commission is first and foremost the guardian ofthe Treaties. It sees to it that Treaty provisions and Euro-pean Union decisions are correctly applied. It can initiateinfringement proceedings against any Member State andmay, if necessary, refer matters to the Court of Justice.It can also impose fines on individuals or companies,notably when they act in breach of the European Unionscompetition rules.The Commission is also the catalyst of the EuropeanUnion. It has the sole right of initiative in the field ofEuropean Union legislation, and it can exert its influenceat every stage of the process preceding the adoption of anew European law. In the area of intergovernmentalcooperation, the Commission has the same rights as theindividual Member States with regard to the submissionof proposals.Finally, the Commission is the European Unions execu-tive body. This involves issuing rules for the implemen-tation of certain Treaty articles and administering budgetappropriations earmarked for Community operations.The bulk of these fall within one or other of the majorFunds: the European Agricultural Guidance and Guar-antee Fund, the European Social Fund, the EuropeanRegional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund. Incarrying out its executive duties, the Commission isoften required to seek the opinion of committees of offi-cials from the Member States.The Commission held 44 meetings in the course of theyear. It presented 456 proposals, recommendations ordraft instruments for adoption by the Council or byParliament and the Council together (43 directives, 182regulations, 231 decisions). It also presented 297 com-munications and reports.The Commissions establishment plan for 2001 com-prised 16 999 permanent posts (including 1 903 LA postsfor the language service) and 588 temporary posts(including 13 LA posts) paid out of administrativeappropriations; 3 731 permanent posts paid out ofresearch appropriations; 522 permanent posts in the Pub-lications Office; 45 permanent posts at the EuropeanCentre for the Development of Vocational Training and85 at the European Foundation for the Improvement ofLiving and Working Conditions.The Court of Justice of theEuropean Communities(Court of Justice,Court of First Instanceand Civil Service Tribunal)CompositionThe Court of Justice of the European Communities,which has its seat in Luxembourg, is composed of theCourt of Justice, the Court of First Instance and the CivilService Tribunal.The Court of Justice consists of 25 judges (one judge perMember State) and is assisted by eight advocates-general. The judges and advocates-general are appointedby common accord of the governments of the MemberStates for a renewable term of six years. They are chosenfrom jurists whose independence is beyond doubt, andwho possess the qualifications required for appointmentto the highest judicial offices in their respective coun-tries, or are of recognised competence.The Court of First Instance, established in 1988, consistsof at least one judge per Member State (currently 25judges). They are appointed by common accord of thegovernments of the Member States for a renewable termof six years from persons whose independence is beyonddoubt and who possess the ability required for appoint-ment to high judicial office.The European Union Civil Service Tribunal a judicialpanel, the creation of which was made possible by theTreaty of Nice was established in October 2004. It iscomposed of seven judges appointed by the Council.JurisdictionIt is the role of the Court of Justice, and of the Courtof First Instance likewise, to ensure that the law isobserved in the interpretation and application of thetreaties establishing the European Communities and ofthe provisions laid down by the competent Communityinstitutions.The Court of Justice, whose opinion may also be soughtby the Member States and the institutions, possessesextensive jurisdiction.The Court of Justice has, inter alia, jurisdiction: to give a preliminary ruling, at the request of nationalcourts, on the interpretation of the treaties and alsoon the validity and interpretation of acts adopted bythe institutions; to give a decision, where the matter is brought beforeit by the Commission or a Member State, on the fail-ure of a Member State to fulfil one of its obligationsunder the treaties; the Member State is required totake the measures necessary to comply with theCourt's judgment and, if it fails to do so, the casemay again be brought before the Court, which mayorder that Member State to pay a lump sum or pen-alty payment; to hear and determine actions for annulment andactions for a declaration of failure to act brought by aMember State against the Parliament and/or Council(except in respect of certain acts of the Council) orbrought by one institution against another; decide appeals against decisions of the Court of FirstInstance.The Court of First Instance has jurisdiction to hear anddetermine at first instance all direct actions (includingactions for annulment of an act of an institution, actionsIntroducing the institutions,bodies and agencies of the European UnionXfor a declaration of failure to act and actions for damagesfor loss caused by the institutions or their agents), otherthan actions for a declaration of failure to fulfil obliga-tions, except those assigned to the Civil Service Tribunaland those reserved to the Court of Justice. Cases dealtwith by the Court of First Instance chiefly concern thefields of competition, State aid and intellectual property.The Civil Service Tribunal rules on actions concerningthe European Union Civil Service (disputes between theEuropean institutions and their agents). It is possible tolodge an appeal limited to points of law before the Courtof First Instance. The decision on appeal by the Court ofFirst Instance may, exceptionally, be reviewed by theCourt of Justice.Volume of litigationBetween 1952 and 2004, 13 493 actions were broughtbefore the Court of Justice, of which 7 528 were directactions and 5 293 requests for a preliminary ruling.Those cases have given rise to no fewer than 6 465 judg-ments. Between 1952 and 2004, the Court of Justice gave17 opinions.Between 1989 and 2004, 5 118 actions were broughtbefore the Court of First Instance. During the sameperiod, 3 975 cases were settled and 1 516 judgmentsdelivered.The European Court of AuditorsCompositionThe European Court of Auditors is organised and func-tions as a corporate body. It consists of one national fromeach Member State. Members are appointed for a six-year period (renewable) by the Council of the EuropeanUnion, acting by a qualified majority following consult-ation of the European Parliament. The President of theCourt is elected by his colleagues for a three-year termof office (renewable). He plays the role of primus interpares and, amongst other things, represents the Court ofAuditors in all its external relations.Auditing powersThe aim of the European Court of Auditors audits is tocheck that European Union revenue and expenditurecomply with all the relevant legal provisions, in accord-ance with the Communitys budgetary and accountingprinciples. The Court also checks whether the financialmanagement has been sound by ascertaining whether, towhat extent and at what price financial managementobjectives have been achieved.The European Court of Auditors also provides the Euro-pean Parliament and the Council of the European Unionwith a statement of assurance as to the reliability of theaccounts and the legality and regularity of the underlyingtransactions.Both documentary and on-the-spot audits are carried out,at the premises of European institutions, in the MemberStates and in non-member States which are in receipt ofCommunity funds. These audits may be carried outbefore the accounts for the financial year in questionhave been closed and not only ex post.RoleThe European Court of Auditors sets out its observationson the management of Community finances during theprevious financial year in an annual report whichincludes the statement of assurance. This annual report,published every November in the Official Journal of theEuropean Union, is presented to the European Parliamentin plenary session by the President of the Court.In addition to this, the European Court of Auditors may,at any time, make observations regarding specific areasof management. This is usually done by means of specialreports, which are also published in the Official Journalof the European Union. In order to give a complete andaccurate account of its work, the European Court ofAuditors appends to its reports the replies it has receivedfrom the institutions concerned.It is compulsory for the Court to be consulted prior tothe adoption of legislation concerning financial regula-tions and similarly the other Community institutions, fortheir part, may ask it to give opinions on specific mat-ters.The Court was created in 1975, started work in 1977 andhas its offices in Luxembourg. The Treaty of Amsterdam,which entered into force on 1 May 1999, has increasedthe role of the Court of Auditors, which is now beingrecognised not only as an institution of the EuropeanCommunities, but also as an institution of the EuropeanUnion. The Treaty of Nice, which came into force on 1February 2003, allows the Court to create auditing cham-bers.The European Economic andSocial Committee (EESC)The European Economic and Social Committee is a con-sultative body set up by the Treaties of Rome in 1957. Itis the only European-level assembly not linked to polit-ical parties. Its main task is to advise the three majorinstitutions (European Parliament, Council of the Euro-pean Union and European Commission).It is mandatory for the Committee to be consulted onthose issues stipulated in the Treaties and in all caseswhere the institutions deem it appropriate. In addition,the Committee can itself take the initiative to issue opin-ions around 15 % of its opinions are own-initiativeopinions or to draft information reports. The otherinstitutions can also ask it to produce an exploratoryopinion in areas of particular importance. Currently, theCommittee produces around 180 opinions a year on awide range of subjects.Introducing the institutions,bodies and agencies of the European UnionXIIn addition to its consultative role, the EESC has twoother complementary roles. These consist of: involving civil society organisations more in theEuropean venture; boosting the role of civil society organisations innon-member countries, such as the countries applyingfor EU membership, the Euromed countries borderingthe Mediterranean, African, Caribbean and Pacific(ACP) countries, Mercosur countries (Latin Amer-ica), and India, amongst others.To this end, the Committee is developing a structureddialogue with representatives of civil society organisa-tions in these countries and regions and endeavouring topromote the creation of consultative structures in them.The members of the CommitteeThe Committee is made up of 317 members split intothree groups. Traditionally the Employers and theEmployees groups represent the social partners(employers and trade union organisations), while thevarious other economic and social components of orga-nised civil society include representatives of bodiesacting on behalf of craftsmen, farmers, SMEs and theprofessions.Nevertheless, the Committees membership is not static.It changes with each renewal of the Committee so as toreflect changes in civil society in the Member States.Representatives of consumer bodies, associations pro-moting the rights of disabled people and combatingexclusion, family associations, environmental protectionbodies and even non-governmental organisations (NGOs)have also, over the years, contributed to the wealth ofexperience represented in the Committee since its estab-lishment.The Committee as a bridgebetween Europe and civil societyBecause they belong to civil society organisations in theMember States, EESC members directly represent themany different interests of civil society organisations intheir activities. They thus bring to bear the expertise forwhich they were appointed.Through the role assigned to the EESC by the Treatiesand thanks to its broad membership and expertise, theCommittee constitutes a valuable European-level forumfor representing and informing civil society organisationsand expressing their views. As such, it provides a vitalbridge between Europe and its people, complementingthe political representation of the people provided by theEuropean Parliament and the representation of local andregional authorities provided by the Committee of theRegions.The Committee of the Regions ofthe European UnionThe Committee of the Regions, which was created bythe Treaty on European Union, currently has 317 fullmembers and an equal number of alternates, appointedfor a four-year term by the Council of the EuropeanUnion following a proposal from the Member States.The Treaty of Nice, adopted in December 2000, set themaximum number of members of the Committee of theRegions at 350 to take into account the enlargement ofthe Union to include central and east European countries(CEECs) as well as Malta and Cyprus on 1 May 2004.Since the Treaty of Nice entered into force, the membersof the Committee of the Regions must hold a regional ora local authority electoral mandate or be politicallyaccountable to an elected regional or local assembly.Furthermore, they are now appointed by the Council onthe basis of a qualified-majority vote and no longerunanimously.The members of the Committee fulfil a twofold functionon behalf of the EUs citizens: firstly, by defending theirimmediate interests in the Community policy-makingprocess and, secondly, by keeping them posted on all EUactivities.The members of the Committee of the Regions, who liveand work in their region of origin and continue theirpolitical responsibilities within regional or local author-ities, are well acquainted with the concerns of thecitizens they represent. At the meetings of the Commit-tee of the Regions, they can therefore act as the repre-sentatives of their constituency, whose workings theyunderstand perfectly, and then explain the Communitypolicies to their fellow citizens on their return.Before the Amsterdam Treaty entered into force in 1999,the Committee of the Regions advisory role vis--visthe European Commission and the Council was restrictedto five spheres of mandatory consultation: economic andsocial cohesion, education and youth, culture, publichealth and trans-European transport, telecommunicationsand energy networks.Today, the Committees responsibilities cover a widerange of areas that are important to local and regionalauthorities: transport policy; employment policy guidelines; incentives to promote cooperation between MemberStates in the employment field and to support theiremployment measures; social provisions; implementing decisions concerning the EuropeanSocial Fund; support measures in the field of education and youth; vocational training; support measures in the cultural field;Introducing the institutions,bodies and agencies of the European UnionXII support measures in the health sector; definition of guidelines and actions for the construc-tion and expansion of trans-European networks; specific structural policy actions outside the scope ofthe Structural Funds; definition of the tasks, objectives, organisation andgeneral rules of the Structural Funds, and setting-upof the Cohesion Fund; implementing decisions concerning the EuropeanRegional Development Fund; environment policy.Furthermore, the Committee of the Regions may nowbe consulted by the European Parliament on mattersof mutual interest. The Committee has also forgedextremely close and complementary ties with the Euro-pean Parliament.The Committee of the Regions is a direct link betweenthe European Union and its citizens and issues opinionson its own initiative on draft European legislation andother initiatives likely to have repercussions at regionalor local level.Moreover, in accordance with the White Paper on Euro-pean governance, published in July 2001 by the Commis-sion, which concluded that citizens should participatemore in the process of drawing up Community policies, acooperation protocol between the Commission and theCommittee of the Regions was signed at the end of Sep-tember 2001, strengthening the Committees involvementin the debates through outlook and impact reports. TheCommission requests outlook reports on topics it con-siders important and before it takes any decision,enabling the Committee of the Regions to intervenebefore a decision is made. As soon as the Commissiondecides to draw up a document on a subject of interest totowns and regions, Committee members begin thegroundwork. Only the president of the Commission or amember of the college is entitled to request such reportsfrom the Committee. The Commission can also ask theCommittee of the Regions for an impact report whichevaluates the regional or local effect of a policy.The Committee holds five plenary sessions per year, atwhich around 60 opinions are adopted. These opinionsare drawn up by six specialised commissions, which dealwith all aspects of Community policy (territorial cohe-sion, economic and social policy, sustainable develop-ment, culture and education, external relations, constitu-tional affairs).These opinions represent the voice of the regions andtowns on specific issues and contribute to applying theprinciple of subsidiarity, whereby decisions should betaken as close to the citizen as possible.The Committee of the Regions has been fully involved inthe debates on the institutional future of Europe. At theLaeken summit in 2001, the CoR obtained six seats onthe Convention on the Future of Europe. This hasenabled it to defend the interests of local and regionalauthorities in the debate on the future of the Union.The new Constitutional Treaty, which was adopted bythe Brussels European Council on 18 June 2004, givesnew powers and responsibilities to elected regional andlocal representatives. Local and regional issues are actu-ally fully incorporated into the text. The draft providesfor a new distribution of competences at Community,national, regional and local levels, and for the revision ofthe protocol on the application and principles of sub-sidiarity and proportionality (under which the Commu-nity must do no more than is necessary to achieve itsobjectives). Furthermore, regional and local autonomyare now recognised as principles and values of the Euro-pean Union.The CoR has seen its position in the decision-makingprocess reaffirmed. It has obtained the right to bringactions before the Court of Justice, not only to defend itsown rights, but also in the case of an infringement of theprinciple of subsidiarity.Another of the CoRs priorities is the promotion of eco-nomic, social and territorial cohesion within the Euro-pean Union. Reducing disparities, with the aid of theStructural and Cohesion Funds, essentially fostersbalanced development throughout the Community, thecreation of jobs and the protection of the environment.The cohesion policy ensures solidarity between allregions and citizens.Maintaining the cohesion policy in a Europe of 25 Mem-ber States, in which economic, social and territorialdisparities are widening, is crucial for the CoR. Havingcovered this issue in numerous opinions (Opinion onterritorial cohesion, Ramon Luis Valcarcel, April 2003,Outlook report on governance and simplification ofStructural Funds after 2006, Raffaele Fitto and Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe, July 2003, Opinion on theThird Report on Economic and Social Cohesion, MichaelSchneider and Vito DAmbrosio, June 2004), the CoR isdelighted that the Commission has taken on board manyof its recommendations in the proposals for the newStructural Fund regulations.The Commission calls upon Member States to allocateEUR 335 billion (0.41 % of Community GDP) to thecohesion policy for an enlarged Europe, compared toEUR 213 billion for the period 200006.Furthermore, the Commissions proposals simplifyprocedures, give greater responsibility to regional andlocal authorities in deciding on and implementing pro-jects, and provide help for those regions which exceedthe 75 % GDP threshold simply because of enlargement.These proposals are aimed at creating a Europe whichcombines solidarity with competitiveness.This is all the more important as cohesion policy contrib-utes to achieving the Lisbon strategy: growth and cohe-sion strengthen each other.Introducing the institutions,bodies and agencies of the European UnionXIIIThe European Investment BankThe European Investment Bank (EIB) is the EuropeanUnions financing institution. Its shareholders are the25 Member States of the Union, which have jointly sub-scribed its capital.The EIBs role is to provide long-term loans in supportof projects furthering the European Unions objectives.Within the European Union, the EIBs current opera-tional priorities are focused on investment that: promotes, as a priority objective, economic and socialcohesion in the EU-25 (two thirds is targeted atassisted areas); supports innovation under its Innovation 2010 Initia-tive (for research, development and innovation,human capital formation, and information and com-munications technology networks) to help implementthe Lisbon strategy (European Council, 2000); develops the trans-European networks (TENs), inparticular as part of the European Councils Actionfor growth (December 2003); protects the natural and urban environments (about35 % of lending); assists investment by SMEs through medium- andlong-term EIB global loans to financial intermedi-aries.In the partner countries, the Bank participates in imple-menting the Unions development aid and cooperationpolicies. It operates mainly in: the non-member Mediterranean countries by helpingto attain the objectives of FEMIP (the Facility forEuro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership) withsights set on the establishment of a customs union by2010; the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP),South Africa and the OCTs; Asia and Latin America where it supports certaintypes of projects of mutual interest to the Union andthe countries concerned; the Balkans, where it contributes to the goals of theStability Pact by directing its lending specificallytowards not only reconstruction of basic infrastruc-ture and projects with a regional dimension but alsoprivate-sector development.The EIB, the worlds largest international non-sovereignlender and borrower, raises the resources it needs tofinance its lending activities by borrowing on the capitalmarkets, primarily via public bond issues. By virtue ofits top credit rating (AAA), it can obtain the keenestconditions on the market. As a not-for-profit institution,the EIB passes on this advantage in the terms offeredto the beneficiaries of its loans in both the public andprivate sectors.The EIB has close working relations with the other EUinstitutions, in particular the European Parliament, theCouncil of the European Union and the European Com-mission.The European Central Bank (ECB)Composition and organisationThe decision-making bodies of the ECB are the Govern-ing Council, the Executive Board and the General Coun-cil.The Governing Council comprises all the members ofthe Executive Board and the governors of the NCBs ofthe Member States which are part of the Eurosystem.The main responsibilities of the Governing Council are: to adopt the guidelines and take the decisions neces-sary to ensure the performance of the tasks entrustedto the Eurosystem; to formulate the monetary policy of the euro zone,including, as appropriate, decisions relating to inter-mediate monetary objectives, key interest rates toestablish the necessary guidelines for their implemen-tation; and to authorise the issue of banknotes and the quantityof coins within the euro zone.The Executive Board comprises the President and theVice-President of the ECB and four other members.The main responsibilities of the Executive Board are: to implement monetary policy in accordance with theguidelines and decisions laid down by the GoverningCouncil of the ECB and, in doing so, to give thenecessary instructions to the NCBs; to execute those powers which have been delegatedto it by the Governing Council of the ECB; and to manage the general running of the ECB.The General Council comprises the President and theVice-President of the ECB and the governors of all theNCBs, i.e. the NCBs of EU Member States with andwithout a derogation.The General Council is responsible in particular for anywork necessary for the possible accession of MemberStates having not yet adopted the euro, as well as forphase III functions of the EMI. The General Council alsocontributes, inter alia, to: the advisory functions of the ESCB; the preparation of the ECBs annual reports; the laying-down of the conditions of employment forthe staff of the ECB; andIntroducing the institutions,bodies and agencies of the European UnionXIV the necessary preparations for irrevocably fixing theexchange rates against the euro of the currencies ofthose Members States with a derogation.The Treaty guarantees the independence of the Eurosys-tem within the context of the duties conferred upon it.Neither the ECB, nor an NCB, nor any member of theirdecision-making bodies may seek or take instructionsfrom any external body. The Community institutions andbodies and the governments of the Member States maynot seek to influence the members of the decision-mak-ing bodies of the ECB or of the NCBs in the perform-ance of their tasks.The NCBs are the sole subscribers to and holders of thecapital of the ECB. The subscription of capital is basedon a key established according to the EU Member Statesrespective shares in the GDP and population of the Com-munity. The Governing Council decided at its first meet-ing on 9 June 1998 that the 11 NCBs of the MemberStates participating in the euro area would pay up in fulltheir respective subscriptions to the ECBs capitalaccording to the key. Since the addition of Greece, theECB has been endowed with a capital of a little overEUR 4 000 million.The NCBs will provide the ECB with foreign reserveassets other than the Member States currencies, euro,IMF reserve positions and special drawing rights (SDRs),up to an amount equivalent to EUR 50 000 million. Thecontributions of each NCB are fixed in proportion to itsshare in the ECBs subscribed capital, while in returneach NCB is credited by the ECB with a claim equiva-lent to its contribution. The ECB has the full right tohold and manage the foreign reserves that are transferredto it and to use them for the purposes set out in the Stat-ute of the ESCB. The Statute of the ESCB contains spe-cific rules with regard to the calculation of those amountswhich will ultimately determine the profit distributed tothe ECBs shareholders.The seat of the ECB is in Frankfurt.The Eurosystem and the European System ofCentral Banks (ESCB)The ESCB is composed of the ECB and the national cen-tral banks (NCBs) of all the Member States of the Euro-pean Union. The ECB and the NCBs of the MemberStates having adopted the euro together form the Euro-system. On 1 January 2001, the Bank of Greece becamethe 12th member of the Eurosystem.In order to carry out its fundamental mission, which is tomaintain price stability, the Eurosystems main tasks are: to define and implement the monetary policy of theCommunity; to conduct foreign exchange operations; to hold and manage the official foreign reserves ofeuro-zone countries; and to promote the smooth operation of payment systems.In addition, the Eurosystem contributes to the smoothconduct of policies pursued by the competent authoritiesrelating to the prudential supervision of credit institutionsand the stability of the financial system, while it also hasan advisory role vis--vis the Community and nationalauthorities on matters which fall within its field of com-petence, particularly where the Community or nationallegislation is concerned. 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BORSCHETTE Centre Rue Froissart 36Froissartstraat 36CDMA Building Rue du Champ de Mars 21Marsveldstraat 21CDR BuildingCommittee of the RegionsRue Belliard 101Belliardstraat 101CHAR CHARLEMAGNE building Rue de la Loi 170Wetstraat 170CLOV CLOVIS Crche Boulevard Clovis 75-79Clovislaan 75-79CO CORTENBERG Avenue de Cortenberg 150Kortenberglaan 150CSM1 Building Cours Saint-Michel, rue Pre de DekenSint-Michiels Warande, Pater de DekenstraatCSM2 Building Cours Saint-Michel, avenue de Tervuren 41Sint-Michiels Warande, Tervurenlaan 41DM24 Building Rue Demot 24Demotstraat 24DM28 Building Rue Demot 28Demotstraat 28EAS EASTMAN buildingCourt of Auditors, Ombudsman, crcheRue Belliard 135Belliardstraat 135F-101 Building Rue Froissart 101Froissartstraat 101FO Building Frre Orban Square Frre Orban 10Frre Orban-square 10G-1 Genve 1 ASTRID complex Rue de Genve 1Genvestraat 1G-12 Genve 12 EVERE GREEN building Rue de Genve 12Genvestraat 12GUIM ADMINFO building Rue Guimard 10Guimardstraat 10HTWG HOUTWEG Houtweg 23IMCO Building Avenue de Cortenberg 6Kortenberglaan 6J-27 Building Rue Joseph II 27Josef II-straat 27J-30 Building Rue Joseph II 30Josef II-straat 30J-37 Building Rue Joseph II 37Josef II-straat 37J-54 Building Rue Joseph II 54Josef II-straat 54Useful informationXXVJ-70 Building Rue Joseph II 70Josef II-straat 70J-79 Building Rue Joseph II 79Josef II-straat 79J-99 Building Rue Joseph II 99Josef II-straat 99JECLJOYEUSE ENTRE complex Avenue de la Joyeuse Entre 24Blijde Inkomstlaan 24(offices 1 to 32)CORTENBERG Avenue de Cortenberg 1Kortenberglaan 1(offices 33 to 146)LOI 236 Rue de la Loi 236Wetstraat 236TRIANGLE266666666666666664Avenue de Cortenberg 29Kortenberglaan 29(offices 148 to 200)JL JUSTUS LIPSIUS buildingCouncil of the European UnionRue de la Loi 175Wetstraat 175KORT Kortenberg Vinkstraat 2,B-3070 KortenbergL-41 Building Rue de la Loi 41Wetstraat 41L-86 Building Rue de la Loi 86Wetstraat 86L102 Building Rue de la Loi 102Wetstraat 102L130 Building2664Rue de la Loi 130Wetstraat 130Rue Joseph II 121Josef II-straat 121LX46 Building Rue du Luxembourg 46Luxemburgstraat 46MARK Building Rue A. Markelbach 38A. Markelbachstraat 38MO34 Building Rue Montoyer 34Montoyerstraat 34MO51 Building Rue Montoyer 51Montoyerstraat 51MO59 Building Rue Montoyer 59Montoyerstraat 59MO92 Building EESC /Committee of the RegionsRue Montoyer 92-102Montoyerstraat 92-102MTY BuildingEuropean ParliamentRue Montoyer 70Montoyerstraat 70N105 Building Avenue des Nerviens 105Nervirslaan 105ORBN Building Square Frre Orban 8Frre Orban-square 8OVER Building Dennenboslaan 54, B-3090 OverijsePALM Crche PALMERSTON Avenue Palmerston 6-14Palmerstonlaan 6-14Useful informationXXVIPHS PAUL-HENRI SPAAK buildingEuropean ParliamentRue Wiertz 47Wiertzstraat 47REM Building Rue Belliard 93Belliardstraat 93RL ROLIN Building Chausse de Wavre 910Waversesteenweg 910RMA Building Rue Belliard 89Belliardstraat 89SC11 Building Rue de la Science 11Wetenschapsstraat 11SC15 Building Rue de la Science 15Wetenschapsstraat 15SC27 SCAN complex Rue de la Science 27Wetenschapsstraat 27SC29 SCAN complex Rue de la Science 29Wetenschapsstraat 29(SCAN) See AN88 + SC27 + SC29SDME Building Square de Mees 8de Mees-square 8SPA 3 Building Rue de Spa 3Spastraat 3TERV TERVUREN-PLAZA building Avenue de Tervuren 226-236Tervurenlaan 226-236TR EESC /Committee of the RegionsRue de Trves 74Trierstraat 74VDBR Building (Archive) Rue Vandenbranden 66Vandenbrandenstraat 66VM-2 Building Rue van Maerlant 2Van Maerlantstraat 2VM-18 Building Rue van Maerlant 18Van Maerlantstraat 18WH Woluwe Heights Avenue des Communauts 110WILS Crche Rue Wilson 16-24Wilsonstraat 16-24LuxembourgBECH BECH building/Shopping centre 5, rue Alphonse WeickerBEI European Investment Bank 100, boulevard Konrad AdenauerC C buildingCourt of JusticePlateau du Kirchberg,Boulevard Konrad AdenauerCPE1 Centre polyvalent de la petite enfance 1, rue Albert BorschetteCPE2 Centre polyvalent de la petite enfance(crche)Rue Albert BorschetteCPE3 Centre polyvalent de la petite enfance(new building)Rue Albert BorschetteECA K1/K2 Court of Auditors 12, rue Alcide De GasperiECA K9 Court of AuditorsClearstream building, Bloc C26, rue Edouard SteichenEIF JFK buildingEuropean Investment Fund43, avenue J. 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BORSCHETTE Rue Froissart 3653 CDMA CDMA Rue du Champ de Mars 2152 CDR BELLIARD 101 Rue Belliard 10151 CESE BELLIARD 99 Rue Belliard 9910 CHAR CHARLEMAGNE Rue de la Loi 17039 CLOV CRCHE CLOVIS Boulevard Clovis 75-7948 CO CORTENBERG Av. de Cortenberg 15030 DM24 DEMOT 24 Rue Demot 2430 DM28 DEMOT 28 Rue Demot 2814 F101 FROISSART 101 Rue Froissart 10147 FO FRRE ORBAN Square Frre Orban13 GUIM GUIMARD/ADMINFO Rue Guimard 1011 IMCO IMCO Av. de Cortenberg 68 J-27 JOSEPH II 27 Rue Joseph II 277 J-30 JOSEPH II 30 Rue Joseph II 3040 J-37 JOSEPH II 37 Rue Joseph II 3754 J-54 JOSEPH II 54 Rue Joseph II 542 J-70 JOSEPH II 70 Rue Joseph II 7049 J-79 JOSEPH II 79 Rue Joseph II 799 J-99 JOSEPH II 99 Rue Joseph II 9912 JECL COMPLEXE JOYEUSE ENTRE Av. de la Joyeuse Entre 24 (bureaux 1 31)CORTENBERG Av. de Cortenberg 1 (bureaux 33 146)LOI 236 Rue de la Loi 236TRIANGLE26664 Av. de Cortenberg 2917 L-41 LOI 41 Eurosquare Rue de la Loi 4118 L-86 LOI 86 Rue de la Loi 8641 L-102 LOI 102 Rue de la Loi 10242 L-130 LOI 130 Rue de la Loi 130

Rue Joseph II 12136 LX46 LUXEMBOURG 46 Rue du Luxembourg 4628 MO34 MONTOYER 34 Rue Montoyer 3426 MO51 MONTOYER 51 Rue Montoyer 5129 MO59 MONTOYER 59 Rue Montoyer 5957 MO92-102 MONTOYER 92-102 Rue Montoyer 92-10233 N-105 NERVIENS 105 Av. des Nerviens 10543 ORBN ORBAN Square Frre Orban 815 PALM CRCHE PALMERSTON Av. Palmerston 6/1428 SC11 SCIENCE 11 Rue de la Science 1121 SC15 SCIENCE 15 Rue de la Science 1519 SC27 SCIENCE 27 (SCAN) Rue de la Science 2719 SC29 SCIENCE 29 (SCAN)

Rue de la Science 2937 SDME DE MEES Square de Mees 846 SG JUSTUS LIPSIUS/CONSEIL Rue de la Loi 17556 TR TREVES 74 Rue de Trves 7424 VM-2 VAN MAERLANT 2 Rue van Maerlant 224 VM-18 VAN MAERLANT 18 Rue van Maerlant 1845 WILS GARDERIE WILSON Rue Wilson 16-2458 SPA 3 SPA 3 Rue de SPA 3Useful informationXXXIIBRUSSELS Site II: cours Saint-Michel/Tervuren-PlazaUseful informationBRUSSELS Site III: rue de Genve/Astrid/Evere GreenXXXIIIBRUSSELSSiteIV:avenuedeBeaulieu/boulevardduTriompheUsefulinformation4344[BU 24BU 29BU 31BU 33BEAULIEU 24BEAULIEU 29BEAULIEU 31BEAULIEU 33Av. de Beaulieu 24Av. de Beaulieu 29Av. de Beaulieu 31Av. de Beaulieu 3345[ BU 1BU 5BU 9BEAULIEU 1BEAULIEU 5BEAULIEU 9Av. de Beaulieu 1Av. de Beaulieu 5Av. de Beaulieu 9XXXIVBRUSSELS European Parliament, European Economic and Social Committee,Committee of the Regions and the Court of Auditors, Brussels OfficeRue de TrvesRue de TrvesMALRue de TrvesRue d'talieRue du ParnasseRue GodecharlePlace duLuxembourgRue d'ArdenneRue BelliardRue MontoyerVisitor'sentrancePressEntranceGareBruxelles-LuxembourgRue MontoyerRue Belliard Entre tunnelRue de PascalRue van MaerlantRue du RemorqueurRue WiertzRue WiertzRue VautierKAtrium{ATR}HCBAGF60 43PARC LEOPOLDEastmanbuilding{EA8}P-H 8paakbuilding{PH8}A. 8pinellibuilding{A8P}EE8CCommitteeof the RegionsEuropean Parliament {Espace Lopold}Building Paul Henri 8paak {PH8}Rue Wiertz, 43 Blocs A/B/CBuilding Altiero 8pinelli {A8P}Rue Wiertz, 60Blocs D/E/F/G/H/KBuilding Eastman {EA8}Rue Belliard, 135Committee of the RegionsRue Belliard, 101European Economicand 8ocial Committee{EE8C}Rue Belliard, 99

EUseful informationXXXVLUXEMBOURG General access planUseful informationXXXVILUXEMBOURG Kirchberg PlateauUseful informationXXXVIISTRASBOURGUseful informationXXXIXDescription of the IDEAelectronic directorySince 1996, the Commission has made available to its officials and to Internet users an electronic database containinginformation on the organisation of the institutions, bodies and agencies of the European Union. The site is based on adata management system, the main purpose of which is to update the content weekly. However, there may be temporarydifferences between the French pilot version and the other language versions.IDEA enables you to consult the directory online in three ways: search by organisational entities (directorate or department) search by persons hierarchical search.For officials connected to the Commissions IntraComm server, access is via the IDEA link in the Whos who index.For other Internet users, the homepage is at http://europa.eu.int/idea.Useful informationCommunity institutions,bodies and agenciesEuropean ParliamentNB: Within organisational units, names are listed alphabetically after the names of the officials incharge (errors and omissions excepted). Information last updated in July 2005. Contact person: Mr Carlo MULLEREuropean ParliamentDG 7 Translation and PublishingTel. (352) 43 00-24031Fax (352) 43 55 78E-mail: cmuller@europarl.eu.intMembers of the European Parliament (MEPs)Governing bodies Parliaments BureauMr Josep BORRELL FONTELLESPresidentMr Luigi COCILOVOVice-presidentMr Ingo FRIEDRICHVice-presidentMrs Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANNVice-presidentMr Edward McMILLAN-SCOTTVice-presidentMr Mario MAUROVice-presidentMr Pierre MOSCOVICIVice-presidentMr Grard ONESTAVice-presidentJanusz ONYSZKIEWICZVice-presidentMr Miroslav OUZKVice-presidentMrs Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDTVice-presidentMr Manuel Antnio dos SANTOSVice-presidentJacek Emil SARYUSZ-WOLSKIVice-presidentMr Antonios TRAKATELLISVice-presidentMr Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS ROCAVice-presidentMrs Mia DE VITSQuaestorGenowefa GRABOWSKAQuaestorMrs Astrid LULLINGQuaestorMr James NICHOLSONQuaestorMrs Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHLQuaestorConference ofCommittee ChairmenMr Joseph DAULChairmanMr Jan ANDERSSONMemberMr Enrique BARN CRESPOMemberMrs Pervenche BERSMemberMr Josep BORRELL FONTELLESMemberMr Elmar BROKMemberMr Jean-Marie CAVADAMemberMr Giles CHICHESTERMemberMr Paolo COSTAMemberSzabolcs FAZAKASMemberMrs Hlne FLAUTREMemberMr Karl-Heinz FLORENZMemberMr Gerardo GALEOTE QUECEDOMemberMr Giuseppe GARGANIMemberMr Jo LEINENMemberJanusz LEWANDOWSKIMemberMarcin LIBICKIMemberMrs Luisa MORGANTINIMemberMr Philippe MORILLONMemberMr Nikolaos SIFUNAKISMember5European ParliamentMr Phillip WHITEHEADMemberMr Karl von WOGAUMemberp. Anna ZBORSKMemberQuaestorsMrs Mia DE VITSMemberGenowefa GRABOWSKAMemberMrs Astrid LULLINGMemberMr James NICHOLSONMemberMrs Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHLMemberConference ofPresidentsMr Josep BORRELL FONTELLESPresidentMr Jens-Peter BONDEMemberMr Daniel Marc COHN-BENDITMemberMr Brian CROWLEYMemberMr Nigel FARAGEMemberMrs Monica FRASSONIMemberMrs Cristiana MUSCARDINIMemberMr Hans-Gert POETTERINGMemberMr Martin SCHULZMemberMr Graham WATSONMemberMr Francis WURTZMember6European ParliamentConference ofDelegation ChairmenMr Raimon OBIOLS i GERMChairmanMr Adamos ADAMOUMemberMrs Angelika BEERMemberMr Andr BRIEMemberMr Elmar BROKMemberMr Paulo CASACAMemberMr Massimo D'ALEMAMemberMr Antonio DI PIETROMemberMr Camiel EURLINGSMemberMr Jonathan EVANSMemberMrs Neena GILLMemberMrs Lilli GRUBERMemberMrs Catherine GUY-QUINTMemberMrs Jana HYBSKOVMemberMrs Marie Anne ISLER BGUINMemberMr Georg JARZEMBOWSKIMemberMrs Ona JUKNEVICIENEMemberMrs Glenys KINNOCKMemberBogdan KLICHMemberMr Joost LAGENDIJKMemberMr Alain LIPIETZMemberMrs Erika MANNMemberMrs Marianne MIKKOMemberMrs Luisa MORGANTINIMemberMr Hartmut NASSAUERMemberMr Sen NEACHTAINMemberMrs Doris PACKMemberMr Georgios PAPASTAMKOSMemberMr Neil PARISHMemberMrs Batrice PATRIEMemberMr Guido PODESTMemberMrs Luisa Fernanda RUDI UBEDAMemberMr Pl SCHMITTMemberMarek Maciej SIWIECMemberMrs Ursula STENZELMemberMr Dirk STERCKXMemberMr Antonios TRAKATELLISMemberMrs Diana WALLISMember7European