European commission is an institution of the European Union that is mainly responsible for submitting legislation and carrying out decisions. It is considered as the “guardian of the treaties”.
European commission’s role in the European Union is, for example
- managing EU’s budget
- taking care of the EU’s daily functioning
- proposing laws
- representing the European Union outside Europe
We had a guest on our lesson from the commission who works as a case handler in DG competition (directorate-general for competition). Department’s role is to supervise acquisition to prevent monopolies in Europe and to ensure that companies are competing equally. There are 33000 people working in the commission in different jobs, for example as lawyers, engineers and translators. Competition for work positions is hard since for a one job there might be hundreds or even thousands of applicants and the commission only employs a few dozens.
Working days in the European commission vary a lot. Day can include meetings, listening speeches, negotiations and working at the office or getting to know to different companies by, for example, visiting a mine.
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