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Roles of EU agencies

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  • Information gathering, standard setting and (increasingly) behaviour modification tasks in policy domains (e.g., food safety, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, financial markets, etc).
  • Proposing draft decisions to the Commission
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First agencies

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In 1960:
- EURATOM supply agency (ESA)

In 1975:
- European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound)

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Number of EU agencies (2023)

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39 agencies and 9 joint undertakings

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Joint undertakings

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Joint undertakings (JUs) are public-private partnership bodies that are in charge of the execution of EU research and technological development programmes

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To agency or not to agency

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The Council and EC choose whether to delegate policy-making tasks to the Commission, agencies or national authorities

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Types of agencies

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  • Decentralised agencies: carry out technical, scientific or managerial tasks that help the EU institutions make and implement policies. They are set up for an indefinite period and are located across the EU.
  • Executive agencies help the European Commission manage EU programmes. They are set up for a fixed period and must be based in the same location as the Commission (either Brussels or Luxembourg). (CINEA, ACEA, EISMEA, ERCEA, HaDEA, REA)
  • European Atomic Energy Community Treaty (EURATOM) agencies were created to coordinate national nuclear research programmes for peaceful purposes; to provide knowledge, infrastructure and funding for nuclear energy; and to ensure sufficient and secure supplies of nuclear energy.
  • European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), an independent EU body which seeks to promote Europe’s ability to develop new technologies, by pooling its best scientific, business and education resources. It is located in Hungary.
  • Other bodies: EIT, EPPO, ESA, SRB
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Countries with the most and least agencies

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FR : 4

CY, HR, BG, RO: none

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BEREC

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Agency for support for Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications

2009, Riga (Latvia)

for support ? Body of European Regulators of Electronic Communications

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ACER

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Agency for the cooperation of energy regulators

2009, legal creation
2011, opening of offices in Ljubljana (Slovenia)

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ESA (1)

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EURATOM supply agency
- to maintain regular and equitable supply of nuclear materials for all users in the European Atomic Energy Community.

1958, Luxembourg
1960, operational

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Cedefop

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European centre for the development of vocational training (cedefop because of Fr: “formation professionelle”)

1975, Thessaloniki

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Eurofound

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Europe foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions

1975, Dublin

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EEA

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European Environmental Agency

1990, Copenhagen

*Date to be confirmed - I’ve read 1994

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ETF

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European Training Foundation

1994, Turin

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EMA

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European Medicines Agency
1995
Since 2019 in Amsterdam
1995-2019 in London

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EMCDDA

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European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and drugs addiction

1993, Lisbon

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CdT

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Translation Centre for the bodies of the EU

1994, Luxembourg

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CPVO

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Community Plant Variety Office

1995, Angers (FR)

*Date to be confirmed I read 1994

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EUIPO

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EU Intellectual Property Office

1994, Alicante

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EU-OSHA

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European agency for safety and health at work

1994, Bilbao

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EASA

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EU Aviation Safety Agency

2002, Cologne

*Date to be confirmed, I read 2003

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EFSA

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European Food Safety Authority

2002, Parma

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EMSA

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European Maritime Safety Authority

2002, Lisbon

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Eurojust

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European body for the enhancement of judicial cooperation
EU agency for criminal justice cooperation

2002, The Hague

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Period of existence of the executive agencies
1/4/2021 to 31/12/2028: CINEA, REA, EISMEA, EACEA, ERCEA 16/2/2021 to 31/12/2028: HaDEA Decision (EU) 2021/173
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EISMEA
European innovation council and SMEs Executive agency 2003 (IIEA -> EACI -> EASME), Brussels
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ECDC
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control 2005, Stockholm
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ENISA
European Union Agency for Cybersecurity 2004, Athens (offices also in Brussels and Heraklion - EL) | *Date to be confirmed - I read 2005
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ERA
European railway agency 2006, Valenciennes | *Date to be confirmed - I read 2004
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EUSPA
EU Agency for the Space Programme 2004 (named GSA), Prague | *Date to be confirmed - I read 2021 (Prague)
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Frontex
European border and coast guard Agency 2004, Warsaw | *check again - eslewhere also finds info that 2016
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CEPOL
EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training 2005 since 2014: Budapets 2005-2014: Bramshill (UK)
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EFCA
European Fisheries Control Agency 2005, Vigo
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Chafea (dismantled in 2021)
Executive agency on consumers, health, agriculture and food 2005-2021 Its task are taken over by HaDEA, EISMEA, and REA
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ECHA
European Chemicals Agency 2007, Helsinki
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EIGE
European Institute for gender equality 2010, Vilnius | *to be confirmed, I read 2007
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CINEA
European climate, infrastructure and environment executive agency 2006 (TEN-T EA -> INEA), Brussels
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EACEA
Education, audiovisual, and cultural executive agency 2006, Brussels
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FRA
EU agency for Fundamental Rights 2007, Vienna
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REA
Research Executive Agency 2007 (establishment) 2009 (operational), Brussels
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EIT
European Institute of Innovation and Technology 2008, Budapest Mandate revised in 2021
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ERCEA
European research council executive agency 2008, Brussels
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Europol
EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation 1998, The Hague
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EUAA
EU Agency for Asylum 2022, Valletta (replacing 2010 EASO, European Asylum Support Office) | *date to be confirmed - I read 2011
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EBA
European banking authority 2011, Paris
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EIOPA
European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority 2011, Frankfurt am Main
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ESMA
European Securities and Markets Authority 2011, Paris
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eu-LISA
European agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice 2011 (operational in 2012), Tallin (plus operation site in Strasbourg and back-up office in Sanjay Johann in Pangau -AT)
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SRB
Single Resolution Board 2015, Brussels
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EPPO
European public prosecutor’s office 2019, Luxembourg
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ELA
European Labour Authority 2019, Bratislava (Slovakia)
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HaDEA
European health and digital executive agency 2021, Brussels
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Agencies with the most staff (2021)
(rounded values) Frontex: 1554 EUIPO: 1166 Europol: 979 EMA: 878 REA: 866 Overall, agencies’ staff as a percentage of EU staff is 17%
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What is EUAN
The EU Agencies Network was set up as an inter-agency cooperation platform and is chaired each year by a different agency.
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EDPS
European data protection supervisor (different than, but member of, EDPB, established in 2018) EU body 2004, Brussels
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F4E
Fusion 4 Energy EURATOM agency 2004, Barcelona It manages ITER on nuclear fusion, located in France close to Aix-en-Provence
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EDA
European Defence Agency CFSP agency 2004, Brussels Administrative agreements: - 2006 Norway - 2012 Switzerland - 2013 Serbia - 2015 Ukraine
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EUISS
EU Institute for Security Studies CFSP agency 2002, Paris (liaison office in Brussels) | *Date to be confirmed, I read 2001
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SatCen
EU Satellite Centre CFSP agency 2002 (replacing the 1993 SatCen of the WEU), Torrejón de Ardoz
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Euratom agencies and bodies
Euratom Supply Agency, Fusion for Energy Joint Undertaking
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agencies to support Common foreign and security policy
European Defence Agency (EDA), European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen)

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