Bureau of European Policy Advisers (European Commission)
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The Bureau of European Policy Advisers (BEPA) is a Directorate-General
of the European Commission
.
The Bureau of European Policy Advisers is a department of the European Commission
, reporting directly to the President of the European Commission
and under his authority. The Bureau is composed of a professional staff of advisers, policy analysts and support staff with appropriate experience and attainments, in order to provide professional and well-informed advice to the President and the European Commissioner
s and to formulate recommendations on issues regarding the policy of the European Union
. The Bureau is headed by a Director General (currently Vitor Gaspar) designated by the President. The Director General is responsible for establishing the positions taken by the Bureau of European Policy Advisers.
Directorate-General
A Directorate-General is a branch of an administration dedicated to a specific field of expertise.* The European Commission: Commission Directorates-General are each headed by a European Commissioner;* The European Patent Office: EPO Directorates-General;...
of the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
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The Bureau of European Policy Advisers is a department of the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
, reporting directly to the President of the European Commission
President of the European Commission
The President of the European Commission is the head of the European Commission ― the executive branch of the :European Union ― the most powerful officeholder in the EU. The President is responsible for allocating portfolios to members of the Commission and can reshuffle or dismiss them if needed...
and under his authority. The Bureau is composed of a professional staff of advisers, policy analysts and support staff with appropriate experience and attainments, in order to provide professional and well-informed advice to the President and the European Commissioner
European Commissioner
A European Commissioner is a member of the 27-member European Commission. Each Member within the college holds a specific portfolio and are led by the President of the European Commission...
s and to formulate recommendations on issues regarding the policy of the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
. The Bureau is headed by a Director General (currently Vitor Gaspar) designated by the President. The Director General is responsible for establishing the positions taken by the Bureau of European Policy Advisers.
See also
- Committee of Permanent RepresentativesCommittee of Permanent RepresentativesCOREPER, from French Comité des représentants permanents, is the Committee of Permanent Representatives in the European Union, made up of the head or deputy head of mission from the EU member states in Brussels....
(Coreper) - Codecision procedure
- European Research Advisory BoardEuropean Research Advisory BoardEURAB was the European Research Advisory Board from 2001 to 2007. Its successor - since 2008 - is the European Research Area Board .It is a high-level, independent, advisory committee created by the European Commission to provide advice on the design and implementation of EU research policy. EURAB...
(EURAB)