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The agencies of the European Union (or decentralised bodies of the European Union) are bodies which are distinct from the European Union's institutions, in that they have not been created by the treaties but rather by acts of secondary legislation, in order to accomplish a very specific task. Unlike most of the European Union's institutions established in the treaties, each of these agencies has its own legal personality. Each agency is unique and fulfils an individual function. Some answer the need to develop scientific or technical know-how in certain fields, others bring together different interest groups to facilitate dialogue at European and international level. They may be categorized under the three pillars of the European Union.

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


Official name Acronym Location Est. Branch
European Agency for Safety and Health at WorkEU-OSHABilbao1996*
European Centre for the Development of Vocational TrainingCedefopThessaloniki1975*
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working ConditionsEUROFOUNDDublin1975*
European Environment AgencyEEACopenhagen1994*
European Training FoundationETFTurin1994*
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug AddictionEMCDDALisbon1993*
European Medicines AgencyEMEALondon1995*
Office for Harmonization in the Internal MarketOHIMAlicante1999*
Community Plant Variety OfficeCPVOAngers1994*
Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European UnionCdTLuxembourg1994*
European Agency for ReconstructionEARThessaloniki2000*
European Food Safety AuthorityEFSAParma2002*
European Maritime Safety AgencyEMSALisbon2002*
European Aviation Safety AgencyEASACologne2003*
European Network and Information Security AgencyENISAHeraklion2005*
European Centre for Disease Prevention and ControlECDCStockholm2005*
European Global Navigation Satellite System Supervisory Authority??2004*
European Railway AgencyERAValenciennes/Lille2004*
European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European UnionFrontexWarsaw2005*
Community Fisheries Control AgencyCFCAVigo2005*
European Chemicals AgencyECHAHelsinki2007*
European Institute for Gender Equality??2007*
European Fundamental Rights AgencyFRAVienna2007*
European Defence AgencyEDABrussels2004-
European Institute for Security StudiesISSParis2001-
European Union Satellite CentreEUSCTorrejón de Ardoz2002-
European Police CollegeCEPOLBramshill2001x
European Police OfficeEuropolThe Hague1999x
European body for the enhancement of judicial co-operationEurojustThe Hague2002x

Executive agencies

Executive agencies are created by European Commission for a fixed period.

Proposed agencies

External links

The following links are all part of the official EU-website.
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