Decentralised EU Agencies

EENI- School of International Business

Subject: The Decentralised Agencies of the European Union. Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the Decentralised Agencies of the European Union
2. The role of the Decentralised EU Agencies
3. Analysis of the main Decentralised EU Agencies

The objectives of the subject “Decentralised EU Agencies” are the following:

1. To understand the roles of the Decentralised EU Agencies
2. To analyse the key features of each of them

Sample of the subject - The Decentralised EU Agencies:

Description of the Subject - The Decentralised EU Agencies:

With the aim of helping the EU institutions to be more effective in designing policies and making decisions, the EU uses the so-called decentralised agencies. These agencies, highly specialised in subjects like education, food, justice or companies, offer their knowledge to the EU institutions.

The specialised agencies of the European Union (Europe) are:

1. Office of the Body of the European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC Office)
2. Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)
3. European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)
4. European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA)
5. Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO)
6. European Banking Authority (EBA)
7. European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex)
8. European Asylum Support Office (EASO)
9. European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)
10. European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
11. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
12. European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
13. European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
14. European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA)
15. European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)
16. European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound)
17. European Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Agency (GSA)
18. European Environment Agency (EEA)
19. European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
20. European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
21. European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA)
22. European Medicines Agency (EMA)
23. European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)
24. European Public Prosecutor's Office (in preparation) (EPPO)
25. European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL)
26. European Police Office (Europol)
27. European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
28. European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
29. European Union Agency for Railways (ERA)
30. European Training Foundation (ETF)
31. European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
32. Single Resolution Board (SRB)
33. Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT)
34. European Union’s Judicial Cooperation Unit (Eurojust)

All the countries of the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, the United Kingdom (BREXIT), the Czech Republic, Romania, and Sweden) are members of the Decentralised EU Agencies.

The European Economic Area of the Western Civilisation.