With the aim of helping the EU institutions to be more effective
in designing policies and making decisions, the EU uses the so-called decentralized agencies. These agencies, highly specialized in subjects like education, food, justice or companies, offer their knowledge to the EU institutions.
The specialized agencies of the EU (Europe) are:
Office of the Body of the European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC Office)
Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)
European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT
systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA)
Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO)
European Banking Authority (EBA)
European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex)
European Asylum Support Office (EASO)
European Centre for Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA)
European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)
European Foundation for Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound)
European Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Agency (GSA)
European Environment Agency (EEA)
European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)