Agencies and other EU bodies
The EU may establish special agencies and bodies to deal with specific topics. They are not a part of the EU but work as separate institutions with their own legal personality. There are over 40 agencies, divided into four groups
- decentralised agencies
- executive agencies
- EURATOM agencies
- European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
For an overall introduction to agencies, see:
http://europa.eu/about-eu/agencies/index_en.htm
The following agencies are now run by the EU:
- CdT - Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union – Luxembourg: http://www.cdt.europa.eu/
- CEDEFOP - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training – Thessaloniki (Greece): http://www.cedefop.europa.eu
- CFCA – The European Fisheries Control Agency – Vigo (Spain): http://efca.europa.eu/pages/home/home.htm
- CPVO - Community Plant Variety Office – Angers (France): http://www.cpvo.europa.eu/main/en/home
- EASA - European Aviation Safety Agency – Köln (Germany): http://www.easa.europa.eu
- ECHA - European Chemicals Agency - Helsinki (Finland): http://echa.europa.eu
- ECDC - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Stocholm (Sweden): http://www.ecdc.europa.eu
- EEA - European Environment Agency – Copenhagen (Denmark): http://www.eea.europa.eu
- EFSA - European Food Safety Authority – Parma (Italy): http://www.efsa.europa.eu
- EMCDDA - European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction - Lisbon (Portugal): http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/
- EMEA - European Medicines Agency - London (UK): http://www.emea.europa.eu
- EMSA - European Maritime Safety Agency – Lisbon (Portugal): http://www.emsa.europa.eu/
- ENISA - European Network and Information and Security Agency - Heraklion (Greece): http://www.enisa.europa.eu
- ERA - European Railway Agency – Valenciennes/Lille (France): http://www.era.europa.eu
- ETF - European Training Foundation - Torino (Italy): http://www.etf.europa.eu
- EU-OSHA - European Agency for Safety and Health at Work- Bilbao (Spain): http://osha.europa.eu/OSHA/
- EUROFOUND - European Foundation for the Improvement of the Living and Working Conditions – Dublin (Ireland): http://www.eurofound.europa.eu
- EIGE - European Institute for Gender Equality - Vilnius (Lithuania): http://eige.europa.eu/
- FRA - European Fundamental Rights Agency – Vienna (Austria): http://fra.europa.eu
- FRONTEX - European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders – Warsaw (Poland): http://www.frontex.europa.eu
- GSA - European GNSS Supervisory Authority – Brussels (Belgium): http://www.gsa.europa.eu (GNSS stands for Global Navigation Satellite Systems)
- OHIM - Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) Alicante (Spain): http://oami.europa.eu/