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Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) is a European Union body established in 2010. The purpose of the Agency is to assist national electricity and gas regulatory authorities in exercising, at Community level, the regulatory tasks performed in the Member States and, where necessary, to coordinate their action. ACER has its official seat in Ljubljana, Republic of Slovenia.
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Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) The Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) is a European Union body established in 2005 to organise operational coordination of fisheries control and inspection activities by the Member States and to assist them to cooperate so as to comply with the rules of the Common EU Fisheries Policy in order to ensure its effective and uniform application.
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Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) Purpose
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European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work identifies, analyses, and shares good practices, scientific research and statistics to promote a risk prevention culture and make workplaces safer, healthier and more productive.
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European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (FRONTEX) Frontex, the EU agency based in Warsaw, was created as a specialised and independent body tasked to coordinate the operational cooperation between Member States in the field of border security. The activities of Frontex are intelligence driven. Frontex complements and provides particular added value to the national border management systems of the Member States.
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European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) The European Aviation Safety Agency is an agency of the European Union which has been given specific regulatory and executive tasks in the field of aviation safety. The Agency constitutes a key part of the European Union’s strategy to establish and maintain a high uniform level of civil aviation safety in Europe.
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) Its mission is to help strengthen Europe’s defences against infectious diseases, such as influenza, SARS and HIV/AIDS. It has a small core staff but an extended network of partners across the EU and the EEA/EFTA Member States. The ECDC works in partnership with national health protection bodies to strengthen and develop continent-wide disease surveillance and early warning systems. Through such collaboration the ECDC pools Europe’s health knowledge, in order to develop authoritative scientific opinions on risks posed by new and emerging infectious diseases.
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European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) Cedefop – the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, established in 1975, is a European agency that helps promote and develop vocational education and training in the European Union (EU). Originally based in Berlin, Cedefop was one of the first specialised and decentralised agencies set up. In 1995, Cedefop’s head office was transferred to Thessaloniki, while it operates a liaison office in Brussels.
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European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) The Agency is responsible for coordinating the duties introduced by the new REACH Regulation. It will manage the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction processes for chemical substances to ensure consistency across the European Union. These processes are designed to provide additional information on chemicals, to ensure their safe use and to enhance the competitiveness of the European industry.
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European Environment Agency (EEA) The European Environment Agency (EEA) is an agency of the European Union. Our task is to provide sound, independent information on the environment. We are a major information source for those involved in developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating environmental policy, and also the general public. Currently, the EEA has 32 member countries.
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European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) provides independent scientific advice on all matters with a direct or indirect impact on food safety — including animal health and welfare and plant protection. EFSA is also consulted on nutrition in relation to Community legislation. The Authority communicates to the public in an open and transparent way on all matters within its remit.
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European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EUROFOUND) The Foundation is a European Union body set up in 1975 to contribute to the planning and establishment of better living and working conditions in Europe. It provides findings, knowledge and advice from independent and comparative research, to governments, employers, trade unions and the European Commission.
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European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) EIGE is a European agency which supports the EU and its Member States in their efforts to promote gender equality, to fight discrimination based on sex and to raise awareness about gender equality issues.
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European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) This body helps the Commission and the authorities in EU member countries in matters of maritime safety, security and preventing pollution caused by ships.
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European Medicines Agency (EMA) The European Medicines Agency is a decentralised body of the European Union with headquarters in London. Its main responsibility is the protection and promotion of public and animal health, through the evaluation and supervision of medicines for human and veterinary use.
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European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) is the hub of drug-related information in the European Union. Its role is to gather, analyse and disseminate ‘objective, reliable and comparable information’ on drugs and drug addiction and, in so doing, provide its audiences with a sound and evidence-based picture of the drug phenomenon at European level.
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European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) ENISA’s role is to ensure the high level of network and information security necessary in the EU by:
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European Railway Agency (ERA) ERA is helping to integrate European railway systems by making trains safer and able to cross national borders without stopping.
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European Training Foundation (ETF) The ETF - European Training Foundation helps transition and developing countries to harness the potential of their human capital through the reform of education, training and labour market systems.
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European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) The Agency’s goal is to provide relevant institutions and authorities of the Community and its Member States with assistance and expertise on fundamental rights when implementing community law, and to support them in taking measures and formulating appropriate courses of action.
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