Bodies of the European Union and Euratom

• the seven principal institutions of the European Union, including the one which is an international entity
• other bodies of the EU established through primary legislation, either as international law bodies or as bodies without juridical personality
• the agencies, decentralised independent bodies and joint undertakings of the European Union and Euratom, which are bodies of the EU established as juridical persons through secondary legislation,
• other bodies of the EU established through secondary legislation, which lack juridical personality
• the inter-institutional services

Institutions of the EU

Logo	Name	TEU	Seat	Members	Chairperson
	The European Parliament	1	Strasbourg	720 MEPs	International law entities of the EU (other than EBC) [European Investment Bank] Group bodies In addition, the European Investment Bank is the European Union's long-term lending institution. The EIB supports the EU's priority objectives, especially boosting sustainable growth and job creation. The Group also includes the European Investment Fund and the EIB Institute. European University Institute European Stability Mechanism Unified Patent Court Other treaty-established bodies Advisory bodies There are a number of other bodies and agencies of note that are not formal institutions. There are two consultative committees to the EU institutions: the Economic and Social Committee advises on economic and social policy being made up of representatives of various industries and work sectors. Its 344 members, appointed by the council for four-year terms, are organised into three fairly equal groups representing employers, employees and other various interests; while the European Committee of the Regions is composed of representative of regional and local authorities who hold an electoral mandate. It advises on regional issues. It has 344 members, organised in political groups, appointed every four years by the council. [European Ombudsman] The European Ombudsman deals with citizens grievances against the Union's institutions and is elected for five-year terms by the Parliament. Agencies, decentralised independent bodies, corporate bodies and joint undertakings A number of decentralised, executive and Eurarom agencies, decentralised independent bodies and joint undertakings exist, which are bodies of the EU or Euratom established as juridical persons through secondary EU legislation. These include the European Environment Agency and Europol. Other bodies and inter-institutional services There are also three inter-institutional bodies lacking juridical personality: the Publications Office, the oldest one, which publishes and distributes official publications from the European Union bodies; and the two relatively new: the European Personnel Selection Office, a recruitment body which organises competitions for posts within Union institutions; and the European Administrative School, which provides specific training for the staff of Union institutions. Another body is the anti-fraud office OLAF whose mission is to protect the financial interests of the European Union. The European Data Protection Supervisor ensures the institutions respect citizens' privacy rights in relation to data processing. Established by Regulation 1141/2014, the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations is in charge of registering, controlling and imposing sanctions on European political parties and European political foundations.