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Institutions

Terms in relation to any form or structure of social order governing the life of a group of people in a community. Institutions are acknowledged for a particular purpose IE education, law, or police forces.

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Institutions

European Council

Organizations; Institutions

European Council meetings are essentially summits where EU leaders meet to decide on broad political priorities and major initiatives. Typically, there are around 4 meetings a year, chaired by a ...

Blueseed

Organizations; Institutions

Blueseed is a startup from California that seeks to circumvent the tightening work visa laws in the US by creating a startup community for international entrepreneurs near Silicon Valley but yet ...

Red cross

Organizations; Institutions

An international medical relief organisation begun in Switzerland that provides help to victims of war and natural disasters is called as red-cross.

European Ombudsman

Organizations; Institutions

The Ombudsman responds to complaints from EU citizens, businesses and organisations, helping to uncover cases of 'maladministration' – where EU institutions, bodies, offices or agencies have broken ...

The European Data Protection Supervisor

Organizations; Institutions

The position of European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) was created in 2001. The responsibility of the EDPS is to make sure that all EU institutions and bodies respect people's right to privacy ...

European Parliament

Organizations; Institutions

Directly elected by EU voters every 5 years, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) represent the people Europe. Parliament is one of the EU's main law-making institutions, along with the Council ...

European Commission

Organizations; Institutions

The European Commission is one of the main institutions of the European Union. It represents and upholds the interests of the EU as a whole. It draughts proposals for new European laws. It manages ...

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