a) in order for the budget to be adopted, the unanimity of all MS is required
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Before rejection, what happens if the Parliament and the Council disagrees on the draft budget?
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c) A specific Conciliation Committee is convended
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How many DGs does the EC have?
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33.
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The Steering Committee of an Agency consists of how many people?
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5.
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How many EAs does the EC have?
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6 (EACEA, EISMEA, ERCEA, HaDEA, REA, CINEA).
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What is an executive agency?
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Executive agencies are set up by the European Commission for a specific period of time to manage one or more EU programs. The Commission delegates powers for the implementation, on its behalf and under its responsibility, of all or part of Union programmes. These agencies help the European Commission to manage EU programs. They must be established in Brussels or Luxembourg, where the Commission has its headquarters.
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What does an executive agency do?
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It manages programs.
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What does an Executive Agency not do?
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Discuss strategy and policy objectives/advice with Member States.
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What timespan are the EA established for?
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a) For the duration of the programme they are implementing
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Why were the Executive Agencies set up?
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c) As a result of an externalization policy of the Commission
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Are the Agencies dependent of the Commission?
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d) The Agencies are only partially dependent on the Commission (in political and budgetary terms only)
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The Commission may outsource certain tasks relating to the management of one or more Community programmes to…
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c) Executive agencies
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Are the EA financially independent and do they have their own operating budget?
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c) Yes, the Agencies are financially independent and have their own operating budget
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Executive are legally Autonomous?
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b) Yes
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Who is responsible of the functioning of the agencies?
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Executive agencies are managed by a director and a steering committee.
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Who is the Authorizing officer for the implementation of the Agency's programm?
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c) The Director
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What is the advantage of the EA?
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d) They work efficiently for a lower cost
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Is there any reason why the Executive Agencies are
placed in Brussels and Luxemburg?
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d) To facilitate close collaboration between the Commission and the Agencies
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Where are the EA of the EC based?
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c) Brussels and Luxembourg
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EA REA?
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Research Executive Agency
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