Inside the European Commission Headquarters in Brussles, Belgium

While in Belgium, I recommend you visit the city of Brussels. We took our private coach to the European Union capital city of Brussles, Belgium. First, we were given the opportunity to visit the one of the 81 buildings of the European Commission. We saw behind the scenes of the European Commission, what it is made up of, and what it does for the European Union. During our presentation we learned many things about the European Commission. It was established in 1958 as a executive role for the European Union. We learned the president of the European Commission is Jose Barroso.

Headed by the President (one of the commissioners), The commission is in charge of 26 commissioners that act as a cabinet government.  We learned that the Commission is responsible for the implementation of legislation once it is passed by the European Parliament and the European Council. It was interesting to learn that the European Commission operates in 3 main languages (Englsh, French, German) We also learned that it can take around 10 years for a state to apply and be accepted into the European Union. I also learned about the Eurozone; and that only 16 out of 27 states adopted the Euro. It is interesting now looking at a Euro bill; all of the normal representations are taken away. For example, there is no President. There is only the European Union flag and a bridge. It is all because they were creating a currency without a state for the first time in history.  I recommend visiting Brussels and walking around the city to view all 81 of the European Commission buildings.