Accountability of Commission

To whom is the Commission accountable? The European Commission is responsible before the European Parliament. Parliament can censure and force the Commission as a body to resign. If a Commission is forced to resign as a body, it will still retain all...

To whom is the Commission accountable?

The European Commission is responsible before the European Parliament. Parliament can censure and force the Commission as a body to resign. If a Commission is forced to resign as a body, it will still retain all its powers until a new Commission is appointed. Individual commissioners can be removed only by the European Court of Justice.

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