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Agency

Definition
A body governed by European public law and having its own legal personality. There are two types of agency: • An executive agency, to which the Commission entrusts, under its own control and responsibility, certain tasks relating to the management EU programmes; • A decentralised agency, which is subject to the external control of the Court of Auditors and to the annual discharge from the European Parliament
Context
EU Policy
Document Type
Glossary
Origin document

EU budget glossary - A list of the most common words and useful terms concerning the EU budget

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