EU commence after the second World War to foster economic co-operation, with an idea

that to prevent potential war among each other by trading between the nations.
It has since grown to become a "single market" allowing goods and people to move around,
basically as if the member states were one country. EU has its own currency, the euro,
which is used by 19 of the member countries and its own institution.

parliament and it now sets rules in a wide range of areas - including on the environment,
transport, consumer rights and even things such as mobile phone charges.

The member of commissioners are expected to have certain qualities, that is, possess
general competence and their independence must beyond reasonable doubt.
*article 17(3) TEU

One of the member will serves as the President of Commission and there are five Vice-
Presidents. Each Member State agrees first on a candidate to become the President of the
Commission and then the other members follow. The Member States then nominate the
other members of the Commission along with the President's approval. The Parliament
must approve en bloc the composition of the Commission as it may block the whole of it. Art
213 EC shows that each member must act independently from their Member States
instructions thus emphasizing the independent nature of the Commission.

The Commission sometimes be considered as the motor of European integration, not just
because of its almost exclusive right to initiate legislation in socioeconomic policy areas, also
because of its culture, history, composition and European instead of the national outlook.
history, composition, culture, and European rather than national outlook."