FACT SHEET/ What the European Commission does

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The European Commission's four leading-roles:

aaaaaaaaaaaaRight of initiative - to submit new legislative acts and policies; 

aaaaaaaaaaaaExecutive power - to manage EU policies and single budget;

aaaaaaaaaaaaGuardian of the Treaties - to make the EU law applied;

aaaaaaaaaaaaGlobal dimension - to guarantee the EU external representation