Ways of working of the second von der Leyen Commission: collegial decision-making process, structure, inter-institutional & external relations, relations with the services of the Commission, ethics, transparency, communication etc.

Find out who the Members are of the European Council, their political affiliation and understand the balance of power within the European Council.

Know the political groups of the European Parliament, their role and the rules governing them. See also Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations.

Get an overview of the relative strength of national delegations within each political group in the European Parliament. Identify MEPs from your country in each group.

Access briefings tracking the commitments made by Commissioners of the von der Leyen I Commission (2019-2024) to the European Parliament in their written answers to Parliament's questions, in their confirmation hearings and, in some cases, in subsequent appearances before Parliament's committees.

Read the biography and mission letters of the Commissioners nominated by Ursula von der Leyen for scrutiny by the European Parliament's committees before a formal vote of approval by the plenary of the Parliament and the Council.

Find information about the plenary sessions of the European Parliament including: agendas; reports and resolutions tabled and adopted; tabling deadlines for amendments, motions, separate or split votes; voting lists and results; speakers' list, live streams and recordings of debates and votes.

Access information on European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and the European Economic Area (EEA). EFTA is the organisation set up to promote free trade and economic integration between the EU and Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. The EEA brings together EU Member States and three of the four EFTA members (Iceland, Liechtensteing and Norway) in the European single market, also called the Internal Market.

European Parliament website of the 2019 hearings of the Commissioners-designate. Understand the process and access the recordings and documents for the hearing of each Commissioner, including the questions and answers, verbatim report and the final assessment of the Committees.

European Parliament Research Service website on the hearings of Commissioners-designate carried out by the EP before their investiture as part of its scrutiny powers. Find recordings and records of previous hearings, the planning of future hearings and an explanation of the procedure and role of the EP.

Tracks the political affiliation of the members of the European Council over time.

Find essential information on Commission DGs and other services: organisational chart, strategic and management plans setting out main priorities and outputs, annual activity reports.

Official directory of the EU

List of presidencies of the Council of the EU until 2030.

The Conference of Committee Chairs (CCC) coordinates the work of the committees. It plays an important role at the start of a legislative process as it resolves conflicts of competence between Committees. It consists of the Chairs of all committees and meets on Tuesdays during plenary weeks in Strasbourg.

Identify coordinators (see 'Members') and advisors (see 'Staff') for each EP committee .

European Parliament's database for monitoring the EU decision-making process

Identify the leadership and staff of the Greens/EFA group of the European Parliament, e.g. coordinators and advisors in each EP committee, heads of national delegations of MEPs. Follow the news of the Greens/EFA group.

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Presentation of Commissioners and their teams. Additional information: portfolio, allocation of services, mission letter, EP confirmation hearing, calendar, meetings with stakeholders, declaration of interests.