European Commission

British  

noun

1. Former name (until 1993): Commission of the European Communities.  the executive body of the European Union formed in 1967, which initiates action in the EU and mediates between member governments

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Example Sentences

"The European Commission has decided that OpenAI and some of the largest companies in the world can use the paid-for WhatsApp Business product for free", it said in a statement.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The European Commission has in past resisted consolidation, and France is a major market in the EU.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

In January, the group submitted a petition featuring nearly 1.3 million signatures to the European Commission, triggering a public hearing in the European Parliament in April.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“We cannot afford to depend on others for the technologies that keep our hospitals running, our energy grids stable and our services secure,” European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The visitors from the European Commission, the UN, UNICEF, and several NGOs arrived at the center in a convoy of cars one afternoon.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah