President of the European Commission | |
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European Commission | |
Style | President[1] |
Status | Head of an Institution |
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Residence | Berlaymont building |
Seat | Brussels, Belgium |
Nominator | European Council |
Appointer | European Parliament |
Term length | Five years, renewable |
Constituting instrument | Treaties of the European Union |
Formation | 1 January 1958 |
First holder | Walter Hallstein |
Deputy | First Vice-President of the European Commission |
Salary | €306,655 annually[2] |
Website | ec.europa.eu |
The President of the European Commission is the head of the European Commission. It is the executive branch of the European Union. The President of the Commission leads a cabinet of Commissioners. The President is chosen by the Council and Parliament, and decides (with each country) who the other members are and what they do.