The European Union Satellite Centre (EU SatCen) is the agency of the European Union (EU) that gathers information through satellite imagery. The centre is Torrejón de Ardoz, in the vicinity of Madrid, Spain. Other countries who have an association agreement with the SatCen can also use its resources. Although it is autonomous in its daily operations, the High Representative Federica Mogherini is responsible for its operational direction.

The European Defence Agency (EDA) is an agency of the European Union EU) based in Brussels, Belgium. Set up on 12 July 2004, it is a Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) body reporting to the Council of the European Union. Its primary role is to foster European defence cooperation.

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The European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) is the Union’s agency dealing with the analysis of foreign, security and defence policy issues.

European Police College (CEPOL) is an agency of the European Union that brings together senior police officers across Europe with the aim of encouraging cross-border co-operation in the fight against crime, maintenance of public security and law and order. CEPOL relocated to Budapest, Hungary in 2014.

The European Police Office, commonly abbreviated Europol, is the law enforcement agency of the European Union (EU) that handles criminal intelligence and combating serious international organised crime by means of cooperation between the relevant authorities of the Member States, including those tasked with customs,  immigration services, border and financial police etc.

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) is one of the EU’s decentralised agencies. These agencies are set up to provide expert advice to the institutions of the EU and the Member States on a range of issues. FRA helps to ensure that the fundamental rights of people living in the EU are protected. The FRA is based in Vienna, Austria.

The European Railway Agency (ERA) is the agency of the European Union (EU) that sets mandatory requirements for European railways and manufacturers in the form of Technical Specifications for Interoperability, , which apply to the Trans-European Rail system. The ERA publishes a document summarizing the status of the TSIs. The ERA sets common safety targets, common safety methods and common safety indicators, following Directive 2004/49/EC and amendments. The ERA also hosts a number of databases, among which a register of remaining, applicable national rules.

Eurojust is an agency of the European Union dealing with judicial co-operation in criminal matters. The seat of Eurojust is in The Hague, Netherlands.

Fraud and criminal misapplication of EU money affects all EU citizens. In times of economic crisis and budgetary restriction, it is more important than ever to investigate, prosecute and bring to justice those who commit criminal offences affecting the Union's financial interests. The Commission proposed a regulation on the establishment of a European Prosecutor's office based on Art. 86 TFEU.

What is the EPPO?

The Single Resolution Board (SRB) is the resolution authority within the European Banking Union and is a key element of the newly created Banking Union and its "Single Resolution Mechanism" (SRM).

It works in close cooperation in particular with the national resolution authorities of participating Member States, the European Commission and the European Central Bank.

Its mission is to ensure an orderly resolution of failing banks with minimum impact on the real economy and public finances of the participating Member States and beyond.