ESMA is an independent EU Authority that contributes to safeguarding the stability of the European Union's financial system by ensuring the integrity, transparency, efficiency and orderly functioning of securities markets, as well as enhancing investor protection. In particular, ESMA fosters supervisory convergence both amongst securities regulators, and across financial sectors by working closely with the other European Supervisory Authorities competent in the field of banking (EBA), and insurance and occupational pensions (EIOPA). ESMA is located in Paris, France.

The Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), or OHIM is the trademark and designs registry for the internal market of the European Union. It is based in Alicante, Spain. OHIM works in partnership with national and regional EU intellectual property offices, user groups, the European Commission and other international organisations. The Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) was created as a decentralised agency of the European Union to offer IP rights protection to businesses and innovators across the EU and beyond.

The European Training Foundation is a decentralised agency of the European Union based in Turin, Italy. The ETF currently employs approximately 130 staff.

The ETF’s mission is to help transition and developing countries to harness the potential of their human capital through the reform of education, training and labour market systems in the context of the EU's external relations policy.

The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security, originally European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA), is an agency of the European Union. ENISA was created in 2004 and has its seat in Heraklion, Crete (Greece).

The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) is an agency of the European Union located located in Lisbon, Portugal. Established in 1993, the EMCDDA strives to be the "reference point" on drug usage for the European Union's Member States, and to deliver "factual, objective, reliable and comparable information" about drug usage, drug addiction and related health complications, including hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis.

Though the EMCDDA primarily serves Europe, it also works with other partners, scientists and policy-makers around the world.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is a decentralised agency of the European Union, located in London. The Agency is responsible for the scientific evaluation of medicines developed by pharmaceutical companies for use in the European Union. It began operating in 1995.

Work

The European Medicines Agency's (EMA) main responsibility is the protection and promotion of public and animal health, through the evaluation and supervision of medicines for human and veterinary use.

Marketing Authorisations

The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) is a European Union agency charged with reducing the risk of maritime accidents, marine pollution from ships and the loss of human lives at sea by helping to enforce the pertinent EU legislation. It is headquartered in Lisbon. EMSA has a staff of just under 200 and operates a small network (at the end of 2009, 16 vessels) of stand-by oil recovery vessels contracted from the commercial sector, designed to provide top-up capacity to Member States' own response resources.

Mission

EMSA has the following mission:

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) was established in consequence of the reforms to the structure of supervision of the financial sector in the European Union. The reform was initiated by the European Commission, following the recommendations of a Committee of Wise Men, chaired by Mr. de Larosière, and supported by the European Council and Parliament.

The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is a Vilnius-based agency of the European Union inaugurated in 2007. EIGE supports the EU institutions and the Member States in promoting equality between women and men and combating sex discrimination. The Institute gathers, analyses and disseminates reliable and comparable research data and information needed by policy-makers. It has a documentation centre and a library which is open to the public.

Vision and Mission

European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (GSA’s) mission is to support European Union objectives and achieve the highest return on European GNSS investment, in terms of benefits to users and economic growth and competitiveness, by: