<P> One of the 28 is the President of the European Commission (currently Jean - Claude Juncker) appointed by the European Council . After the President, the most prominent Commissioner is the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, who is ex-officio a Vice-President of the Commission and is also chosen by the European Council . The other 26 Commissioners are subsequently appointed by the Council of the European Union in agreement with the nominated President . The 28 Commissioners as a single body are subject to a vote of approval by the European Parliament . </P> <P> The 2011 EU budget (€ 141.9 bn) </P> <P> The EU had an agreed budget of € 120.7 billion for the year 2007 and € 864.3 billion for the period 2007--2013, representing 1.10% and 1.05% of the EU - 27's GNI forecast for the respective periods . In 1960, the budget of the then European Economic Community was 0.03% of GDP . </P> <P> In the 2010 budget of € 141.5 billion, the largest single expenditure item is "cohesion & competitiveness" with around 45% of the total budget . Next comes "agriculture" with approximately 31% of the total . "Rural development, environment and fisheries" takes up around 11% . "Administration" accounts for around 6% . The "EU as a global partner" and "citizenship, freedom, security and justice" bring up the rear with approximately 6% and 1% respectively . </P>

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