Advisory bodies to the European Union

The advisory bodies to the European Union are organisations that are created in primary law by the treaties that constitute the EU but which lie outside the Union's main institutional structure.

These bodies have no legislative or other decision-making power. Their main role is to advise the European Commission, Council of the European Union and European Parliament on legislative and policy proposals.

These bodies include:

Advisory bodies of the European Union

European Committee of the Regions		European Economic and Social Committee		Political and Security Committee		European Union Military Committee