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eistud-28805	Oikonomou, Giorgio	The European Administration as a Facilitator of the European Integration Process: Organizational and Ethical Implications from the Proliferation of European Union Agencies	2021	17	.pdf	application/pdf	10006	395	42	Following the above classification, the vast majority of EU agencies are subsidized by the EU budget, some agencies are subsidized by the Commission, some agencies have resources based on fees, charges and contributions from national supervisory authorities, whereas only a handful of EU agencies and other bodies are fully financially independent (i.e. SRB).8 Finally, with regard to the final output, Commission distinguishes agencies and other bodies that can adopt “individual decisions which are legally binding on third parties” (i.e. ECHA); agencies that assist the Commission and member states (when necessary) by providing technical or scientific expertise and/or inspection reports (i.e. EMSA); agencies which are in charge of operational activities (i.e. FRONTEX); agencies that are responsible for gathering, analysing and disseminating information (i.e. CEDEFOP, ECDC); and finally, agencies that provide services to other EU agencies and institutions (i.e. CdT) (European Commission, 2008, p. 7; see also Scholten and van Rijsbergen, 2014, p. 1225). 78-94 doi.org/10.5755/j01.eis.1.15.28805 Submitted 03/2021 Accepted for publication 06/2021 The European Administration as Facilitator of the European Integration Process: Organizational and Ethical Implications from the Proliferation of European Union Agencies EIS 15/2021 Introduction The European Administration as a Facilitator of the European Integration Process: Organizational and Ethical Implications from the Proliferation of European Union Agencies http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.eis.1.15.28805 The purpose of this study is to explore the evolution of EU administration by focusing and critically examining the role of EU agencies in advancing the European integration project.	cache/eistud-28805.pdf	txt/eistud-28805.txt