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The European Commission prepares legislation for adoption by the Council (representing the member countries) and the Parliament (representing the citizens). It administers the budget and the policy programmes (agriculture, fisheries, research etc.) in cooperation with authorities in the member countries.
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The European Commission is working to ensure that social networks respect the highest standards of data protection.
All users of social networks should be particularly careful about how they disclose their personal information and about how it may be used by third parties and the social network themselves.
The presence of the European Commission on LinkedIn does not mean that we endorse or in any way agree with the privacy policy or practices of this professional social media network.
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