AALEP is launching a pro bono service offering its unique skills on a volunteer basis to organisations that wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford them.

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is a body of the European Union which was established on 11 March 2008. It was set up in order to "address Europe's innovation gap", and is the EU's flagship Institute designed to integrate innovation, research and growth across the European Union. The idea of a European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) was developed within the framework of the Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs, and has been specifically implemented to address Europe's innovation shortcomings.

These agencies help the European Commission manage EU programmes. They are set up for a fixed period and must be based in the same location as the Commission (either Brussels or Luxembourg).

1. Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)

The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency or EACEA is an agency of the European Union located in Brussels, Belgium. It manages parts of the Union’s programmes in education, culture, and audiovisual fields.

Decentralised agencies carry out technical, scientific or managerial tasks that help the EU institutions make and implement policies.

They also support cooperation between the EU and national governments by pooling technical and specialist expertise from both the EU institutions and national authorities.

Decentralised agencies are set up for an indefinite period and are located across the EU.

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The European Union Satellite Centre (EU SatCen) is the agency of the European Union (EU) that gathers information through satellite imagery. The centre is Torrejón de Ardoz, in the vicinity of Madrid, Spain. Other countries who have an association agreement with the SatCen can also use its resources. Although it is autonomous in its daily operations, the High Representative Federica Mogherini is responsible for its operational direction.

The European Defence Agency (EDA) is an agency of the European Union EU) based in Brussels, Belgium. Set up on 12 July 2004, it is a Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) body reporting to the Council of the European Union. Its primary role is to foster European defence cooperation.

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The European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) is the Union’s agency dealing with the analysis of foreign, security and defence policy issues.

European Police College (CEPOL) is an agency of the European Union that brings together senior police officers across Europe with the aim of encouraging cross-border co-operation in the fight against crime, maintenance of public security and law and order. CEPOL relocated to Budapest, Hungary in 2014.

The European Police Office, commonly abbreviated Europol, is the law enforcement agency of the European Union (EU) that handles criminal intelligence and combating serious international organised crime by means of cooperation between the relevant authorities of the Member States, including those tasked with customs,  immigration services, border and financial police etc.

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) is one of the EU’s decentralised agencies. These agencies are set up to provide expert advice to the institutions of the EU and the Member States on a range of issues. FRA helps to ensure that the fundamental rights of people living in the EU are protected. The FRA is based in Vienna, Austria.