Each of the seven institutions that govern the EU are headed by a President, however some have a more prominent profile in EU affairs than others.
The title of “President of the European Union” (or “President of Europe”) does not exist. Nevertheless, the term is often misused to mean any of:
- President of the European Council (since 1 December 2014, Donald Tusk)
- President of the European Commission (since 1 November 2014, Jean-Claude Juncker)
- President of the European Parliament (since 1 July 2014, Martin Schulz)
- Presidency of the Council of the European Union (since 1 July 2016, Slovakia)
The Presidency of the European Commission has the most powers as the head of the executive branch of the European Union. The President of the European Commission is (loosely) analogous to the role of a country’s Prime-Minister/Head of Government
(as opposed to the separate role of President of the European Council, who could be seen as the European Union’s Head of State)
Source: en.wikipedia.org (List of presidents of the institutions of the European Union)
Source: en.wikipedia.org (“President of the European Union”)
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