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'''EC''' stands for the '''European Commission''' or the '''European Community'''. It is an executive body of the European Union, which proposes legislation to the Council and the Parliament and administers and implements legislative EU policies and enforces EU law jointly with the Court of Justice. It represents the general interests of Europe as a whole.<ref name="link1">[http://ec.europa.eu/about/index_en.htm ec.europa.eu]</ref><ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/about_en.htm europa.eu]About us</ref>  

'''EC''' stands for the '''European Commission''' or the '''European Community'''. It is an executive body of the European Union, which proposes legislation to the Council and the Parliament and administers and implements legislative EU policies and enforces EU law jointly with the Court of Justice. It represents the general interests of Europe as a whole.<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/about/index_en.htm ec.europa.eu]</ref><ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/about_en.htm europa.eu]About us</ref>  

The European Commission is a member of the Governmental Advisory Committee ([[GAC]]) of [[ICANN]]. EC has always wanted ICANN to be more accountable to the international community and transparent in its policies. It also wants ICANN to involve governments in key public aspects of ICANN policy.<ref>[http://www.eurunion.org/eu/images/stories/euinsight-cybersp-8-10.pdf eurunion.org]</ref> The EC and ICANN are often in conflict over various issues, recent disagreements include trademark issues with regards to new [[gTLD]]s, the approval of [[.xxx]], and the role of the GAC in objecting to ICANN policy.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2011/06/19/icanngac-session-marred-by-name-calling-disagreement/ thedomains.com]</ref> The EC also strongly supports the [[IGF]].

The European Commission is a member of the Governmental Advisory Committee ([[GAC]]) of [[ICANN]]. EC has always wanted ICANN to be more accountable to the international community and transparent in its policies. It also wants ICANN to involve governments in key public aspects of ICANN policy.<ref>[http://www.eurunion.org/eu/images/stories/euinsight-cybersp-8-10.pdf eurunion.org]</ref> The EC and ICANN are often in conflict over various issues, recent disagreements include trademark issues with regards to new [[gTLD]]s, the approval of [[.xxx]], and the role of the GAC in objecting to ICANN policy.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2011/06/19/icanngac-session-marred-by-name-calling-disagreement/ thedomains.com]</ref> The EC also strongly supports the [[IGF]].