INSTITUTIONS Flashcards

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What are the institutions of the EU?

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  • The European Parliament
  • The European Commission
  • The European Council
  • The Council of the European Union
  • The CJEU
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ROLE OF EP

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  • has legislative, supervisory and budgetary roles

LEGISLATIVE - passing EU secondary legislation with the Council and after proposals of the Commission

SUPERVISORY - democratic scrutiny of all EU institutions
- Electing Commission President and approving Commission members

BUDGETARY - establishing the EU budget with the Council
- Approving the EU’s long term budget ‘multi annual financial framework’

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COMPOSITION OF EP

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  • 705 MEP’S
  • Allocated in a way that is degressive proportionality
  • directly elected by the member states
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ROLE OF THE COMMISSION

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Promotes the general interests of the EU by proposing legislation

Enforces action against member states that do not comply with EU law

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COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION

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  • 27 commissioners
    The presidential candidate suggests commission members and then they are approved by the European Parliament, and the European Council votes by qualified majority
  • so indirectly elected body
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ROLE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EU

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Voice of EU member states, adopting EU laws alongside the EP with ordinary legislative process

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COMPOSITION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EU

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Ministers of the member states, they have 10 different compositions based on the policy area being discussed

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ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL

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Defines the general policy area and direction of the EU, and priorities of the EU

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COMPOSITION OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL

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  • heads of states from member states - European Council president and European Commission president
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ROLE OF THE CJEU

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  • to interpret EU law and ensure application universally in the EU member states
  • annulling legal acts of the EU that may infringe the treaties
  • sanctioning EU institutions if an individual has been damaged by a secondary legislation
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COMPOSITION OF THE CJEU

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  • judge from every member state CJEU
  • general court has 2 judges from each member state
  • 11 advocate generals that are
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