INSTITUTIONS

Question 1

What are the institutions of the EU?

Answer 1

• The European Parliament
• The European Commission
• The European Council
• The Council of the European Union
• The CJEU

Question 2

ROLE OF EP

Answer 2

• 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’

Question 3

COMPOSITION OF EP

Answer 3

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

Question 4

ROLE OF THE COMMISSION

Answer 4

Promotes the general interests of the EU by proposing legislation

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

Question 5

COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION

Answer 5

• 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

Question 6

ROLE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EU

Answer 6

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

Question 7

COMPOSITION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EU

Answer 7

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

Question 8

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL

Answer 8

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

Question 9

COMPOSITION OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL

Answer 9

• heads of states from member states - European Council president and European Commission president

Question 10

ROLE OF THE CJEU

Answer 10

• 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

Question 11

COMPOSITION OF THE CJEU

Answer 11

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