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    The document provides an overview of the main EU institutions, including the European Council which sets the political agenda, the European Commission which proposes laws and manages budgets and policies, the Council of the European Union which represents member states' interests, the European Parliament which is directly elected and works with the Council, and the European Court of Justice which ensures compliance with EU law. It also mentions the European Central Bank which manages the euro and safeguards price stability, and the European Food Safety Authority responsible for food safety risk assessment.

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    The document provides an overview of the main EU institutions, including the European Council which sets the political agenda, the European Commission which proposes laws and manages budgets and policies, the Council of the European Union which represents member states' interests, the European Parliament which is directly elected and works with the Council, and the European Court of Justice which ensures compliance with EU law. It also mentions the European Central Bank which manages the euro and safeguards price stability, and the European Food Safety Authority responsible for food safety risk assessment.

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    The document provides an overview of the main EU institutions, including the European Council which sets the political agenda, the European Commission which proposes laws and manages budgets and policies, the Council of the European Union which represents member states' interests, the European Parliament which is directly elected and works with the Council, and the European Court of Justice which ensures compliance with EU law. It also mentions the European Central Bank which manages the euro and safeguards price stability, and the European Food Safety Authority responsible for food safety risk assessment.

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    The key takeaways are that the EU consists of 27 countries with 23 official languages and its workings depend on factors like time period, policy domain, and national context.

    It works through various institutions like the European Commission, European Parliament, and Council of the European Union that represent different interests and play different roles in passing laws and policies.

    The main EU institutions are the European Commission, European Parliament, Council of the European Union, European Court of Justice, and European Central Bank.

    EU Institutions

    To Understand Europe You Have


    to Be a Genius or French.
    --Madeleine Albright, US
    Secretary of State, 1998

    How does the EU work?

    It depends

    Time period
    Policy domain
    International context
    National context

    27 Countries, 23 Official
    Languages

    Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch,


    English, Estonian, Finnish, French,
    German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish,
    Italian, Latvian Lithuanian, Maltest,
    Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak,
    Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish

    EU Institutions

    The European Council

    Sets the agenda


    Meets 4 times annually at the European
    Summit
    Made up of the heads of states of the
    member countries
    Convenes on broad political priorities and
    major initiatives

    EU Institutions: 3 + 2

    The Institutional Triangle: The


    Commission, The Council of the
    European Union (the Council), The
    Parliament
    The Other Two: The Court of Justice,
    The Central Bank

    The European Parliament

    The only directly-elected body of the EU


    ToL set MEPs at 754
    an electorate of almost 1/2 billion people.
    Elected once every five years
    Directly elected since 1979 (contrast Council
    of Europe)
    Turnout for elections usually very low

    EU Parliament

    Scrutinizes EU institutions, especially


    the Commission
    Works closely with the Council:

    Debating and passing European laws


    Debating and adopting the budget

    Council of the European Union

    Located in Brussels
    Presidency of Council of Ministers
    rotates every six months to a different
    head of state
    President sets agenda, represents EU
    internationally, represents (sometimes
    with President of Commission) EU at
    internationally meetings

    Council of the European Union

    Also called the Council of Ministers, or The


    Council
    Represents the interests of the member
    states
    Not the same as the European Council

    The Council

    Passes laws
    Coordinates economic policies of
    member states
    Signs agreements
    Approves the annual budget
    Develops foreign & defense policies
    Coordinates cooperation

    EU Commission

    Acts as Guardian of the Treaties


    Consists of 27 Commissioners, one for
    each member state of the EU
    Commissioners supported by 26,000
    bureaucrats, divided into departments
    called Directorates-General

    EU Commission

    The Commission means both the 27


    Commissioners and the vast
    bureaucracy that supports them
    The Commission is supposed to
    represent the interests of the EU, not
    the interests of the member states. They
    are not supposed to receive
    instructions from their home country

    EU Commission

    Commission headed by a President and a


    Vice-President
    Responsible for day-to-day operation of the
    EU
    Proposes new laws to the Parliament and the
    Council
    Manages the budget
    Enforces EU law (with the ECJ)
    Negotiates agreements

    The European Court of Justice

    Determines if EU laws are consistent with EU


    Treaties
    Determines if national laws are consistent
    with EU laws
    EU law takes precedence, but only in areas of
    EU competence, that is, where the countries
    have given power to the EU

    ECJ rules on:

    Claims by the EU Commission that a


    member state has not implemented a
    legal requirement
    Claims by a member states that the EU
    Commission has exceeded its authority
    Responds to inquiries from national
    courts about the meaning or validity of a
    particular piece of EU law.

    The ECJ

    Power of Court seems to be growing;


    this reflected in tension between Court
    and member states
    On the other hand, Court of Justice has
    strengthened courts in member nations
    by giving it new jurisdiction
    Under new constitution, ECJ power
    would grow significantly

    European Central Bank (ECB)

    Manages the euro


    Safeguards price stability in the EU
    Frames & implements the EUs
    economic & monetary policy
    Completely independent

    The European Food Safety


    Authority

    Created in 2001 in reaction to a number


    of public health and food safety crises
    Responsible for food safety risk
    assessment, not for risk management

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