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Samenvatting: Institutions and policies of the EuropeanUnion
Les 1: Introduction
Symbols refer to the looks of the buildings.
MEP= member of the European parliament
The EU member states.
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
27 member states
Charles Michel: European Council
Roberta Metsola: European parliament
Legarde: European central bank
Ursula von der Leyen: European
commission
,Les 2: What is the EU: chapter 1
1. What has happened in EU news this week?
Ursula von der leyen wants a second term as leader of the EU commission.
many expected it, but why wait so long
Maybe another function within NAVO
Parliament and EU council needs to approve it.
- She is a German conservative
o But conservatives are in the opposition in Germany
o They want a commissioner from their own political colour but most importantly
they like to have a German leading the commission
o So maybe she can stay
PPt: 9 explanation of how the EU
commission leader is elected
2. Theoretical and conceptual
approaches to understanding the EU
The Eu has 27 member states
The Eu is various institutions and actors
What is the EU?
Deze termen kunnen uitleggen.
, Conceptual approaches to the EU
What is a State?
- A legal and physical entity that:
o 1) operates within a fixed and populated territory,
o 2) has authority over that territory,
o 3) is legally and politically independent,
o 4) is recognized by its people and by other states.
Bv Kosovo: 20 EU members recognize it, 5 Eu members dont
Is The Eu a State ?
- 1) Fixed and populated territory?
o • EU = sum of its MS’ territory, borders recognized (YES)
o • EU has various symbols of statehood for its population (YES)
o • EU keeps expanding/territory changes (NO)
o • EU doesn’t fully operate its territory, but EU MS do (NO)
MS have their own operation in its own territory
- 2) Authority over that territory?
o EU system of law to which MS are subject (YES)
o EU competences vary, no all-encompassing authority (NO)
- 3) Legally and politically independent?
o • (rather) independent of other international actors (YES)
o • (rather) dependent of its Member States (NO))
- 4) Recognized by its people and by other states?
o • General recognition by other states (e.g., trade agreements) (YES)
o • EU citizenship (YES)
o • Variation in extent of recognition by other states (NO)
Certain country’s only want to trade with a single country
o • Various extent of ‘feeling European’ among EU citizens (NO)
Example Exam:
What is a State?
reflect what speaks for and what against it as EU as a state.
What is an international organization?
Def 1: Olson
- Voluntary
- Neiter autonomous power nor…
- The authority can impose(opleggen)
Def 2: Eilstrup-Sangiovanni
- At least 3 state parties
- HQ or secretariat
- Regular meetings an budgets
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