A table representing the sections within the EU with summaries of the Commission, European Parliament, Court of Justice of the EU, and Council of the EU.
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The Commission The European Parliament U Court of Justice of the EU Council of th
• Members are directly elected • Made of repres
What? Function:
• Consists of 28 by electorate of the Member S • Ensuing European law is from each mem
commissioners. States. interpreted and implied in country but the
• 5 year terms. • Form political groups groups the same way in every minister is the n
not national groups.
e representative.
member state.
• Parliament sessions last a • • Sometimes it d
Function: 1 judge from each EU
week and meet once a p country (28 judges). what they are t
• Put forward proposals
month. • 11 judges in a court. about – Ministe
for new laws to be
• 751 members currently – • 6 year term and can be topic not foreig
adopted by the a •
Change depending on reappointed again. Committee of p
Parliament and council.
Populations. • Select one of them to be representatives
• “Guardian” of treaties: • Standing committees. r • Council of law m
President of the Court.
1. Properly implemented. • Discuss proposals made by • Assisted by 11 Advocate body
2. Has a duty to intervene the Commission. Generals.
if a country does not • Report to Parliament for
a Law only made i
• Make sure all laws are used
follow. debate. in the same way. • 55% vote in fav
3. Refer to Court of Justice • Decisions are made by t • Proposal suppo
of the EU. Parliament Council of member states
Ministers. representing 65
• Responsible for the i
• Parliament can approve or EU population.
administration of the
Union and has executive reject a legislative proposal
powers to implement from the Commission or have o
the Unions budget and changes.
supervise how money is • Agree international
agreement.
n
spent.
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