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Muhammed AwaisP6- European Union
European Union is made up of 28 member states which take part in activity to bring changes into the EU states.
There are 28 members which are part of the EU, some of the countries in the European Union are Spain, Italy,
France, Belgium and UK. The UK had joined the EU in January 1973. In 2016 the UK has voted to leave the
EU. The latest country to join the EU is Croatia, they had joined in July 2013. The EU discuss issues which
occur around the world and ones which occur within Europe itself.
European Council European Commission
The European Council is made up of leaders from European The European Commission consists of 28 government officials
countries such as UK, France, and Germany. There are all together who are elected. There is 1 president, 7 vice presidents and 20
28 countries which are part of the EU, which is soon to change to 27 commissioners. For example the current president of the
as UK is in the leaving process. European Commission is Jean-Claude Juncker and the
The European council will meet in Brussels which is in Belgium. commissioner of the UK is Jonathan Hill.
Some of the topics which were discussed in the European Council The European Commission is held in Brussels which is in
are the disaster in Japan and the value of the Euro. Belgium.
The old president of the European Council was Herman von They meet to fulfil two roles, firstly they propose new legislation
Rompuy and the new and existing one now is Donald Tusk. to the European Parliament. Secondly it ensures that the Law
The meetings are held 4 to 7 times a year, 4 being the minimum. which made by them is correctly used by member countries.
The council provides the broad lines and priorities for the EU They do this to meet the obligations which were set under the
policies. The main job of the European Council is too make treaties. Also they do it as other EU countries has told them to
decisions. It has the same shared role as the European Parliament. respond to something. This is when a country may not follow a
European Commission Law and other countries have found out
and they want for the European Commission to act.
Citizens from the EU can call on for the European Commission to
make Laws. But this means that there will need to be at least 1
million signatures. But there is a maximum of 7 countries which
can sign the signature. So no more than 3.
The European Commission must insure that the EU Law is
applied in all EU countries and if it isn’t they will need to take
legal action.
European Parliament Court Of Justice of the
European Union
The European Parliament represents approximately 500 million The court of justice of European Union (CJEU), has its court
people based in Luxembourg.
The people who sit in the European Parliament are given the initials The main roles of CJEU is firstly to give rulings on European
MEP. MEP stands for Members of European Parliament. Union Law. They interpret treaties. They also give the rulings on
The main role of the European Parliament is to make laws. the legality of the acts of European Commission, Council of the
ministers which sit in the courts. They also keep tabs on what the
The members of the European Parliament also meet in Brussels
European Parliament was doing. They see how they make the
(Belgium). They will also meet in Strasbourg which is in France.
different laws. For example the directives, decisions and
The European Council meets in Brussel to discuss, debate and vote
regulations. Lastly they see if the other EU countries are
on any new legislation. complying with the laws. Those countries who are not will get
Then the European Parliament will meet in Strasbourg to make any punished legally.
final amendments on the new legislation. This is also where a new In the European there are 28 judges each of them represent each
and final vote will take place. member state? The judges are elected for 6 years.
They take on the proposal from the European Commission. Then the The most powerful curt is their national court, the national court
proposal must be agreed by the European Council and European for the UK is the supreme court, however they are binding with
Parliament the European Court which makes this court powerful overall.
There are two types of laws which are mentioned, these are The most common act of the CJEU is an action for a preliminary
directives and regulations. ruling, this accounts for 50% of all cases in the CJEU. The case
In the last five years some legislation which parliament has passed is will start in the national court but if it was to involve an EU Law
Mobile Roaming Charges to make the cost of using Mobile abroad then the judge will transfer the case to the CJEU for a
cheaper. Another legislation is chemical regulation. preliminary ruling. It will take about 17 months for a reply from
the CJEU.
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