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Overview of the EU and itsinstitutions

Stephanie Newman, IEEP

20 February 2013

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E+ Institutins Wh &es what'

E+ p$icy is&e*e$pe& an&

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EurpeanPar$iament

#unci$ % theEur ean +nin

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he Eurpean #mmissin

Initiates #mmunityp$icy

En%rces E+ $awt-ether withEurpean #urt %

4ustice5 6ana-es p$icy an& *ersees its

imp$ementatin E7terna$ representati*e an&

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he Eurpean #mmissin

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he Eurpean Par$iament

he n$y &irect$y e$ecte&E+ institutin

Number % 6EPs per

6ember State ru-h$yprprtina$ t ppu$atin

)e*isin % reaties has seen increase

in pwer Since the Cisbn reaty EP is co-

legislatorwith the #unci$5

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Par$iamentary #mmittees

nce the #mmissin has tab$e& aprpsa$, a #mmittee is i&entiGe& t$ea& ne-tiatins

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#mmittee;s reprt is *te& n inp$enary sessin atten&e& by a$$ 6EPs

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#unci$ % the E+ r #unci$ %

6inisters5 &irect$y represents 6emberStates

6eets in ten &i/erent :%rmatins;&epen&in- n subect

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#unci$ % the Eurpean +nin

Pass European laws jointly with the EP

(we*er r&inary $e-is$ati*e prce&ure &esnt e7ten& t a$$catin- Gshin- pprtunities

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brin-s t-ether the(ea&s % State rA*ernment %rmeach 6ember State

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irect$y app$icab$e $aw

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#unci$ can &e$e-ate t the#mmissin

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ecisin ma!in- in the E+

6ain E+ &ecisinma!in- b&ies are the#mmissin, the Par$iament an& the #unci$

he #mmissin is the n$y institutin that

can tab$e a %rma$ $e-is$ati*e prpsa$ he #unci$ an& the Par$iament *te n the

#mmissin;s prpsa$s

heir pwers *ary accr&in- t &i/erentprce&ures %r &ecisinma!in-" r&inary $e-is$ati*e prce&ure

Specia$ $e-is$ati*e prce&ure

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r&inary $e-is$ati*e prce&ure

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)e%ers t int &ecisinma!in- by theEP an& the #unci$

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he 15 #mmissin presents a $e-is$ati*e prpsa$ t25 Par$iament an& the 35 #unci$ simu$taneus$y.

EP a&pts 5 its psitin an& submits it t the #unci$.

I% the #unci$ a-rees with the EP;s psitin, 85 the$e-is$ati*e te7t is a&pte&.

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Summary

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Par$iament he$ps t create $e-is$atin an& h$&the #mmissin t accunt

he #unci$ he$ps t pass $e-is$atin Permanent representati*es supprt the

meetin-s % #unci$

here are &i/erent types % $e-is$atin use& %r&i/erent situatins

< new p$icy wi$$ be scrutinise& by a $t %pep$e in the E+ be%re it -ets passe&

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