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INSTITUTIONS OF EUROPEAN UNION

INSTITUTIONS OF EUROPEAN UNION. European Union institutions. European Parliament Council of the European Union Presidencies Court of Justice Court of Auditors. European Parliament. The European Parliament has three main roles:

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INSTITUTIONS OF EUROPEAN UNION

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  1. INSTITUTIONS OF EUROPEAN UNION Marinos & Rafaella

  2. European Union institutions • European Parliament • Council of the European Union • Presidencies • Court of Justice • Court of Auditors Marinos & Rafaella

  3. European Parliament The European Parliament has three main roles: • scrutinizing other EU institutions, particularly the Commission, to macerating and passing European laws, with the Council • they are working democratically • debating and adopting the EU's budget, with the Council. Composition The number of MEPs for each country is roughly in proportion to its population. Under the Lisbon Treaty no country can have fewer than 6 or more than 96 MEPs. The current numbers in the Parliament were set, however, before the coming into force of the treaty. The numbers will be adjusted for the next mandate of the European Parliament. For example, the number of MEPs for Germany will thus be reduced from 99 to 96, whilst for Malta this number will increase from 5 to 6. MEPs are grouped by politicalaffiliation, not by nationality. Marinos & Rafaella

  4. Location The European Parliament has three places of work – Brussels (Belgium), Luxembourg and Strasbourg (France).Luxembourg is home to the administrative offices (the ‘General Secretariat’).Meetings of the whole Parliament (‘plenary sessions’) take place in Strasbourg and in Brussels. Committee meetings are also held in Brussels. Marinos & Rafaella

  5. Members of the European Parliament Takis HADJIGEORGIOU Ioannis KASOULIDES Kyriakos MAVRONIKOLAS Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left Vice-Chair Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Vice-Chair Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Member Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES Eleni THEOCHAROUS Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Member Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Member Marinos & Rafaella

  6. Council of the European Union What does it do? ◊ Passes EU laws. ◊ Coordinates the broad economic policies of EU member countries. ◊ Signs agreements between the EU and other countries. ◊ Approves the annual EU budget ◊ Develops the EU's foreign and defence policies. ◊ Coordinates cooperation between courts and police forces of member countries. Marinos & Rafaella

  7. The members of the Council • no fixed members • each Council meeting, each country sends the minister for the policy field being discussed • e.g. the environment minister for the meeting dealing with environmental matters Marinos & Rafaella

  8. Presidencies The Presidency of the European Union is occupied by a Member State rather than an individual. It rotates between Member States on a pre-arranged basis every six months, with groups of three Presidencies (the trio) co-ordinating their strategic priorities for the EU for 18 months at a time. Marinos & Rafaella

  9. Presidencies 2011-2020 • Hungary January-June 2011 • Poland July-December 2011 • Denmark January-June 2012 • Cyprus July-December 2012 • Ireland January-June 2013 • Lithuania July-December 2013 • Greece January-June 2014 • Italy July-December 2014 • Latvia January-June 2015 • Luxembourg July-December 2015 • Netherlands January-June 2016 • Slovakia July-December 2016 • Malta January-June 2017 • United Kingdom July-December 2017 • Estonia January-June 2018 • Bulgaria July-December 2018 • Austria January-June 2019 • Romania July-December 2019 • Finland January-June 2020 Marinos & Rafaella

  10. Voting: Marinos & Rafaella

  11. The Court of Justice of the European Union The Court of Justice interprets EU law to make sure it is applied in the same way in all EU countries. It also settles legal disputes between EU governments and EU institutions. Individuals, companies or organizations can also bring cases before the Court if they feel their rights have been infringed by an EU institution. Marinos & Rafaella

  12. Types of cases The Court gives rulings on the cases brought before it. The five most common types of cases are: 1. Preliminary ruling procedure If a national court is in doubt about the interpretation or validity of an EU law, it may – and sometimes must – ask the Court of Justice for advice 2. Proceedings for failure to fulfil an obligation The Commission can start these proceedings if it believes that a member country is failing to fulfil its obligations under EU law. If the Court finds that the country has not followed its ruling, it can issue a fine. Marinos & Rafaella

  13. If any EU country, the Council, the Commission Parliament believes that a particular EU law is illegal, it may ask the Court to annul it. Can also be used by private individuals who want the Court to cancel a particular law 3. Actions for annulment 4. Actions for failure to act The Treaty requires Parliament, the Council and the Commission to make certain decisions under certain circumstances. If they fail to do so, member countries, can lodge a complaint with the Court so as to have this failure to act officially recorded. 5. Direct actions Any person or company who has suffered damage as a result of the action or inaction of the Community or its staff can bring an action seeking compensation before the General Court. Marinos & Rafaella

  14. EU Court of Auditors • The European Court of Auditors audits EU finances. Its role is to improve EU financial management and report on the use of public funds. Purpose: To ensure that EU taxpayers get maximum value for their money, the Court of Auditors has the right to check ('audit') any person or organisation handling EU funds. Marinos & Rafaella

  15. EU Court of Auditors Tasks: • One of the Court's most important jobs is to present the European Parliament and the Council with an annual report on the previous financial year. Composition: • The Court has one member from each EU country appointed by the Council for a six-year term. The members elect one of their number as President for a term of three years. Marinos & Rafaella

  16. EU Court of Auditors Organisation: • The Court of Auditors has approximately 800 staff, including translators and administrators as well as auditors. The auditors are divided into ‘audit groups’. They prepare draft reports on which the Court takes decisions. Marinos & Rafaella

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