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The European Union

The European Union. Political Institutions. Overview. History Three Branches Legislative Executive Judicial Monetary Political Parties. History (1950-1964). Treaty of Paris (1951) European Coal and Steel Community “Inner Six” Treaty of Rome (1957) European Economic Community

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The European Union

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  1. The European Union Political Institutions

  2. Overview • History • Three Branches • Legislative • Executive • Judicial • Monetary • Political Parties

  3. History (1950-1964) • Treaty of Paris (1951) • European Coal and Steel Community • “Inner Six” • Treaty of Rome (1957) • European Economic Community • European Atomic Energy Community

  4. History (1965-1991) • Merger Treaty (1965) • European Communities • Three Pillars • Expansion • UK ,Ireland, and Denmark • No Norway • Single European Act

  5. History (1992-Present) MAASTRICHT TREATY http://www.eurotreaties.com/maastrichtec.pdf

  6. Present Day EU • 28 Countries • 3rd Largest “State” • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/EC-EU-enlargement_animation.gif

  7. European Parliament • Passes and Amends European Laws • Co-decision with Council of Ministers • Direct Election • 5 Year Cycle • Main location in Brussels • “Lower House” • President of Parliament

  8. Council of Ministers • Passes and amends European laws • Co-decision with Parliament • Represents Europe Internationally • Ministers from each country • “Upper House” • Voting • Different kinds of Majorities • Distribution by Country

  9. European Council • Executive Branch (sort of) • Heads of Government • Sets General Direction of EU • President of European Council

  10. European Commision • Executive Branch • Proposes Legislation • Oversees Bureaucracy • Drafts and Implements Budget

  11. Court of Justice • Judicial Branch • Interprets European Law • Ensures all Countries Comply • Not Life Terms???

  12. European Central Bank • Treaty of Amsterdam • Monetary Policy • Maintaining Price Stability • Strength of Euro

  13. Court of Auditors • Audits Finances of EU • Ensures Fiscal Responsibility • Six-Year Terms • Oversees 800 Staff Members

  14. Europarties • Maastricht Treaty • Weak organizations • Conglomeration of National Parties • National Parties Contest Elections • National Loyalties • Real Parties???

  15. Parties in Parliament EPP - European People's Party (Christian Democrats) S&D - Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in Europe (centre-left) ALDE - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (liberal) GUE/NGL - European United Left-Nordic Green Left (left-wing) Greens/EFA - Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens and regionalists/nationalists) ECR - European Conservatives and Reformists Group (right-wing) EFD - Europe of Freedom and Democracy (Eurosceptic) NA - Non-attached (MEPs not part of any group) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11721146

  16. Major Party: EPP • Largest Party in Parliament • Center-Right • First Transnational European Party • Emphasize Austerity • Want to Strengthen EU • Pro-Single Market • Pro-Asylum • Federal Europe

  17. Major Party: PES • Second-Largest Party in Parliament • Center-Left • Socialist • Pro-Regulation • “Financial Transaction Tax” • Uniform, High Minimum Wage • Pro-Environment, Renewable Energy

  18. A European Constitution? • Agreed upon in 2004 • Simplify Mess of Treaties • Solidify Union • Define Relationship with Member States • Signed by all Countries • Failed Ratification in France, Denmark • Lisbon Treaty

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