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• European Commission


  Represents the interests of the EU as a whole
• European Parliament


  Represents the interests of European Citizens
• Council of the European Union

  Represents the member state governments
• Central legislative institutions of the European Union

  • European Commission
  • European Parliament
  • Council of the European Union
• European Council


  Gives the impetus and directions to European integration
• Committee of Regions


  Advisory body
• Economic and Social Committee


  Advisory body
• European Court of Justice

  Settles disputes
• Other EU institutions


  • European Council
  • Committee of Regions
  • Economic and Social Committee
  • European Court of Justice
• Promoting peace and security and respecting fundamental rights and freedoms are just some of the European Union's aims and values
• Overview of the most important EU treaties (founding treaties, treaty amendments, Lisbon Treaty, Schengen Agreement, etc.)
• Access to public, institutional documents are granted to any EU national, increasing the transparency of the law-making process
• The number of MEPs for each country is roughly proportionate to its population, but this is by degressive proportionality: no country can have fewer than 6 or more than 96 MEPs and the total number cannot exceed 750 (plus the President)
• MEPs are grouped by political affiliation, not by nationality
• The President


  Represents Parliament to other EU institutions and the outside world and gives the final go-ahead to the EU budget
• Parliament's work


  1. Committees - to prepare legislation

  2. Plenary sessions - to pass legislation
• Committees examine proposals for legislation, and MEPs and political groups can put forward amendments or propose to reject a bill
• Plenary sessions are when all the MEPs gather in the chamber to give a final vote on the proposed legislation and the proposed amendments