Overview

• What are the four sections that EU is split into?

  The council

  The commission

  Parliament

  Court of Justice
• Who makes up the council?

  Government representative
• What is the role of the council?

  Law making body
• How does voting work within the council?

  Qualified majority

  55% of member states vote in favour

  member states must represent 65% of EU population
• Who makes up the commission?

  28 independent commissioners

  appointed in 5 year terms
• What does the commission do?

  Budget

  Propose new laws

  Guardians of treaties-laws are correctly implemented
• Who makes up the parliament?

  Don't operate in national groups- political groups

  Elected by member state countries

  meet on average once a month
• What is parliaments role?

  Approve/ reject proposals by commission

  co- legislate with council

  decide on international agreements
• Who makes up the court?

  28- judge from each member state
• How many sit in a full court?

  11
• What is the role of the court?

  hear cases if failed to implement on what commission has said

  purposive approach

  presents cases in written not oral form

  can ask for preliminary rulings
• What is a preliminary ruling?


  Courts are able to ask for assistance if they don't know how to implement a law