Comparing EU and Italian InstitutionsComparing EU and Italian Institutions

Project Europa Punto EDUProject Europa Punto EDUClassClass:: 3C

GroupGroup:: Gianluca Serpi, Davide Mossenta, Francesco Bernardini, Luca Bianchin, Luca Carboni

SchoolSchool::Liceo Scientifico “A. Einstein” – ISIS “Malignani”

Cervignano del Friuli – UdineSubjectSubject:: EnglishTeacherTeacher:: Marilena Beltramini

ITALIAN PARLIAMENT -- EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

ITALIAN GOVERNMENT -- EUROPEAN COMMISSION

COSTITUTIONAL COURT OF ITALY -- EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE

CREDITS

ITALIAN PARLIAMENT

Upper House Low House

UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE

every 5 years

Senate(at Palazzo Madama)

The Chamber ofDeputies

(at Palazzo Chigi)

Composition Composition

315 members(over 40years old)

TASKS

630 members(over 25years old)

TASKS

LEGISLATIVE

FUNCTION

WHO MAKES LAW PROPOSAL?

To be approved they must have more than 50.000 signatures

• Parliament • Government • Other organization

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Universal suffrage

Elected by all the citizen of the EUOver 25

BRUXELLES(supplementary)

STRASBURG(plenary)

elected

TASKS

• Legislative function • Democratic supervision • Purse power

CooperationConsultationCo-decisionConformity of opinion

PROPOSAL?

Political groupscommission

TO

732 membersevery 5 years

EURODEPUTES

Their minimal age depends from where they come from (from 18 to 25).

• Legislative function;• Constitutional review; • Control and address;• Purse power

BICAMERAL LEGISLATURE

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

ministers

Every country has a number of votes reflecting the size of the population

1.General Affairs External Relations

2.Economic, Financial Affairs

3.Justice and Home Affairs

4.Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs

5.Competitiveness

6.Transport, Telecommunications and Energy

7.Agriculture and Fisheries

8.Environment

9.Education, Youth and Culture

Meeting are attended by whichever ministers are responsible for the items to be discussed

TASKS

• pass European laws (jointly with the European Parliament) • co-ordinate the broad economic policies of the member states. • conclude international agreements between the EU and other countries or international organisations. • approve the EU’s budget, jointly with the European Parliament. • develop the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), based on guidelines set by the European Council. • co-ordinate co-operation between the national courts and police forces in criminal matters

The Council of the European Union represents the national governments of each member state.

The number of votes is 321.

Each EU country in turn presides over the Council for a six-month period. power.

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

• chosen by EU governments • endorsed by E. Parliament

• nominated by their national government • must be approved by the Parliament

TASKS

• Propose legislation to Parliament and the Council • Manage and implement Europolicies and budget • Strengthen European laws (jointly with the Court of Justice) • Represents the European Union on the International stage.

Commissioners

President Commissioners25 members(one from each country)

Each of the member has responsability for a particular EU policy area.

ITALIAN GOVERNMENT

Elected by the President of the Republic

He represents the Government in front of the Chamber and in front of the President of the Republic

TASKS

• Executive function; • Emanate decrees that have a law strength; • Adopt law-decree to face up an unexpected situation; • Represents Italy on the international stage.

They have political and administrative function and they are responsible of a proper minister

MinistersPrime Minister Ministers without purse

They don’t have a proper ministry, but they hace an

important role

At Palazzo Chigi at Piazza Colonna

Esecutive function

Bruxelles and Stransburg

5 years

It is composed of the representatives that won the Parliamentary majority in the general elections (every 4 years).

The government is made up of many bureaus; everyone of these bureaus is responsible of a different function.The function of the Government is mainly the ecutive power (execute the laws make by the Parliament)

TASKS

The Costitutional Court of Italy has got the juridical function.

It judges on:

• Controversies on the constitutional legitimacy of laws and enactments

having the force of law issued by the State and the regions;

• Conflicts arising from allocation of powers of the State and those allocated

to State and regions, and between regions;

• Accusations made against the President of the Republic, according to the

provisions of the Constitution.

The Constitutional Court has got the power to invalidate laws with an immediate effect.

COSTITUTIONAL COURT OF ITALY

Judgeevery 9 years

Nominated by:

⅓ President of the Republic⅓ Parliament in joint sitting ⅓ supreme courts

(1948)

15 members

EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE

Judges General lawyers

chosen between the best judges and lawyers in the member States

Composition Composition

25 judges 8 general lawyers

ELECTED

every 6 years

ELECTED

every 6 years

Elect every 3 years the President

TASKS

• has got the function of judge what the European institutions decide• verify if European treaties have been followed in the European procedures

To ssolve this function the Court has been provided of a high judiciary power, that is used especially for trials about cancellation of documents and laws.

Juridical function

The judges elect the president of the Costitutional Court