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EUROPEAN UNION EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS INSTITUTIONS

AND RULES AND RULES

Unión Europea 27Unión Europea 27Judith Álvarez García

Sofía Bruña ZancaRaúl García Fernández

Vivien MagneClémence Mirat

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PARLAMENTARY PARLAMENTARY COMPARISONCOMPARISONEuropean European

UnionUnionSpainSpain FranceFrance

LegislativLegislative Powere Power

ApprobatiApprobationon

ElaboratioElaboration and n and approbatioapprobationn

ElaboratioElaboration and n and approbatioapprobationn

Budget Budget PowerPower

YesYes YesYes YesYes

Political Political ControlControl

InstitutionInstitutions s (Commissi(Commission)on)

GovernmeGovernmentnt

GovernmeGovernmentnt

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PARLAMENTARY PARLAMENTARY DIFERENCIESDIFERENCIESEuropeaEuropean Unionn Union

SpainSpain FranceFrance

NameName European European ParliamenParliamentt

General General CorpusCorpus

ParliamenParliamentt

Tribute Tribute PowerPower

NoNo YesYes YesYes

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PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENT FUNCTIONSFUNCTIONS

LEGISLATIVE CONTROLLEGISLATIVE CONTROL Co decision Co decision Congress and ParliamentCongress and Parliament

DEMOCRATIC CONTROLDEMOCRATIC CONTROL Over the Over the Commission (Questions, Data)Commission (Questions, Data)

BUDGETARY CONTROLBUDGETARY CONTROL Budget Budget modifications, approbation and control modifications, approbation and control (Commission)(Commission)

Lisbon Treaty, stronger legislatorLisbon Treaty, stronger legislator

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LEGISLATIVE AND LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE POWEREXECUTIVE POWER

EXECUTIVE POWEREXECUTIVE POWER Commission Commission Impulse agreementsImpulse agreements Political coordination, execution and Political coordination, execution and

managementmanagement EU exterior representation EU exterior representation

LEGISLATIVE POWERLEGISLATIVE POWER Parliament and CouncilParliament and Council Legislation approbation (Co decision)Legislation approbation (Co decision)

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SUBCOMMISSIONSSUBCOMMISSIONS

GENERAL REGIONAL POLITICAL GENERAL REGIONAL POLITICAL DIRECTIONDIRECTION Politic of cohesion Politic of cohesion (differences reductions) (differences reductions) 4th report: economical, social and territorial 4th report: economical, social and territorial

region situationsregion situations

RESEARCH GENERAL DIRECTIONRESEARCH GENERAL DIRECTION Develop more competitive techniquesDevelop more competitive techniques 7th Frame Program of Research and 7th Frame Program of Research and

Development TechnologicDevelopment Technologic

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SUBCOMMISSIONSSUBCOMMISSIONS

EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL ISSUES EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL ISSUES AND EQUALITY GENERAL AND EQUALITY GENERAL DIRECTIONDIRECTION Improve hygiene and securityImprove hygiene and security Equality between men and womenEquality between men and women PROGRESS: Financial supportPROGRESS: Financial support

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EUROPEAN UNION EUROPEAN UNION COUNCIL FUNCIONSCOUNCIL FUNCIONS

LEGISLATION: law approbationLEGISLATION: law approbation Economical politics coordination (ECOFIN)Economical politics coordination (ECOFIN) International agreements EU-other countries International agreements EU-other countries

or organizationsor organizations Common Exterior and Security Development Common Exterior and Security Development

Politics Politics EU budget approbationEU budget approbation Justice cooperation coordinationJustice cooperation coordination

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION EUROPEAN COMMISSION FUNCIONSFUNCIONS

EXECUTIVE POWEREXECUTIVE POWER Execution of communitarian Execution of communitarian politics and budget politics and budget managementmanagement Credit managementCredit management

LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVELEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE Proposes texts to the Proposes texts to the Parliament and the CouncilParliament and the Council Common telecommunication Common telecommunication

marketmarket

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION EUROPEAN COMMISSION FUNCIONSFUNCIONS

WARRANT OF THE WARRANT OF THE COMMUTARIAN RIGHTCOMMUTARIAN RIGHT Warranty that all customers have access Warranty that all customers have access

to basic servicesto basic services

REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EUROPEAN UNIONEUROPEAN UNION Agreement between Central America and Agreement between Central America and

the Andean Communitythe Andean Community

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COURT OF JUSTICE COURT OF JUSTICE APPEALS APPEALS

2 types of APPEALS to interject in 2 types of APPEALS to interject in front of the Court:front of the Court: DIRECT APPEALDIRECT APPEAL Only the affected Only the affected

person or organisms can appeal (within person or organisms can appeal (within 2 months)2 months)

PRELIMINARY QUESTIONSPRELIMINARY QUESTIONS European Council, European Union European Council, European Union Council, Commission, Parliament, ECB Council, Commission, Parliament, ECB and non-institutional organisms.and non-institutional organisms.

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ECB vs EIBECB vs EIB Frankfurt (1998)Frankfurt (1998) Functions:Functions:

€ € managementmanagement Keeping stable Keeping stable

pricesprices Economical and Economical and

monetary politicsmonetary politics IndependentIndependent Central Central

coordination of the coordination of the different national different national banks (Euro system)banks (Euro system)

Luxembourg (1958)Luxembourg (1958) Functions:Functions:

Long time loans Long time loans (public and private (public and private sectors)sectors)

Controlled by the Controlled by the Governments Governments CouncilCouncil

EU and 140 EU and 140 countries countries (Cooperation (Cooperation agreement)agreement)

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EESC vs CoREESC vs CoR Consultative organ of Consultative organ of

the EU (1957).the EU (1957). Generate “opinions”Generate “opinions” Advice for Council, Advice for Council,

Commission or Commission or Parliament.Parliament.

Emit facultative and Emit facultative and own opinion.own opinion.

Objective: act as a Objective: act as a model of participative model of participative democracy.democracy.

Consultative organ Consultative organ integrated by the EU integrated by the EU regions (1944 Treaty regions (1944 Treaty UE).UE).

344 members.344 members. Presents local and Presents local and

regional points of view.regional points of view. Generate opinions and Generate opinions and

propositions to the propositions to the Commission.Commission.

Define the general Define the general politic every year.politic every year.

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EUROPEAN PROCESS TO EUROPEAN PROCESS TO DECISION-MAKINGDECISION-MAKING

Three principals process:Three principals process:

Co-decisionCo-decision: actual process for the majority of : actual process for the majority of

the legislationthe legislation

Conform opinionConform opinion: the Council approves the : the Council approves the

ParliamentParliament

ConsultationsConsultations: done in topics such as : done in topics such as

agriculture, fiscal matters and competences.agriculture, fiscal matters and competences.

If the Council modifies the proposal of the If the Council modifies the proposal of the Commission Commission unanimityunanimity

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CONCLUSIONS

Similarities between national and European institutions.

New Countries Different situations Decision-making more difficult.

Proposal: more democratic process.