lunes, 31 de marzo de 2014
The European Union has , since the entry into force of the Maastricht Treaty , a single institutional framework , which operates in representative democracy and in accordance with a method of community governance .
Within the broad framework of the European institutions , we can distinguish two groups:
On the one hand the political institutions , ie those in which lies the executive and legislative power of the Union . Here the European Parliament is elected every five years by the citizens, the Council of the European Union representing the governments of the Member States and the European Commission, a politically independent institution that represents and defends the interests of the Union as a whole, proposes legislation , policies and action programs.
On the other hand , the EU is composed of non- political institutions such as the Court , ultimately ensuring the implementation of Union law , the Court of Auditors , tax body in charge of supervising the proper administration of European funds, and finally the European Central Bank, responsible for the single monetary policy.
Within the broad framework of the European institutions , we can distinguish two groups:
On the one hand the political institutions , ie those in which lies the executive and legislative power of the Union . Here the European Parliament is elected every five years by the citizens, the Council of the European Union representing the governments of the Member States and the European Commission, a politically independent institution that represents and defends the interests of the Union as a whole, proposes legislation , policies and action programs.
On the other hand , the EU is composed of non- political institutions such as the Court , ultimately ensuring the implementation of Union law , the Court of Auditors , tax body in charge of supervising the proper administration of European funds, and finally the European Central Bank, responsible for the single monetary policy.
