INSTITUTIONS OF THE EU
Main task Composition Organisation Decision-making Functions & powers Seat
Parliament - Advisory organ - Directly - Political groups Majority of votes - Co-legislator in OLP Strasbourg
à Art. 14 TEU - Decision-making elected - Committees cast (1/3 present) - Consent to acts
- Degressively - Meets 1x/month - Co-decide on annual budget
proportional - Appointments to high-level positions
- President - Political control
- Constitutional powers
European Council - Political - Heads of - Decisions: Consensus (2/3 - Forum for solutions for political Brussels
à Art. 15 TEU guidance State/Gov. binding must be present) blockages in Council
- Not legislative! - President - Conclusions: - Provide ‘impetus’
- President of express - Influence other institutions
the Comm. consensus - Constitutional powers
- Meets 2x/6
months
Council of the EU - Coordinating - Repr. at - Configurations Qualified majority - Co-legislator in OLP Brussels
à Art. 16 TEU - Decision-making ministerial level - Rotating - Main decision-maker for non-
presidency legislative acts + int. agreements
- Coreper - Co-decide on annual budget
- Meets when - Multiannual financial framework
convened - Appointments to high-level positions
- Constitutional powers
Commission - Promote general - 1 national per - Decisions based Consensus - Legislative initiative + involvement Brussels
à Art. 17 TEU interest of the EU MS, based on: on proposals from - External representation
- Motor of Competence members - Coordinating
European Commitment - Meets 1x/week - Guardian of EU law
integration Independence
- President
Main task Composition Organisation Decision-making Functions & powers Seat
Parliament - Advisory organ - Directly - Political groups Majority of votes - Co-legislator in OLP Strasbourg
à Art. 14 TEU - Decision-making elected - Committees cast (1/3 present) - Consent to acts
- Degressively - Meets 1x/month - Co-decide on annual budget
proportional - Appointments to high-level positions
- President - Political control
- Constitutional powers
European Council - Political - Heads of - Decisions: Consensus (2/3 - Forum for solutions for political Brussels
à Art. 15 TEU guidance State/Gov. binding must be present) blockages in Council
- Not legislative! - President - Conclusions: - Provide ‘impetus’
- President of express - Influence other institutions
the Comm. consensus - Constitutional powers
- Meets 2x/6
months
Council of the EU - Coordinating - Repr. at - Configurations Qualified majority - Co-legislator in OLP Brussels
à Art. 16 TEU - Decision-making ministerial level - Rotating - Main decision-maker for non-
presidency legislative acts + int. agreements
- Coreper - Co-decide on annual budget
- Meets when - Multiannual financial framework
convened - Appointments to high-level positions
- Constitutional powers
Commission - Promote general - 1 national per - Decisions based Consensus - Legislative initiative + involvement Brussels
à Art. 17 TEU interest of the EU MS, based on: on proposals from - External representation
- Motor of Competence members - Coordinating
European Commitment - Meets 1x/week - Guardian of EU law
integration Independence
- President
