EUROPEAN UNION EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS INSTITUTIONS

AND RULES AND RULES Unión Europea 27Unión Europea 27

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

PARLAMENTARY PARLAMENTARY DIFERENCIESDIFERENCIESEuropeaEuropean Unionn Union

SpainSpain FranceFrance

NameName European European ParliamenParliamentt

General General CorpusCorpus

ParliamenParliamentt

Tribute Tribute PowerPower

NoNo YesYes YesYes

PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENT FUNCTIONSFUNCTIONS

LEGISLATIVE CONTROL LEGISLATIVE CONTROL Co Co decision Congress and Parliamentdecision Congress and Parliament

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

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

Lisbon Treaty, stronger legislatorLisbon Treaty, stronger legislator

LEGISLATIVE AND LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE POWEREXECUTIVE POWER

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

managementmanagement EU exterior representation EU exterior representation

LEGISLATIVE POWER LEGISLATIVE POWER Parliament Parliament and Counciland Council Legislation approbation (Co decision)Legislation approbation (Co decision)

SUBCOMMISSIONSSUBCOMMISSIONS GENERAL REGIONAL POLITICAL GENERAL REGIONAL POLITICAL

DIRECTION DIRECTION Politic of cohesion Politic of cohesion (differences reductions) (differences reductions) 4th report: economical, social and territorial 4th report: economical, social and territorial

region situationsregion situationshttp://ec.europa.eu/dgs/regional_policy/document/organigramme_en.pdf RESEARCH GENERAL DIRECTION RESEARCH GENERAL DIRECTION

Develop more competitive techniquesDevelop more competitive techniques 7th Frame Program of Research and 7th Frame Program of Research and

Development TechnologicDevelopment Technologic

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

EUROPEAN UNION EUROPEAN UNION COUNCIL FUNCIONSCOUNCIL FUNCIONS

LEGISLATION: law approbationLEGISLATION: law approbation Economical politics coordination Economical politics coordination

(ECOFIN)(ECOFIN) International agreements EU-other International agreements EU-other

countries or organizationscountries or organizations EU budget approbationEU budget approbation Common Exterior and Security Common Exterior and Security

Development Politics Development Politics Justice cooperation coordinationJustice cooperation coordination

EUROPEAN COMMISSION EUROPEAN COMMISSION FUNCIONSFUNCIONS

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

LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE Proposes texts to the Parliament and Proposes texts to the Parliament and the Councilthe Council Common telecommunication marketCommon telecommunication market

EUROPEAN COMMISSION EUROPEAN COMMISSION FUNCIONSFUNCIONS

WARRANT OF THE COMMUTARIAN WARRANT OF THE COMMUTARIAN RIGHTRIGHT Warranty that all customers have Warranty that all customers have

access to basic servicesaccess to basic services REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE

EUROPEAN UNIONEUROPEAN UNION Agreement between Central America Agreement between Central America

and the Andean Communityand the Andean Community

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 Courtfront of the Court

DIRECT APPEAL DIRECT APPEAL Only the affected Only the affected person or organisms can appeal person or organisms can appeal (within 2 months)(within 2 months)

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

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

€ € managementmanagement Keeping stable pricesKeeping stable prices Economical and Economical and

monetary politicsmonetary politics IndependentIndependent Central coordination Central coordination

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

EESC vs CoREESC vs CoR Consulvative organ of Consulvative 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.

THE EU PROCESS TO THE EU PROCESS TO TAKE A DECISIONTAKE A DECISION

Three principals process:Three principals process: Co-decision: actual process for the Co-decision: actual process for the

majority of the legislationmajority of the legislation Conform opinion: the Council Conform opinion: the Council

approves the Parliamentapproves the Parliament Consultations: done in topics such as Consultations: done in topics such as

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