欧盟政治体系与美国的差异【英文】

Council of the EU
Court of Justice
Court of Auditors
Economic and Social Committee
European Investment Bank
Agencies
European Central Bank
The European Union
European Commission
• 27 Commissioners, each responsible for specific policy areas, representing the common European perspective. • Proposes legislation and enforces laws. • Negotiates trade agreements.
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United Kingdom 72 Total 736
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The European Union
European Commission President JoséManuel Barroso
• Manages Europe’s multilateral development cooperation.
The European Union
Council of the European Union
The European Union
The European Parliament
•Decides EU laws and budget together with Council of the European Union
•Provides democratic supervision of all the EU’s work
• Approves EU Commissioners.
The European Union
European Court of Justice
• Highest EU judicial authority. • Ensures all EU laws are interpreted and applied correctly and uniformly. • Can act as an independent policy maker but unlike the U.S. Supreme Court, the ECJ can only deal with matters covered by the Treaties.
The European Union
Three key players
The European Parliament
Voice of the people
The Council of the European Union
Voice of the Member States
The European Commission
Number of members elected in each country (January 2010)
Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia 17 22 17 6 22 13 Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy 13 Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal 8 12 6 5 25 50 22 Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden 33 13 7 50 18
The European Union
How EU laws are made
Citizens, interest groups, experts: discuss, consult
Commission: makes formal proposal
Parliament and Council of Ministers: decide jointly National or local authorities: implement Commission and Court of Justice: monitor implementation
• EU’s main decision-making body, comprised of ministers of 27 Member States, representing each Member State’s point of view. • Decides on foreign policy issues. • Council presidency rotates among Member States every six months.
Promoting the common interest
The European Union
The EU Institutions
European Council (Summit) European Commission
Committee of the Regions
European Parliament
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The European Union
European Parliament
• Voice of European citizens. • Members elected for five-year terms. • With the Council, passes EU laws and adopts EU budgets.
The European Union
THE EUROPEAN UNION
Lesson 5 How does the structure of government within the EU compare with the structure of government in the United States?