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COUNCIL OF THE EUCOUNCIL OF THE EU• This is the main decision-making body This is the main decision-making body

of the EUof the EU

• It’s responsable for passing EU laws It’s responsable for passing EU laws jointly with the EU Parliementjointly with the EU Parliement

• This institution represent the member This institution represent the member states of the EUstates of the EU

• This institution has offices in Brussels This institution has offices in Brussels and Luxembourgand Luxembourg

EU PARLIEMENTEU PARLIEMENT• This institution expresses the democratic will This institution expresses the democratic will

of the Union’s citizens and represents their of the Union’s citizens and represents their interest in discussions with the other EU interest in discussions with the other EU institutionsinstitutions

• The role of this institutions includes The role of this institutions includes overseeing the EU budgetoverseeing the EU budget

• The people of the EU are represented by this The people of the EU are represented by this institutioninstitution

• This institution has 3 places of work: This institution has 3 places of work: Brussels, Luxembourg and StrasbourgBrussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg

EU COMMISSIONEU COMMISSION• This institution represents the common This institution represents the common

interest of the EUinterest of the EU• The role of this institution includes The role of this institution includes

drafting proposals for new EU lawsdrafting proposals for new EU laws• Member of this institution do not Member of this institution do not

represent their own member states. represent their own member states. Instead they act in the wider EU interestInstead they act in the wider EU interest

• This institution is divided up into This institution is divided up into departement called Directors Generals departement called Directors Generals

EUROPEAN COUNCIL• This body comprises the heads-of-This body comprises the heads-of-

state or governements of each of state or governements of each of the member states and the the member states and the president of the European president of the European CommissionCommission

EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICEEUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE

• This body consists of 27 members, This body consists of 27 members, appointed from each member states for appointed from each member states for a six-year terma six-year term

• The role of this institution includes The role of this institution includes ensuring that EU laws are obeyed by ensuring that EU laws are obeyed by member statesmember states

• This body meets in luxembourg and This body meets in luxembourg and ensures that the European treaties are ensures that the European treaties are being observedbeing observed

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANKEUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

• This body is situated in Frankfurt, This body is situated in Frankfurt, Germany and is responsable for Germany and is responsable for keeping the value of the euro keeping the value of the euro stablestable

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

• This advisory body represents the This advisory body represents the various sectors of organised civil various sectors of organised civil society within member statessociety within member states

EUROPEAN OMBUDSMANEUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN

• This body acts as an intermediary This body acts as an intermediary between the citizens and the EU between the citizens and the EU authoritiesauthorities

• This body is completely independent of This body is completely independent of the other institutions or the member the other institutions or the member states governmentstates government

THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONSTHE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS

• The role of this body is to up put The role of this body is to up put forward local and regional viewpoints forward local and regional viewpoints on EU legislationon EU legislation

• This body is composed of This body is composed of representatives from regionals and representatives from regionals and local authorities within the member local authorities within the member statesstates

EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORSEUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS

• The role of this body includes The role of this body includes making sure the EU accounts are making sure the EU accounts are accurate and reliable, checking accurate and reliable, checking that EU founds are properly spent that EU founds are properly spent and reporting on EU spendingand reporting on EU spending