The four main institutions of the EU

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  • European Union: Institutions
    • Court of Justice of the European Union
      • General Court
        • Rules on actions for annulment brought by individuals, companies and, in some cases, EU governments. In practice, this means that this court deals mainly with competition law, State aid, trade, agriculture, trade marks
        • 2 judges from each EU country
        • Each judge and advocate general is appointed for a renewable 6-year term, jointly by national governments. In each Court, the judges select a President who serves a renewable term of 3 years
      • Court of Justice
        • 1 judge from each EU country, plus 11 advocates general
        • Deals with requests for preliminary rulings from national courts, certain actions for annulment and appeals.
        • Each judge and advocate general is appointed for a renewable 6-year term, jointly by national governments. In each Court, the judges select a President who serves a renewable term of 3 years
    • The Council
      • Role: Voice of EU member governments, adopting EU laws and coordinating EU policies
      • Members: Government ministers from each EU country, according to the policy area to be discussed
      • Each EU country holds the presidency on a 6-month rotating basis
      • Together with the European Parliament, the Council is the main decision-making body of the EU.
    • European Parliament
      • Role: Directly-elected EU body with legislative, supervisory, and budgetary responsibilities
      • Members: 705 MEPs (Members of the European Parliament)
      • The European Parliament is the EU's law-making body. It is directly elected by EU voters every 5 years.
    • The European Commission
      • Role: Promotes the general interest of the EU by proposing and enforcing legislation as well as by implementing policies and the EU budget
      • Members: A team or 'College' of Commissioners, 1 from each EU country
      • It implements the decisions of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU.

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