European Union

How it works

Dr. Peri KourakliThessaloniki – European Youth Capital 2014p.kourakli@thessaloniki2014.gr

European Coal and Steel Community(the beginning of EU)

A way to establish balance and peace in Europe just after the WWII

Konrad Adenauer

Robert Schuman

Winston Churchill

Alcide De Gasperi

Jean Monnet

The EU symbolsThe European flag

The European anthemEurope Day 9 May

The motto: United in diversity

DecisionsGuidance

Advice

European Ombudsman

The EU Institutions without the ones related to money, information or technical issues

28 members

DG DEVCODG Development and Cooperation -

Europe Aid

Decisionsincreasingly been

made usingqualified-

majority voting

Justus Lipsius Building

(Brussels)

Plenary751

(the new 2014 EP)

Elections for 2,5 years

Elections for 5 years

Increasing influence since the first

elections in 1979

EP (Brussels)

The European political partiesALDE

Alliance of Liberals andDemocrats for Europe

85Greens-EFAGreens-European Free

Alliance58

ECREuropean Conservatives and Reformists 56

EPPEuropean People’s Party (Christian Democrats)274

Non-attached members 30

Total : 766

(02/2014)

S & DProgressive Alliance

of Socialists &Democrats

195

EUL-NGL European United

Left - Nordic Green Left35

EFDEurope of Freedom and Democracy33

EP (Strasbourg)

Citizens, interested groups, experts: discuss, consult

Commission: makes formal proposal

Parliament and Council of Ministers: decide jointly

Commission, Court of Justice and European Ombudsman: monitor implementation

National or local authorities: implement

How it works (not all EU institutions are listed)

Court of Auditors: monitor EU Institutions

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