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European Union How it works Dr. Peri Kourakli Thessaloniki – European Youth Capital 2014 [email protected]
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European Union
How it works
Dr. Peri KourakliThessaloniki – European Youth Capital [email protected]
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
www.thessaloniki2014.gr
Source:http://europa.eu/about-eu/index_en.htm
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