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© 2010 European Parliament, Visits and Seminars Unit Institutional triangle European Parliament 751 members representing the European citizens Adoption of legislation and budget Democratic supervision European Commission 28 commissioners Right of initiative Implementation of the European policies and budget Council of the EU 28 ministers representing the Member States Adoption of legislation and budget Concluding international agreements

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Page 1: European Union Introduction

© 2010 European Parliament, Visits and Seminars Unit

Institutional triangle

European Parliament

751 members representing the European citizens

Adoption of legislation and budget

Democratic supervision

European Commission

28 commissioners

Right of initiative

Implementation of the European policies and budget

Council of the EU

28 ministers representing the Member States

Adoption of legislation and budget

Concluding international agreements

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© 2010 European Parliament, Visits and Seminars Unit

European Commission

Lisbon Treaty: Main innovations

European Parliament

Codecision: the ordinary legislative procedure

More control over the budget

Subsidiarity check by national parliaments

European citizens intiative

Council of the EU

More voting by qualified majority

2014: double majority

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© 2010 European Parliament, Visits and Seminars Unit

Budgetary power

Parliament decides the EU annual budget together with

the Council

Enlargement decisions

Parliament‘s assent is required for the accession of

any new Member States

Legislative power

Most EU laws are adopted jointly by the European

Parliament and the Council of the EU

Parliamentary control

Parliament supervises other EU institutions and can pass a

vote of no-confidence in the European Commission

European Parliament Parliament’s powers

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Member States Qualified Majority

Weighting of votes 352

Qualified majority 260 (from at least 15 MS)

Blocking minority 93

Austria 10

Belgium 12

Bulgaria 10

Croatia 7

Cyprus 4

Czech Republic 12

Denmark 7

Estonia 4

Finland 7

France 29

Germany 29

Greece 12

Hungary 12

Ireland 7

Italy 29

Latvia 4

Lithuania 7

Luxembourg 4

Malta 3

Netherlands 13

Poland 27

Portugal 12

Romania 14

Slovakia 7

Slovenia 4

Spain 27

Sweden 10

United Kingdom 29

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© 2010 European Parliament, Visits and Seminars Unit

European Commission

European Parliament Council of the EU

First reading

Second reading

Third reading

First reading

Second reading

Third reading

Right of initative

Conciliation committee

The ordinary legislative procedure Schematic overview

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Parliament’s calendar

PLENARY SESSIONS

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

EXTERNAL PARLIAMENTARY

ACTIVITY

POLITICAL GROUP

MEETINGS


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