International Relations/The European Union/Institutions

The European Union has created seven main institutions: Institutions of the European Union Consolidated version of the Treaty on European Union/Title III: Provisions on the InstitutionsInstitutions: The European Commission http://europa.eu/institutions/inst/comm/index_en.htm 2007-06-25 Parliament's powers and procedures European Parliament http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/public/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=46 2007-06-12 left|x40pxEuropean Parliament - Legislative (lower house) - left|x40pxEuropean Council - Sets impetus and direction - left|x45pxCouncil of the European Union - Legislative (upper house) - left|x45pxEuropean Commission - Executive - 180px|European Parliament 180px|Members of the European Council 2011 180px|EU Council room 180px|European Commission building acts together with the Council as a legislator shares with the Council the budgetary power and decides in the last instance on the general budget of the EU exerts the democratic control over EU institutions including the European Commission and appoints the Commission members based and plenary sessions in Strasbourg, General Secretariat in Luxembourg, primarily meets in Brussels summit of the Heads of Government, chaired by the President of the European Council) gives the necessary impetus for the development and sets out general objectives and priorities will not legislate based in Brussels acts together with the Parliament as a legislator exerts together with the Parliament the budgetary power ensures coordination of the broad economic and social policy and sets out guidelines for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) conclude international agreements based in Brussels is the "government" submits proposals for new legislation to the Parliament and to the Council implements EU policy and administers the European Union budget|budget ensures compliance with EU law negotiates international treaties based in Brussels 100px|link= Court of Justice of the European Union - Judiciary - left|x45pxEuropean Court of Auditors - Financial auditor - left|x45pxEuropean Central Bank - Monetary executive (central bank) - 100px|link= 180px|ECJ room 180px|ECA building 180px|European Central Bank ensure uniformity of interpretation of European law has the power to decide legal disputes between EU member states, EU institutions, businesses and individuals based in Luxembourg shall examine the proper use of revenue and expenditure of the EU institutions based in Luxembourg forms together with the national central banks the European System of Central Banks and thereby determining the monetary policy of the EU ensures price stability in the eurozone by controlling the money supply based in Frankfurt am Main References