University:
The University of Law
Course:
M110 | LLB (Hons) Law
Academic year:

2024
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160

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2
Author:

S. Sikora

Eu notes for eu llb course Institutions of the EU The EU is administered by a variety of institutions set up under the Treaty on the European Union 1992 TEU and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union TFEU 2007. (together the Treaties). These institutions make, execute, administer and arbitrate on the EU law. Unlike the tripartite structure (executive, legislature and judiciary), the EU has seven core institutions as set out in Article 13 TEU. The union shall have an intuitional framework which shall aim to promote its values, advance its objective, service its interests, those of its citizens and those of the Member States, and ensure the consistency, effectiveness and continuity of its policies and actions. The Union’s institutions shall be: The European Parliament; 14(1) 14(2) 14(3) TEU Article 14(1) TEU sets out the EP’s powers. The EP is required to exercise ‘legislative’, ‘budgetary’ , political control and consultation’ functions jointly with the Council, including electing the President of the commission. EP works alongside the council. According to Article 14 (2) TEU. The EP is composed of ‘representatives of the Union’s citizens.’. these representatives are known as Members of the European Parliament (MEP’s). they are elected by direct elections in each member state and serve for a term of five years (Article 14(3)). Article 14(2) TEU states that the EP shall have a maximum of 750 representatives, plus the President. Each MS has a minimum of six and a maximum of 96 MEP’s. article 14(2) also states that the European Council is required the unanimously adopt a decision of the EP regarding the EP’s composition. The table overleaf outlines the distribution of seats amongst the member states. Article 14(2) requires the distribution to be ‘degressively proportional’ i.e. the number of members or relate to the size and population of each country but is not strictly proportional. Member state number of seats in EP. Belgium 21 Ireland 13 Austria 19 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 14 Spain 59 France 79 Italy 76 Cyprus 6 Latvia 8 Lithuania 11 Netherlands 29 Poland 52 Portugal 52 Romania 33 Slovenia 8 Slovakia 14 Germany 96 Estonia 7 Greece 21 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 21 Matla 6 Finland 14 Sweden 21 Croatia 12