Добавил:
Upload Опубликованный материал нарушает ваши авторские права? Сообщите нам.
Вуз: Предмет: Файл:
Методичка з Англійської мови 2012.doc
Скачиваний:
2
Добавлен:
01.05.2025
Размер:
2 Мб
Скачать
☆

The european union

The European Union is an intergovernmental and supranational union of 27 European countries. The EU was created by the Maastricht Treaty in 1993. The treaty was designed to enhance European political and economic integration by members of the European Community (EC), which later developed into the EU.

The European Union is a family of democratic European countries committed to working together for peace and prosperity. The European Union's activities cover all areas of the economy, industry, politics, citizen’s rights and foreign policy.

The Member States have set up common institutions to run the EU and adopt its legislation: the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, the European Commission, Court of Justice and Court of Auditors.

Law-making in the EU involves various European institutions, in particular

the European Commission, the European Parliament (EP), the Council of the European Union. In general, the European Commission proposes new legislation, the Council and Parliament pass the laws.

The European Union is based on the rule of law. This means that all legal acts are derived from treaties, which are agreed on voluntarily and democratically by all the Member States. Based on the Treaties, EU institutions can adopt legislation, which is then implemented by the Member States. The main forms of EU law are directives and regulations.

The Court of Justice makes sure that EU legislation is interpreted and applied in the same way in all EU countries. It ensures that national courts do not give different rulings on the same issue. The Court has the power to settle legal disputes between EU member states, EU institutions, businesses and individuals. The Court of Justice sits in Luxemburg and comprises 27 judges and 8 Advocates-General.

Vocabulary

intergovernmental - міжурядовий, міждержавний

supranational - наднаціональний, наддержавний

to enhance - підвищувати

integration - інтеграція

prosperity - процвітання

to set up - створити

to run (an organisation) - керувати, управляти

treaty - договір

directive - директива

regulation - постанова

ruling - рішення суду, судова постанова

to implement - виконувати, здійснювати, забезпечувати виконання

to propose - пропонувати

to pass - приймати

to interprete - тлумачити

to apply - застосовувати

Member State - держава-член, держава-учасниця

to ensure - забезпечувати. гарантувати

to settle legal disputes - вирішувати (врегулювати) правові спори

COMPREHENSION

  1. Answer the following questions using the information from the text:

  1. What is the European Union?

  2. When was it founded?

  3. What was the predecessor of the EU?

  4. What was the aim of signing the Maastricht Treaty?

  5. What are the areas of the European Union’s activities?

  6. What are the main EU institutions?

  7. What institutions of the EU take part in the law-making process?

  8. What is the legislation of the EU based on?

  9. What institution of the EU is responsible for the implementation of the EU laws?

  10. What is the composition of the Court of Justice?