Make up all possible word combinations and translate them. Compose your own sentences.
to adopt a) legislation;
to propose b) laws;
to implement c) legal acts;
to apply d) treaty;
to pass e) directives;
to interpret f) regulations;
g) rulings.
Study the scheme of the eu institutions and learn more information about the bodies of the eu.
Institutions of the eu
Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
Who Does What in the EU?
1.The European Commission
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A. is the institution checking that EU funds, which come from the taxpayers, are properly collected and that they are spent legally, economically and for the intended purpose.
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2. The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) |
B. is the institution in which all the European Union’s citizens are represented. |
3. The European Parliament
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C. is a non-political body that gives representatives of Europe’s socio-economical interest groups, and others, a formal platform to express their points of view on EU issues. |
4. The Committee of Regions (CoR)
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D. is the political assembly that provides local and regional authorities with a voice at the heart of the European Union. |
5. The Council of the European Union
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E. is the institution that promotes the general interest of the European Union and ensures the application of European treaties. |
6. Court of Auditors
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F. is the institution in which the governments of the member states are represented. |
11. Read the passage. How eu laws are made
The EU’s decision-making process involves three main institutions:
the European Commission, which upholds the interests of the Union as a whole;
the European Parliament (EP), which represents the EU’s citizens and is directly elected by them;
the Council of the European Union, which represents the individual member states.
This ‘institutional triangle’ produces the policies and laws that apply throughout the EU. The Commission and the member states then implement them, and the Commission ensures that the laws are properly taken on board.
Two other institutions have a vital part to play: the Court of Justice upholds the rule of European law, and the Court of Auditors checks the financing of the Union’s activities.
Test your knowledge answering the questions of the quiz. Quiz
1. Which institution proposes European laws?
A. European Commission
B. Council of the European Union
C. Member States
D. European Parliament
2. What institutions amend the law proposal?
A. Council of Europe, European Council
B. Council of the European Union, European Parliament
C. European Court of Justice, Court of Auditors
D. European Economic and Social Committee, Committee of the Regions
3. The co-decision procedure involves two European Institutions that jointly adopt laws. What are they?
A. the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Commission
B. the European Commission and the European Parliament
C. the Committee of Regions and the European Commission
D. the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament
12. Using the scheme, tell your fellow students about the law-making process in the EU.
