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EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS

I. THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

VOCABULARY - VOCABULAR

1. European - European

2. Institutions - Institutii

3. Union - Uniune

4. Parliament - Parlament

5. Treaty - Tratat

6. Elections - Alegeri

7. Mandate - Mandat

8. Members - Membrii

9. Legislation - Legislatie

10.Budget - Buget

11. Democratic - Democratic

The European Parliament represents, according to the Rome

Treaty, from 1957 “ the peoples of the countries reunited in the

European Union ”.

The first elections for the European Parliament took place in

June 1979. the number of the mandates is distributed for each

country, considering it’s size.

Starting with 2007, there are 785 members of the Parliament.

The European Parliament in the only european institution which

has public meetings and conferences.

The President represents the Parliament at the official events

and in international relations.

Hans-Gert-Poettering is now the President of the European

Parliament.

The Parliament has three essential functions:

1. it has legislative duties, which means that it adopts the

legislation of the Union;

2. together withn the European Council, it adopts the

budget of the Union;

3. it realizes a democratic control on the Commision and it

approves the nomination of the Commision members, it

also has the right to censor the Commision.

The center of the European Parliament is in Strasbourg, where

montly meetings are kept.

The adress is:

Allee du Printemps

B.P. 1024/F

F- 67070 Strasbourg Cedex

Telefon ( 32-2 ) 2842111

Fax ( 32-2 ) 2846974

Email: civis @ europarl. eu. int.

II.a) THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL


Council - Consiliu

Responsabilities - Responsabilitati, Atributii

Economic policy - Politica economica

General Secretary - Secretar general

The Council has the following responsabilities:

1. it is the legislative institution together with the

European Parliament;

2. it coordinates the general economic policy of the

member states;

3. it adopts the budget of the Union together with the

European Parliament.

Mr. Javier Solana is at the present the General Secretary of the

European Council.

The adress of the institution is:

Rue de la Loi, 175 B- 1048 Bruxelles

Telefon ( 32-2 ) 2816111

Fax ( 32-2 ) 2816999

Email: press office @ consilium. europa. eu.

b) THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS


Minister - Ministru

General coordination - Coordonarea generala

Regulations and laws - regulamente si legi

Trying to syntetize the duties of the Council, we can mention

the following:

1. it manages the general coordination of the Union’s

actions with the action of the member states;

2. the Council is the true supreme legislative institution,

elaborating regulations and laws.

III. THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION


Main functions - Functii principale

Executive institution - Institutie executiva

Concluded treaties - Tratatele incheiate

To defend the interests - A apara interesele

To wach over - A veghea la…

To administrate - A administra

Annual budget - Bugetul anual

Economical differences - Diferente economice

The Commission has three main functions:

1. it is the executive institution of the European Union,

watching over the fulfilment of the concluded treaties.

It’a main concern is to defend the interests of the

Union’s citizens;

2. another function of the Commission is that of watching

over the fulfilment of the treaties, so that the legislation

of the European Union to be applied corectly by the

member states;

3. the third function of the Commission is that of executive

institution of the Union, administrating the annual

budget of the European Union; it’s main purpose is to

eliminate the economic differences between the richer

and the poorer areas of the Union.

The adress of the institution is:

European Commission

200 rue de la Loi

B-1049 Brussels

Belgium

Email: sg-info @ cec. eu. int.

IV. THE COURT OF JUSTICE


Court - Curte

Justice - Justitie

Judges - Judecatori

General lawers - Avocati generali

Mandate - Mandat

Reviewers - Referenti

- Raportori

- Grefieri

The need to found such an institution was felt since the

beginning of the Union.

The Court was conceived in order to facilitate the unity of

application and interpretation of the treaties, and also in order to

solve the possible conflicts between member states.

The Court is formed of 16 judges and 9 general lawers. Both

are appointed by the governments of the member countries.

Judges are appointed for a six years period. There in no age

limit for judges.

The judges nominate, through secret vote, the President of the

Court of Justice, for a three years mandate.

The general lawers are appointed for a six years period.

The structure of the Court of Justice, except judges and lawers,

also contains …………, …………, and reviewers.

V. THE COURT OF COUNTS


Incomes - Venituri

Outcomes - Cheltuieli

European funds - Fonduri europene (structurale)

Annual report - Raport annual

The Court was included between the european institutions

through the Maastricht Treaty, in 1992.

The Court is formed from 15 members, appointed for a six

years period, by the Council of Ministers after consulting the

Parliament.

The competences of this institution are very large. First of all it

verifies the incomes and the outcomes of the European Union. The

Court has also the control over the other members of the Union when

they benefit and use european funds.

The mentioned atributions are materialized in an annual report.

VI. THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK


Loaning institution - Institutie de imprumut

To finance - A finanta

Market - Piata

It is the main loaning institution; it finances the certain and

balanced development of the internal market by offering loans for all

economic areas meant to assure the modernization and the

development in all important domains, creating new jobs and

encouraging projects of common interest for all the countries of the

European Union.

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