European IntegrationMotassem Abusaa18/January/2016

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT FUNCTIONS

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About the EP 3Main functions 4

Legislation 5-6Budgetary power 7-8

Democracy 9-10Voting rejection 11

Summary 12References 13

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AGENDA

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The president is Martin Schulz, 1955, German nationality.

Its Located in Strasbourg, France.

Contains 28 Member States.

751 Member.

Represents more than 500 million inhabitant.

ABOUT THE EP

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DEMOCRACYBUDGETARY POWER LEGISLATION

MAIN FUNCTIONS

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Defends Human right.

Enacts Law jointly with the Council of EU.

LEGISLATION

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THE ORDINARY LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE

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Economic growth.

Natural resources.

Protection for states under crises.

BUDGETARY POWER

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RESPONSIBILITIES

HOW THE EP DECIDE THE EU BUDGET?

European Parliament

Council Of

Europe

Adopt financial

frame work.

Budget approval

Previous year

revision

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Expanding democracy.

Fair MEPs elections

DEMOCRACY

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HOW THE MEP CAN BE ELECTED?

CandidatesVotingEU citizens

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Knowledge developing

School campaign

Reasoning for voting

WHY MOST PEOPLE IGNORE THE EUROPEAN

ELECTIONS?

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RECOMMENDATIONS

The three functions.

Legislative procedures.

Process of setting EU budget.

Method of electing MEP.

Nowadays voting issue.

SUMMARIZE

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=5udix-tkf 8

Tsebelis, G. (1994). The power of the European Parliament as a conditional agenda setter. American political Science Review, 88(01), 128-142.Hix, S. Noury, A. G. & Roland, G. (2007). Democracy politics in the European Parliament. Cambridge University Press.http://www.qcea.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bp-demgov-contactmep-en-aug-2012.pdf

http://www.thecommentator.com/article/4969/why_do_most_people_ignore_the_europeanelections

Garry, J., Marsh, M., & Sinnott, R. (2005). ‘Second-order’versus ‘Issue-voting’Effects in EU Referendums Evidence from the Irish Nice Treaty Referendums. European Union Politics, 6(2), 201-221.

REFERENCES

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