EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND RULES Unión Europea 27

PARLAMENTARY COMPARISON European Union SpainFrance Legislative Power Approbation Elaboration and approbation Budget Power YesYesYes Political Control Institutions (Commission) GovernmentGovernment

PARLAMENTARY DIFERENCIES European Union SpainFrance Name European Parliament General Corpus Parliament Tribute Power NoYesYes

PARLIAMENT FUNCTIONS LEGISLATIVE CONTROL  Co decision Congress and Parliament LEGISLATIVE CONTROL  Co decision Congress and Parliament DEMOCRATIC CONTROL  Over the Commission (Questions, Data) DEMOCRATIC CONTROL  Over the Commission (Questions, Data) BUDGETARY CONTROL  Budget modifications, approbation and control (Commission) BUDGETARY CONTROL  Budget modifications, approbation and control (Commission) Lisbon Treaty, stronger legislator

LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE POWER EXECUTIVE POWER  Commission EXECUTIVE POWER  Commission Impulse agreements Impulse agreements Political coordination, execution and management Political coordination, execution and management EU exterior representation EU exterior representation LEGISLATIVE POWER  Parliament and Council LEGISLATIVE POWER  Parliament and Council Legislation approbation (Co decision) Legislation approbation (Co decision)

SUBCOMMISSIONS GENERAL REGIONAL POLITICAL DIRECTION  Politic of cohesion (differences reductions) GENERAL REGIONAL POLITICAL DIRECTION  Politic of cohesion (differences reductions) 4th report: economical, social and territorial region situations 4th report: economical, social and territorial region situations nigramme_en.pdf nigramme_en.pdf RESEARCH GENERAL DIRECTION  Develop more competitive techniques RESEARCH GENERAL DIRECTION  Develop more competitive techniques 7th Frame Program of Research and Development Technologic 7th Frame Program of Research and Development Technologic

SUBCOMMISSIONS EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL ISSUES AND EQUALITY GENERAL DIRECTION EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL ISSUES AND EQUALITY GENERAL DIRECTION Improve hygiene and security Improve hygiene and security Equality between men and women Equality between men and women PROGRESS: Financial support PROGRESS: Financial support

EUROPEAN UNION COUNCIL FUNCIONS LEGISLATION: law approbation LEGISLATION: law approbation Economical politics coordination (ECOFIN) Economical politics coordination (ECOFIN) International agreements EU-other countries or organizations International agreements EU-other countries or organizations EU budget approbation EU budget approbation Common Exterior and Security Development Politics Common Exterior and Security Development Politics Justice cooperation coordination Justice cooperation coordination

EUROPEAN COMMISSION FUNCIONS EXECUTIVE POWER  Execution of communitarian politics and budget management EXECUTIVE POWER  Execution of communitarian politics and budget management Credit management Credit management LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE  Proposes texts to the Parliament and the Council LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE  Proposes texts to the Parliament and the Council Common telecommunication market Common telecommunication market

EUROPEAN COMMISSION FUNCIONS WARRANT OF THE COMMUTARIAN RIGHT WARRANT OF THE COMMUTARIAN RIGHT Warranty that all customers have access to basic services Warranty that all customers have access to basic services REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Agreement between Central America and the Andean Community Agreement between Central America and the Andean Community

COURT OF JUSTICE APPEALS 2 types of APPEALS to interject in front of the Court 2 types of APPEALS to interject in front of the Court DIRECT APPEAL  Only the affected person or organisms can appeal (within 2 months) DIRECT APPEAL  Only the affected person or organisms can appeal (within 2 months) PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS  European Council, European Union Council, Commission, Parliament, ECB and non-institutional organisms PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS  European Council, European Union Council, Commission, Parliament, ECB and non-institutional organisms

ECB vs EIB Frankfurt (1998) Frankfurt (1998) Functions: Functions: € management € management Keeping stable prices Keeping stable prices Economical and monetary politics Economical and monetary politics Independent Independent Central coordination of the different national banks (Euro system) Central coordination of the different national banks (Euro system) Luxembourg (1958) Functions: Long time loans (public and private sectors) Controlled by the Governments Council EU and 140 countries (Cooperation agreement)

EESC vs CoR Consulvative organ of the EU (1957). Consulvative organ of the EU (1957). Generate “opinions” Generate “opinions” Advice for Council, Commission or Parliament. Advice for Council, Commission or Parliament. Emit facultative and own opinion. Emit facultative and own opinion. Objective: act as a model of participative democracy. Objective: act as a model of participative democracy. Consultative organ integrated by the EU regions (1944 Treaty UE). 344 members. Presents local and regional points of view. Generate opinions and propositions to the Commission. Define the general politic every year.

THE EU PROCESS TO TAKE A DECISION Three principals process: Co-decision: actual process for the majority of the legislation Co-decision: actual process for the majority of the legislation Conform opinion: the Council approves the Parliament Conform opinion: the Council approves the Parliament Consultations: done in topics such as agriculture, fiscal matters and competences. Consultations: done in topics such as agriculture, fiscal matters and competences.