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THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION - Coggle Diagram
THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
its members are called MEPs ( members of the European Parliament
the meetings are held in Strasbourg (France) and Brussels (Belgium)
elected every 5 yearsby EU citizens in each member state
controls EU institutions
approves European laws and coordinates economic policies
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
directs security and foreign policy
made up of ministers
coordiantes economic policies
Each state takes turns presiding over the Council for six months
approves European laws
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
it applies EU rules
It guarantees treaties
It proposes new laws
there are 28 commissioners representing each of the member states
it is the government of the European Union
One acts as a president
COURT OF JUSTICE
It is made up of judges ( one from each member state)
There are 8 advocate generals
It upholds European laws
COURT OF AUDITORS
controls the money that the EU uses