culture‚ starting from the highest level of it. In order to solve the crisis‚ the institutions at the European Union are trying to find new solutions. If we think of the European Parliament‚ in charge of the legislation‚ in cooperation with the Council‚ and how decisions are made in it –simple majority- we can observe how minorities are not being taken into account. In addition‚ seats are distributed depending on the size of the population‚ so once again the power is held by big countries. Therefore
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HomeThe Student Council Liaison Teacher and the Student Council Printer-friendly versionPDF version Role of the Student Council Liaison Teacher Rules for setting up a Student Council The Student Council Constitution Section 27 of the Education Act Establishing a Student Council Size and composition of the Student Council Nominations and elections The work of the Student Council Student Council Activities Officers of the Student Council The Student Council notice-board Running a meeting
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concerned on application of the Commission or the Council acting on a simple majority. The exception to this rule is‚ the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy who is a member of the Commission responsible for the conduct of the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy and its security and defense policy but also takes part in the work of the EC‚ presides over the Foreign affairs Council and carries out mandates of the Council. The High representative is appointed by QMV
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and the intergovernmental orientation: Council of Ministers and the European Council. 2. European Parliament The UE institution which is directly elected by EU voters every 5 years. The number of MEPs for each country is roughly proportionate to its population. The Members of the European Parliament sit in 7 political groups ‚ which are organised by nationality. The institution has three main roles:debating and passing European laws‚ with the Council‚ scrutinising other EU institutions‚ particularly
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the Fairburn City Council meeting. It took place at the Fairburn City Hall around 7 in the evening. The meeting wasn’t anything like I expected. I thought I was going to be the only extra person in the room besides the councilmen. The meeting went by pretty quick. It last no more than thirty minutes. Everything went as stated on the programs that were given to all of us that attended. When the meeting began‚ the Fairburn police chief passed out a weekly report sheet to the council. They gave an update
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interpretation concerning the federal‚ confederal or international organization character of the Union. Moreover‚ the Lisbon Treaty brings among the European Institution: the European Council and the European Central Bank. These institutions join the previous ones: The European Parliament‚ The European Union Council‚ The European Commission‚ The Court of Justice of The European Union and The Court of Accounts. The European Parliament becomes more involved in the legislation process‚ gains more political
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European Parliament History Founded in 1952 as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and renamed the European Parliamentary Assembly in 1958‚ it became the European Parliament in 1962. The first direct elections took place in 1979. The current MEPs were elected during the 2009 elections and will serve until 2014. The evolution of the Parliament is closely linked to a succession of treaties culminating in the current Lisbon Treaty. These treaties define the
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Front Cover Discussion This month‚ on the front cover of the January Issue‚ we decided to feature a series of events and anniversaries that are due to happen in 2013. The children maybe familiar with some and not so much with others. Perhaps the cover itself can be a topic of discussion for an oral language lesson. Below are brief footnotes to each image featured. Enjoy the discussion! (From top‚ left to right) The Gathering Ireland 2013: One of the most exciting events of 2013 will last
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million Europeans who do not have the option to vote. Here are some of the main changes that will come about if the Lisbon Treaty is approved by the people of Ireland. 1. Top jobs A politician will be chosen to be president of the European Council for two and a half years‚ replacing the current system where presidency is rotated between member states every six months. Another post to be created will be the EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy‚ combining the current roles of
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In this part of the presentation‚ I’m going to speak a little about the potential reforms that could be made to the European Parliament to make it a more powerful institution. My main source of information when it came to these reform ideas where the core text by Neil Nugent‚ Michelle Cini’s "European Union Politics" and Judge and Earnshaw’s "The European Parliament"‚ which can be found on the reading list for this seminar. I found them to be good sources of information‚ as they lay out powers and
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