Question

which are and describe, the five primary institutions of the European Union.

Answer 1

The five primary institutions of EU are :

– European Council
– Council of Ministers
– Commission
– Parliament
– EU Court.

European council - it consists of the leader (prime minister or
president) of each EU member plus the President of the European  broad Council. It provides guidelines for EU policies. It meets at least twice a year.

Council of Ministers - It is made up of government ministers from each EU member state. The Council exists in many different configurations depending on the policy area under discussion.Depending on the configuration, each member state sends the minister responsible for that policy area. It has got powers to amend and approve EU legislation together with the European Parliament.

Commission - It handles enforcement of treaties made by the union, proposed legislation, and a variety of general executive actions. Members are selected by their member governments, but are required to act as independents. It is the only branch that can formally propose legislation.

Parliament - It has got two main tasks:–oversees EU institutions, especially Commission –it shares legislative powers, including budgetary power, with the Council and the Commission.Members are directly elected in special elections organised by member nations – number per nation varies with population.

EU Court - EU laws and decisions open to interpretation that lead to disputes that cannot be settled by negotiation: – Court settles these disputes, especially disputes between Member States, between the EU and Member States, between EU institutions, and between individuals and the EU.