CAOT 31 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Hybrid System, Hinzelmann, Bundesrat Of Germany
30 Oct 2020
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Organization and how to compare it with states. The european union is an international organization composing of 28 members currently. The union was established in 1992 by the maastricht treaty. The eu is not based on a written constitution but by two important treaties: the teu (treaty of the european union), and the tfeu (treaty on the functioning of the european union). The powers of the union are laid down in articles 2-6 teu. The council of the eu or the council of ministers (art. The european parliament has 751 members and is directly elected by the eu citizens every five years. The european parliament plays an important role in eu lawmaking, including the budget, and in holding the commission accountable and exercising oversight over the other. The european council consists of the heads of state and heads of government of the member states. Its president is elected every two and a half years by the european.
