POLI 451 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Collective Responsibility, European Union Competition Law, Budget Of The European Union
11 Mar 2014
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In some areas, on the eu has the authority to set laws: political process is a permanent feature, conducted in multiple settings on virtually every day of the year. So many institutions that work all year, and together, they simply work every day, all the time. Govts have delegated powers of poli. leadership, policy implementation, and regulation to the commission. Executive responsibilities are therefore shared between member states and the. Powers are not given, they"re delegated, so it"s not like the eu is a supra-nation. Cabinet: college of commissioners composed of a president and commissioners from member states, nominated by each of them (1 per member state) Decisions taken by absolute majority, but often by consensus. Collective responsibility: losing commissioners must toe the line of the majority in the outside world --> he has to defend the decision, even if he doesn"t agree with it.
