POLI 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Lower House, Execution Unit, Single European Act

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 212
• Professor: Anthony Imbrogno

Document Summary

Also goes by council of ministers, 27 member states. Decides on eu law, either unanimity or qmy depending on subject area, this allows for integration to continue with majority. Defines the overall direction, sets strategic priorities and guides the eu institutions. Sets the policy agenda and adopts conclusion during eu council meetings. Sometimes uses unanimous voting or qualified voting depending on the issue: quality means 55% needs to vote. Council of ministers changes a lot depending on the topic discussed (who attends the meetings changes) Bigger states get more power than small states. Eu"s lower house, the parliament was an after-thought, members of the legislature. Invented to give the citizens more of a say since it is fully citizen elected. Elected in national elections, indirectly democratic, headed by a negotiated president. Co-decides com com on eu law, depending on subject area, offers opinion, has veto, passes legislation, supervises other institutions.