POLI 451 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Treaty Of Nice, Supranational Union, Execution Unit

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 451
• Professor: Sven- Oliver Proksch

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Desmond dinan - chapter 7: the commission: eu has a singular governmental structure, the commission refers to the college of commissioners (the members of the. Commission) as well as collectively to the commissioners and civil servants who work for the institution: commission epitomizes supranationalism and lies at the center of the eu political system. It is synonymous with the eu itself political influence has been waning. Eu"s perceived democratic deficit - unlike the council (whose members are elected nationally) and the ep (whose members are directly elected), members of the. The once powerful presidency: the commission president is first among equals in the college of commissioners, apart from personifying the commission and the eu itself, the president has various formal and informal duties: Ensuring that the commission acts consistently and efficiently: deciding on the internal organization of the commission o, mediating disputes and gorging agreement among commissioners, announcing to the ep in january each year the commission"s annual policy.