ENG ELC 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: European Single Market, Monetary Policy, Maastricht Treaty
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Sources of eu law: primary eu law, treaties, european legislative instruments (e. g. treaties of rome, maastricht, lisbon) Law-containing (e. g. teu, tfeu: secondary eu law, regulations, rules with general and direct application, create rights and duties for individuals and organizations, directives. Main institutions of the european union: european commission (brussels, one commissioner from each member state, promotion of the union"s general interest (new laws, allocation of funding, management of. States: committees prepare legislation, approval of eu budget, supervises the commission, council of the european union (brussels, ministers from the member states represent their national government in councils, policy and legislative decisions. Intermediary between eu and member states: each eu country holds presidency with a six-month rotating basis, european council (brussels, heads of state of member states + president + high representative for foreign affairs and. Security policy: negotiations and decision-making determining the general course of development of the.