{"id":620,"date":"2010-12-07T12:43:29","date_gmt":"2010-12-07T16:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/"},"modified":"2023-11-07T15:05:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T20:05:56","slug":"activity-3-the-institutions-of-the-eu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/politics\/government\/activity-3-the-institutions-of-the-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"Activity 3: The Institutions of the EU"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2897\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 240px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2897 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jean-Claude-Juncker-240x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jean-Claude-Juncker-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jean-Claude-Juncker-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jean-Claude-Juncker-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jean-Claude-Juncker-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jean-Claude-Juncker.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission (Source: Europa)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The European Union is a supranational organization that allows its members to pool their sovereignty in order to gain more global influence. Within the European Union, there are several different institutions that help the EU with its functions. What this means is that EU member states delegate some of their decision-making powers to these EU institutions, so that important decisions affecting all EU citizens can be made at the European level.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-663\" title=\"author\" src=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/author.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/>Try to determine the role of each institution and fill in the chart below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who are the members of each institution?<\/li>\n<li>Where is each institution&#8217;s headquarters?<\/li>\n<li>What does each institution do?<\/li>\n<li>How is each institution organized?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click on the name of the institution to find the information you need for this activity. Use the Back button on your browser if you get lost!<\/p>\n<table class=\"cutable\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 240px;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><strong>Institution<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><strong>Who?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><strong>Where?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><strong>What?<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><strong>Organization<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/aboutparliament\/en\">European Parliament<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/aboutparliament\/fr\">FR <\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 120px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 120px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/en\/council-eu\/\">Council of the European Union<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/fr\/council-eu\/\">FR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Extension: Find out about the Presidency of the Council of the European Union <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/politics\/government\/extension-the-presidency-of-the-council-of-the-european-union\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 120px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 120px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 120px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 120px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/index_en.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">European Commission<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/index_fr.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FR <\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/curia.europa.eu\/jcms\/jcms\/j_6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">European Court of Justice \/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/curia.europa.eu\/jcms\/jcms\/j_6\/fr\/\"> FR<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eca.europa.eu\/portal\/page\/portal\/eca_main_pages\/splash_page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">European Court of Auditors \/ FR<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Still confused? Too much information? Check out the EU&#8217;s website on <a href=\"https:\/\/europa.eu\/european-union\/about-eu\/institutions-bodies_en\">EU Institutions and Other Bodies<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/europa.eu\/european-union\/about-eu\/institutions-bodies_fr\">FR<\/a> for a more succinct description of what these various institutions do.<\/p>\n<p><em>While you were doing the research for this activity, you probably noticed that there are other bodies involved in the functioning of the European Union. Here is a brief description of some of the other bodies:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/en.euabc.com\/word\/753\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>European Ombudsman<\/strong><\/a> is the intermediary between the EU citizen and the EU authorities. His or her job is to receive and investigate complaints filed by EU citizens and residents, as well as by businesses or institutions. The Ombudsman is elected by the European Parliament for five years.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/en.euabc.com\/word\/399\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>European Central Bank (ECB)<\/strong><\/a> was created in 1998 to manage the new euro currency that entered circulation 1 January 2002. It is also responsible for directing the EU&#8217;s economic and monetary policy. The ECB works independently from all other institutions, and is not permitted to receive directions from any other body.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/en.euabc.com\/word\/186\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Committee of the Regions<\/strong><\/a> is an advisory body created in 1994. Its function is to ensure that local and regional authorities are represented in European policymaking, and that the concerns of the local and regional authorities are respected at the EU level.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In your opinion, how are institutions helpful to the EU?<\/li>\n<li>In your opinion, which institution is the most &#8220;powerful&#8221;, and why?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Sources\/Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/europa.eu\/institutions\/index_en.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The EU&#8217;s Institutions and Other Bodies<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/europa.eu\/institutions\/index_fr.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FR<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/addresses\/institutions\/websites.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">European Union Institutions: Useful Links<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/europa.eu\/abc\/index_en.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The European Union at a Glance <\/a>| <a href=\"http:\/\/europa.eu\/abc\/index_fr.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FR<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>DID YOU KNOW&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.euabc.com\/word\/875\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Structural Funds<\/strong><\/a>, intended to promote economic growth in less well-off regions, account for a third of the EU\u2019s budget?<\/p>\n<p>Now you can move on to <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/eulearning\/politics\/government\/activity-4-the-european-parliament-how-does-it-work\/\">activity 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union is a supranational organization that allows its members to pool their sovereignty in order to gain more global influence. 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