EU institutions
The European Council - The Power in Europe
The Executive - The European Commission
As an organ of the executive branch takes care of the European Commission for the execution of laws, regulations, programs and policies in Europe, in addition to the implementation of the budget. Responsible for this are the 27 Commissioners, each from a Member State responsible for an area. Not only from the headquarters in Brussels, but the Commission has specific departmental DGs (about 32,000 employees) and a large number of European agencies for special tasks.
The Legislature - the EU Council and European Parliament
The Council comprises the ministers of the various disciplines together makes us a part of the Legislature within the EU dar. The second part is the European Parliament (EP), which is made up of elected groups representing elected at the European elections. It comprises 785 members, the number of seconded depends on the population of each country in Europe. The EP meets in Brussels and Strasbourg.
The Judiciary - The European Court of Justice
The ECJ (European Court) is the supreme court / last resort / judicial organ of the European Communities. It consists of one judge per member state, supported by a further nine advocates-general, and has its headquarters in Luxembourg.
European Central Bank
The EZB (European Central Bank) is an independent bank with headquarters in Frankfurt am Main and determines monetary policy in the countries in Europe, have adopted the euro. The focus of their work is on the stability of the currency and prices in Europe, it is also responsible for setting interest rates in Europe / countries with the euro.
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European Court of Auditors
1975 launched the EuRH (ECA) is responsible for the audit. It monitors and controls all the revenue and expenditure of the European Union. The EuRH consists of 27 members - one per member state - and has about 800 employees, divided into test groups. The performance by the EuRH in the review of grievances (eg, not properly used, EU aid), he uses but does not directly report the violations to other organs of the EU.
