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Institutions of the European Union[1]
Council of the EU and European Council.svg Council of the EU and European Council.svg European Parliament logo.svg
European Council Council of the European Union European Parliament
Provides impetus and direction Legislative Legislative
Members of the European Council 2011
Council of the EU and European Council meeting room in the Europa building
European Parliament
Based in Brussels,  Belgium Based in Brussels,  Belgium Based in Strasbourg,  France
  • composed of twenty-seven national ministers (one per state)
  • informally known as the "Council of Ministers" or just "the Council"
  • acts together with the Parliament as a legislature
  • shares with the Parliament the budgetary power
  • ensures coordination of the broad economic and social policy and sets out guidelines for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)
  • concludes international agreements
  • acts together with the Council (of the European Union) as a legislature
  • shares with the Council (of the European Union) the budgetary power
  • exerts the democratic control over the institutions including the European Commission and approves the Commission members
European Commission.svg Emblem of the Court of Justice of the European Union.svg Logo European Central Bank.svg
European Commission Court of Justice of the European Union European Central Bank
Executive Judicial Central bank
European Commission building
ECJ room
European Central Bank
Based in Brussels,  Belgium Based in Luxembourg,  Luxembourg Based in Frankfurt,  Germany
  • ensures the uniform application and interpretation of European law
  • has the power to decide legal disputes between member states, the institutions, businesses and individuals
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European Court of Auditors European Public Prosecutor
Auditory Prosecutory
ECA building
Based in Luxembourg,  Luxembourg Based in Luxembourg,  Luxembourg
  • checks the proper implementation of the budget
  • supervision of proper use of European funds
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