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• EU council of ministers

  27 people (1 per country) for categories such as enviroment. Voting goes by majority- some countries weigh more heavily than others. Key decision making arm

• Realist approach to security  

  Realists focuson the national interest of their country and look at what happens to the balance of power in the anarchic system in the world.

• EU knowledge deficit  

   

  EU citizens are often not aware enough of the EU institution and cannot tell how many states are members to the union etc. The euro barometer surveys measure this sometimes.

   

   

• EU citizens initiative  

  Major advance from the treaty of Lisbon, aimed at democracy. Gives EU citizens the right to request the European Commission to initiate a legislative proposal 

   

• European Coal and Steel Community

  6-nation organization proposed by French minister Schuman in 1950, as a way to prevent further wars between France and Germany. Represented the reconciliation processes in the EU and the actual origin to the EU. Neo-functionalism in work

   

• Eu competition policy- 2 examples  

   

  Very strong control over competition to keep it fair. Joachim Almunia is the watchdog over the competition in the EU markets.They impose heavy fines against companies involved in a cartel 1) EU has imposed a number of fines on Microsoft for abusing its dominance on the market. 2) Blocked a proposed merger between boeing and mcdonnel douglas, merger went ahead after compromises

• Copenhagen criteria for enlargement  

  Rules used to define whether a country is eligible to join the EU or not. A state needs democratic governance, human rights, and functioning market economy and needs to accept the obligations and intent of the EU.

   

• 3 EU legal principles  

  - supremacy of european law

  -Direct applicability of EU law DAEL

   

  Regulations (states)

   

  Directives (states)

   

  Decisions (individual)

   

   -Mutual recognition of domestic standards – ECJ case cassis de Dijon

• European arrest warrant  

  Warrant valid in all of eu, once issued, it requires a state arrest & transfer criminals to the issuing state for trials.

• EU directives and regulations

  There are certain end results that must be achieved in every member state. National authorities have to adapt their laws. Regulation= binding legislative act, must be applied through all Europe. Directive- all EU countries must also achieve this (also binding legislative) act, but every country can decide how.