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number of other bodies that play specialised roles:• the European Economic and Social Committee represents civil society, employers and employees;
• the Committee of the Regions represents regional and local authorities;
• the European Investment Bank finances EU investment projects, and helps small businesses via the European Investment Fund;
• the European Ombudsman investigates complaints about maladministration by EU institutions and bodies;
• the European Data Protection Supervisor safeguards the privacy of people’s personal data;
• the European Central Bank is responsible for European monetary4 policy;
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Seek1 - ieškoti
Propose2 - pasiūlyti, pateikti
Foundation3 – pamatas, pagrindas
Monetary4 – piniginis, monetarinis
• the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities publishes information about the EU;
• the European
In addition, specialised agencies have been set up to handle certain technical, scientific or management tasks.
How the EU takes decisions ?
Decision-making at European Union level involves various European institutions, in particular2
• the European Commission,
• the European Parliament (EP),
• the Council of the European Union.
In general it is the European Commission that proposes new legislation3, but it is the Council and Parliament that pass the laws. Other institutions and bodies also have roles to play.
The rules and procedures for EU decision-making are laid down in the treaties4. Every proposal for a new European law is based on a specific treaty article, referred to as the ‘legal basis’ of the proposal. This determines5 which legislative procedure must be followed. The three main procedures are ‘consultation’, ‘assent’ and ‘co-decision’.
Consultation
Under the consultation procedure, the Council consults Parliament as well as the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Committee of the Regions (CoR).
Parliament can:
• approve the Commission proposal,
• reject it,
• or ask for amendments6.
If Parliament asks for amendments, the Commission will consider all the changes Parliament suggests. If it accepts any of these suggestions it will send the Council an amended proposal.
The Council examines the amended proposal and either adopts it or amends it further. In this procedure, as in all others, if the Council amends a Commission proposal it must do so unanimously7.
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Recruit1 – naujokas, naujas narys
Particular2 – tam tikras, būtent
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