Which two institutions are the co legislators in EU policy making?
The European Commission submits a proposal to the Council and the European Parliament. The Council and the Parliament adopt a legislative proposal either at the first reading or at the second reading. If the two institutions do not reach an agreement after the second reading a conciliation committee is convened.
Who are the EU legislators?
| European Union legislative procedure | |
|---|---|
| President of the European Parliament | Roberta Metsola, EPP |
| Structure | |
| EU Council political groups | No official division by political groups |
| EU Parliament political groups | 8 EPP (187) S&D (148) RE (97) ID (76) Greens–EFA (68) ECR (61) GUE/NGL (39) NI (29) |
Who has legislative initiative in the EU?
The European Commission
The European Commission generally has the right of initiative to propose legislation in all fields of EU activity. To become law, Commission proposals for legislation must be adopted by the Council, usually acting in equal partnership with the European Parliament through the ‘ordinary legislative procedure’.
What is special legislative procedure EU?
The special legislative procedure means that the Council is the only legislator, instead of being co-legislator on equal footing (codecision) with the European Parliament on a legislative proposal made by the European Commission (ordinary legislative procedure, used for the majority of EU legislation).
Who makes EU directives?
It can be issued by the main EU institutions (Commission, Council, Parliament), the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee.
How many members MEPs does the European Parliament have?
705 Members
The European Parliament is made up of 705 Members elected in the 27 Member States of the enlarged European Union. Since 1979 MEPs have been elected by direct universal suffrage for a five-year period.
What is the co decision procedure?
Related Content. A legislative procedure introduced by the Treaty of Maastricht giving the European Parliament and the Council equal power to legislative acts, jointly as co-legislators.
Who has the legislative initiative?
The right of (legislative) initiative is the constitutionally defined power to propose a new law (bill) in a legislature. The right of initiative is usually given to both the government (executive) and individual legislators.
How does EU legislation work?
A piece of legislation is proposed by the Commission. It then goes to the European Parliament for a first reading, where it first progresses through a committee, and then to the plenary (i.e. the full chamber), which may make amendments to the proposal. The Parliament decides by simple majority.
