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HOW THE EU WORKS
European Commission



    27 Commissioners and their “Cabinets”

    
        33 Directorates General (DG)

            ●
                Units
European Parliament



    754 MEPs


    20 Committees (LIBE, ITRE, JURI)
     
         Non-political secretariat


    Political groups (ALDE, EPP, Greens/EFA, etc.)
     
         Own staff (for ex. on http://eppgroup.eu)
European Parliament 2009-2014
European Council


    Member States and their “Perm Reps”

    More than 150 Committees and Working groups

    Presidency: Jul-Dec 2012: Cyprus, Jan-Jun 2013:
    Ireland
Ordinary Legislative Procedure




      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislature_of_the_European_Union#Ordinary_legislative_procedure
European Parliament

➔
    One “lead Committee”
➔
    Opinion Committees
➔
    Rapporteur and Shadow rapporteurs
➔
    Discussions in Committee meetings
➔
    Amendments
➔
    Vote in Committees
➔
    Vote in Plenary
EDRi papers: Activist guide
         Top ten advocacy tips:
                 ●
                      01 Be early.
             ●
                     02 Be reliable.
             ●
                     03 Be honest.
     ●
         04 Be understanding.
                 ●
                      05 Be nice!
         ●
                 06 Be thorough.
                 ●
                       07 Be brief.
         ●
                 08 Be consistent.
         ●
                     09 Be personal.
     ●
         10 Be a bridge builder.
Useful Links:
https://pad.foebud.org/HowEU


EDRi booklet: “Activist guide through the Brussels
maze”
http://edri.org/papers

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Activists guide to the EU

  • 1. HOW THE EU WORKS
  • 2. European Commission  27 Commissioners and their “Cabinets”  33 Directorates General (DG) ● Units
  • 3. European Parliament  754 MEPs  20 Committees (LIBE, ITRE, JURI)  Non-political secretariat  Political groups (ALDE, EPP, Greens/EFA, etc.)  Own staff (for ex. on http://eppgroup.eu)
  • 5. European Council  Member States and their “Perm Reps”  More than 150 Committees and Working groups  Presidency: Jul-Dec 2012: Cyprus, Jan-Jun 2013: Ireland
  • 6. Ordinary Legislative Procedure http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislature_of_the_European_Union#Ordinary_legislative_procedure
  • 7. European Parliament ➔ One “lead Committee” ➔ Opinion Committees ➔ Rapporteur and Shadow rapporteurs ➔ Discussions in Committee meetings ➔ Amendments ➔ Vote in Committees ➔ Vote in Plenary
  • 8. EDRi papers: Activist guide Top ten advocacy tips: ● 01 Be early. ● 02 Be reliable. ● 03 Be honest. ● 04 Be understanding. ● 05 Be nice! ● 06 Be thorough. ● 07 Be brief. ● 08 Be consistent. ● 09 Be personal. ● 10 Be a bridge builder.
  • 9. Useful Links: https://pad.foebud.org/HowEU EDRi booklet: “Activist guide through the Brussels maze” http://edri.org/papers