The European Parliament has 751 seats and meets in both Strasbourg, France and Brussels, Belgium. It has legislative and oversight powers over the EU executive branch. Members are elected every 5 years by universal suffrage and sit according to their political ideology. There are two main courts in the EU - the Court of Justice and the General Court. The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy coordinates the EU's external action and represents the EU on the international stage.

1. EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

2. Basic information
- It has 751 seats
- 1 president / 14 vicepresident
- 2nd largest democratic electorate (375M)
- Elected each 5 years
Meeting place:
- 1st: Louise Weiss: Strasbourg, France
2nd: Espace Léopold: Brussels, Belgium
- Secretariat: Luxembourg & Brussels

5. Powers and functions
-Legislative procedure
-Budget
-Control of the executive power
-Supervisory powers

6. Members
Before 1979 were elected by the
national parliament
After 1979 by universal suffragie
MEPs sit according to ideology
Sits are distribute according to
degressive proportionality

7. Elections

8. GRAND
COALITIONS

9. Court of Justice of the UE

10. Two major courts:
Court of Justice National courts
1951
General Court Individuals
Companies
1989 National governments

11. Do not confuse with
European court of
Human Rights

13. General courts
-Form by 56 judges since 2016
-Two per country
-Elected each 6 years
-The judges elect:
-Their president
-The presidents of the Chambers of five
judges

14. Jurisdiction
-Actions for annulment
-Actions for failure to act
-Actions for damages
-Actions for on an arbitration clause
-Actions concerning the civil service

15. Direct action on:
-Agriculture
-State aid
-Competition
-Commercial policy
-Regional policy
-Social policy
-Institutional law
-Trade mark and design right law
-Transport

16. Court of justice composition
-Judges 28 one each country
6 years terms
-President appointed by the judges
3 years terms
-Vice-president created assist the
president
-Advocates generals 11 per judge
-The Registrar
-Chambers

17. Jurisdiction and powers
-Actions for failure to fulfill obligations:
infringement procedure
-Actions for annulment
-Actions for failure to act
-Application for compensation based on
non-contractual liability
-References for a preliminary ruling
-Appeals on points of law

18. High Representative of the
Union for Foreign Affairs
and Security Policy

19. History
-Introduce in the Treaty of Amsterdam
Secretary-General
-Javier Solana become the first High
Representative
-Treaty of Lisbon
Expand the roles

21. Roles
-Vice-President of the European
Commission
-Participant in the meetings of
the European Council
-Responsible of the European Union
Special Representatives
-Head of the External Action Service and
the delegations

22. -President of the Foreign Affairs Council
-Secretary-general of the Western
European Union (prior to the abolition of
the WEU on 30 June 2011)
-Head of the European Defense Agency
-Chairperson of the board of the European
Union Institute for Security Studies

23. Who is she/he
now?

24. Federica Mogherini