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policy making

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exclusive competence
Exclusive eu competence
Ie customs union, common commercial policy etc
Exclusive to the eu - the eu sets all rules & states must comply
Most of economic sphere
Member states gave eu that power over time
Ordinary legislative procedure, co-decision
shared competence
Internal market, cohesion policy, agricultural policy, etc
Power is shared between eu & member states
Some decisions in each areas are made by states, some are made by eu
Essentially less regulated areas
competence to support
Human health, education, etc
Eu has little power
Social policy
Ability to make rules is at the member states level
treaties
History-making decisions: treaties
Fundamental eu shifts ie single market, EMU
National veto (e council)
Must be unanimous
parliament
can't propose legislation but can ask commission to submit a proposal — pass a movement we the parliament ask you the commission to pass this motion
Commission can say no but rarely does - if commission will not go forward, typically will write a reason why
commission
main legislative body of the eu - proposes, uses OLP to make most decisions
OLP / co-decision
1. commission proposes legislation
2. council & parliament both vote on legislation
- parliament votes first, and typically will either adopt the legislation or amend it
- council then does the same with their version of the bill
- cycle can go up to three times -
- when passed by both - versions must be harmonized, typically by one body adopting the others' bill
European Investment Bank
can propose legislation to the parliament that has to do with finance
European citizen's initiative
Allows EU citizens to call on the Commission to propose legislation by collecting a million signatures from at least a quarter of member states - at 1 million, proposal must be discussed by parliament
national parliaments, yellow & orange card
national parliaments can express reservations through the Subsidiary Control Mechanism
⅓ of national parliaments in eu, proposal is "yellow carded"
55% express disapproval: orange card
- in the case of an orange card, the commission must explain to the parliament & council of ministers why the proposal in question is permissable
- orange card has never been triggered
Regulations
Regulations: similar to national laws: govt sets a goal & how to achieve it
Method is derived from goals'
Can overrule national laws
Leave as much to states as possible
Applies to all states
Member state cant chang e it
directive
Leave more to states
Sets a goal but does not say how to accomplish it, letting states choose
Preferred methods
What is compliance?
Decision
Not binding for everyone, just those specifically addresssed in it
preference order of regulations
Which one is used is part of commission proposal step
Preference for directives first
Regulations more common in technical areas
Seen in exclusive + shared competency
Open Method of Coordination (OMC)
For competence to support & some shared competencies
Ie employment, social protection, defense, youth
Eu is least developed in social policy
Soft, intergovernmental methods
Power stays with member states
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