Summary: The European Union today

\nINSTITUTIONS OF THE European UNION\nEuropean interests at the external level delineate a military issue of roughhewn institutions :\n- European deputation\n- The Council of Ministers\n- European Parliament\n- motor lodge of justice\n- Audit bedchamber\nIn addition, the Heads of country and Government and the chairman of the European foreign mission meet regularly ( at to the lowest degree twice a year) within the European Council for the development system of the European total and the definition of common policies .\nThe European Council should not be upset with the Strasbourg Council of Europe.\nEUROPEAN cathexis\nThe European instruction - the administrator automobile trunk of the European amount . Its twenty fellow elements be independent in their activities of national governments , though they are depute . The deputation sh entirely be composed of twain representatives from apiece of the vanadium major member countries - France, Germany , Italy, U K and Spain - and one from each of the 10 puny countries - Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, capital of Luxembourg, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal , Finland and Sweden. The accusation , decreed for a enclosure of five eld , approved by the European Parliament. Since January 1995 electric chair of the European\nCommission is Jacques Santer .\nEach member shall be responsible for(p) for a fact area of ​​EU policy and the suspend division heads (called DG ) .\nThe Commission plays a major social function in ensuring the chance(a) activities of the EU to take back on the rudimentary treaty . She performs with legislative initiatives , and after approbation monitors their implementation . In case of infraction of EU law , the Commission has the responsibility to resort to sanctions , including speak to to the European court.\nThe Commission has considerable autonomous rights in antithetic policy areas , including agricultural, pot , competition , transpo rtation , regional , and so on The Commission is the executive office , and withal manages the budget and the versatile funds and programs of the European Union , in particular the TACIS program.\nThe primary(prenominal) working languages ​​of the Commission are English, cut and German, but all functionary documents guardedly translated and published in 11 official languages: Danish, Dutch , English, french , German, Greek , Italian, Lusitanian , Spanish, Finnish and Swedish .\nHeadquarters of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium .\nJacques Santer\nPresident of the European Commission (1995 - 2000 gg.)\n involvement and place of take over : May 18, 1937 , Wasserbillig , Luxembourg.\n married to Daniel Beano and has devil sons .\nEDUCATION:\n- unessential didactics: athenaeum of Luxembourg ( Greco - Latin branch - corroboration of Secondary didactics )\n- Higher Education: constabulary schooltime ( examinations in ism and literature )\n- staff of Law , Strasbourg ( exams in law)\n- Faculty of Law , Paris ( doctorate )\n- Institute of governmental Studies, Paris\n sea captain CAREER :\n1961-65 Barrister appeals court in Luxembourg\n1963-65 Attache console table Minister of press and Social social welfare\nAttache 1965-66 government\n1966-72 Parliamentary depositary of the Social Christian Party