Template:European Union institutions

Institutions of the European Union

European Council	Council of the European Union	European Parliament
Provides impetus and direction	Legislative	Legislative
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Based in Brussels, Belgium	Based in Brussels, Belgium	Based in Strasbourg, France
summit of the Heads of state or government, the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission. gives the necessary political impetus for the development of the Union and sets its general objectives and priorities does not legislate	composed of twenty-seven national ministers (one per state) informally known as the "Council of Ministers" or just "the Council" acts together with the Parliament as a legislature shares with the Parliament the budgetary power ensures coordination of the broad economic and social policy and sets out guidelines for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) concludes international agreements	acts together with the Council (of the European Union) as a legislature shares with the Council (of the European Union) the budgetary power exerts the democratic control over the institutions including the European Commission and approves the Commission members

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European Commission	Court of Justice of the European Union	European Central Bank
Executive	Judicial	Central bank
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Based in Brussels, Belgium	Based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Based in Frankfurt, Germany
is the executive submits proposals for new legislation to the Parliament and Council (of the European Union) implements policies administers the budget ensures compliance with European law ("guardian of the treaties") negotiates international agreements	ensures the uniform application and interpretation of European law has the power to decide legal disputes between member states, the institutions, businesses and individuals	forms together with the national central banks the European System of Central Banks and thereby determines the monetary policy of the eurozone ensures price stability in the eurozone by controlling the money supply

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European Court of Auditors	European Public Prosecutor
Auditory	Prosecutory
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Based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg
checks the proper implementation of the budget	supervision of proper use of European funds

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