THE EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONSOnline version Match the characteristics of each European Union institution with the name of the institution by Alerayo 1 European Council 2 European Comission 3 Council of the EU 4 Court of Justice of the EU 5 European Parliament 6 European Ombudsman The voice of the member states Headquarters: Brussels Members: Heads of government of every member state They elect their president and meet 4 times a year They sign European treaties The voice of the EU Headquarters: Brussels Members: One commissioner per member state. It proposes laws and budgets to the European Parliament Each commissioner is responsible for a specific area, such as energy, education or environment It implements the laws It ensures treaties are respected Headquarters: Brussels Members: Ministers from European Union member states It negotiates and approves laws It signs agreements with other countries outside the EU Picture Headquarters: Luxembourg Members: One judge from each EU country It ensures that EU laws are applied equally in all member states The voice of EU citizens Headquarters: Strasbourg Members: representatives elected by EU citizens It drafts laws and passes the budgets Headquarters: Strasbourg It investigates citizens’ complaints about EU institutions Picture European army
