European Union InstitutionsOnline version A quiz about the main institutions of the European Union. by Emma Sankey 1 The Heads of State of the EU countries form the... a Parliament b Council c Commission 2 Each Head of State chooses a Commissioner to form the... a Parliament b Council c Commission 3 The citizens of EU countries vote for the members of the... a Parliament b Council c Commission 4 This is the legislative body of the EU. It votes to approve the laws. a Parliament b Council c Commission 5 This is the executive body of the EU. It proposes new laws. a Parliament b Council c Commission 6 This body decides the EU's political direction and priorities. a Parliament b Council c Commission 7 Who nominates the judges for the European Court of Justice? a Citizens b Governments of member states c Parliament 8 Which of these sentences is true? a Every EU country has the same number of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). b European elections are held every four years. c Spain has got 61 MEPs. d The European Central Bank manages the dollar.