WORLD HISTORY

POST COLD WAR WORLD

INTEGRATION OF EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following statements is true?
A
The Commissioners represent the views of their respective countries.
B
To be a Commissioner you first need to be a civil servant in your own country.
C
Commissioners are proposed by their national governments and must be approved by the European Parliament.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The aims of the European Union within its borders are: promote peace, its values and the well-being of its citizens. offer freedom, security and justice without internal borders, while also taking appropriate measures at its external borders to regulate asylum and immigration and prevent and combat crime.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Council of the European Union consists of one government minister from every member state. The Council is part of the law making process in the European Union. The European Commission is the executive of the European Union.

Detailed explanation-3: -Overview. The European Commission is the EU’s politically independent executive arm. It is alone responsible for drawing up proposals for new European legislation, and it implements the decisions of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU.

Detailed explanation-4: -Consultation. The European Parliament may approve or reject a legislative proposal, or propose amendments to it. The Council is not legally obliged to take account of Parliament’s opinion but in line with the case-law of the Court of Justice, it must not take a decision without having received it.

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