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The Composition and Role of the Institutions of the European Union
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The Composition and Role of the Institutions of the European Union The Commission Composition * 20 commissioners - two from each of the larger member states (UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain) - one from each of the smaller. * UK commissioners are Neil Kinnock from Labour and Chris Pattern from Conservative. * The term of office is 5 years. * Governments appoint the president after consultation with the European Parliament - The current president is Romano Prodi. * The European Parliament has a veto over the appointment of the members. * It is a supra national body - membership of that body are independent of their country, they are concerned with promoting the European Union. * Each commissioner, like a government minister, has an individual portfolio and has a department of the European Civil Service working for them. Role * Key role - to propose legislation to be approved by the council of ministers....
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