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What Are The Functions Of The Four EU Institutions? How Are European Laws Made?
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What Are The Functions Of The Four EU Institutions? How Are European Laws Made? The European Union (EU) was set up originally in 1951, with the idea of attempting to solve the threat of war in Europe. The start of this organisation was under another name - the European Coal and Steel Community, whose aim was to prevent the making of munitions by holding back the supplies of coal and steel to European countries. From this stemmed the European Economic Community, which today comes under another title; the EU. The influence of the EU is mainly in economic areas. However, the EU is also a legal order and all member states are bound to follow the law that arises from EU treaties and their secondary legislation. For this reason the EU has both political and legal institutions that develop laws in furtherance of the objectives of the treaties. These institutions are as...
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