Institutions of the European Union
The European Union (EU) is governed by seven institutions. Article 13 of Treaty on European Union lists them in the following order: the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council of the European Union (the Council); the European Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Central Bank and the Court of Auditors. European Council - the group of heads of state or government of the EU member states - meets four times a year to define the Union's policy agenda and give impetus to integration - The President of the European Council (appointed by the European Council) , Herman Van Rompuy, is the person responsible for chairing and driving forward the work of the institution, which has been described as the highest political body of the European Union - Appoints the Commission Pdt + HR (High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Lady Ashton) Commission - executive arm of the Union - twenty-seven appointee (1...
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