Comparing institutions

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Comparing institutions
Liceo Scientifico Albert Einstein Cervignano
del Friuli (Ud) Classe 3C Teacher
Marilena Beltramini

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Comparizons

• Italian Parliament/ European Parliament/ Council
  of the EU
• Italian Government/ European Commission
• Italian Constitutional Court/ European Court of
  Justice

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THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Bicameral legislature (composed of two houses
the senate (upper house) and the Chamber of
Deputies (lower house)
Composed of one chamber
Made up of ministers from Member States in
alterning professional capacity. There is one
government minister from each Member State
The Senate is composed of 315 members over 40
years of age. The Chamber of Deputies is
composed of 630 members over 25. They are all
elected by universal suffrage and have a
five-year mandate.
The European Parliament is composed of 732
deputies over the age of 21. They are elected by
universal suffrage by all citizens of the EU and
have a five-year mandate.
Which ministers attend a meeting depends on
which topic is on the agenda. Each Member state
sends its government minister who is most
familiar with the topic at hand. There are nine
different Council "configurations", covering all
the different policy areas.
-Legislative function -Function of constitutional
review -Function of control and address -Function
of inquiry
-Legislative function (consultation, cooperation
procedure, conformity opinion, co-decision
procedure) -Purse power -Democratic supervision
- Legislative power on a wide range of EU
issues - Coordinate the broad economic policies
of the Member States - Authorise, oversee and
conclude international agreements - Budgetary
authority


Strasbourg and Bruxelles
The senate Palazzo Madama The Chamber of
Deputies Montecitorio
Bruxelles
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THE ITALIAN GOVERMENT Constitutional institution
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION Administrative body and
engine of European integration
Its made up of many bureaus, everyone
responsible of a specific function.
made up by Commission President and Commissioners
First minister
Second minister
Ministries
Commission President
Commissioners
20 members
5 years
Designate by Member State governments
Ministers within or without purse
Undersecretaries
Proposed by governments of Member States
Ministers have to jury in the hands of the
president of the Republic. After that, they have
to obtain the trust of the Parliament
The Commission President-designate is then
approved by Parliament.
Have held political positions in their countries
of origin
Ministers in Italy have the same role of
commissionaires in Europe
Commisionairs in Europe have the same role of
ministers in Italy.
- Executive function - Emanate decrees that have
a law strength. - Represent Italy on
international stages
- Propose legislation to Parliament and the
Council - Executive implementation of EU
policies - Supervise that directives are upheld
and implemented - General financial management
of the EU - Represent the European Union on
international stages
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THE ITALIAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT (Supreme
Institution of the Italian Republic)
THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE (Legal and iuridic
system)
Made up of 15 members
Made up of 25 judges
9 years
1/3 elected by the Republic President
1/3 elected by the Parliament
Appointed by the governments of EU Member States
They elect the President of the Court
over 20 years
1/3 elected by ordinary and administrative
supreme magistrates
6 years
3 years
No one institution can invalidate a
constitutional decision
- Judge on the constitutionality of laws -
Judge on conflicts between State powers
(legislative, administrative, judicial), between
the State and regions or between different
regions - Judge on the admissibility of
repealing referendums - Judge on criminal
charges brought against the President of the
Republic.
- Power of jurisdiction - Make sure that
Community law is upheld - Rule on legal disputes
between Member States, between the EU and Member
States, between EU institutions and authorities
and between individual citizens and the EU
Ways of calling on the European Court of
Justice -through direct petitions through the
preliminary rulings procedure
The Court can invalidate laws also if theyre
already in use
The Constitutional Court has to respect only the
Italian Constitution