Institutional Integration000bThe Treaty of Maastricht 1992: 1.1.3. Council of Ministers (I): Council of Ministers (I) Usually called by old name Council of Ministersformal name is now “Council of the EU”Consists representatives at ministerial level from each Member State, empowered to commit his/her GovernmentTypically minister for relevant areae.g, Finance ministers on budget issues,Confusingly, Council uses different names according to the issue discussed.Famous ones include EcoFin (for financial and budget issues), the Agriculture Council (for CAP issues), General Affairs Council (foreign policy issues). European Commission (III): European Commission (III) Commissioners are chosen by their own national governmentssubject to political agreement by other members.Commission, the Commission President individually, approved by Parliament.Commissioners are not national representatives.should not accept or seek instruction from their country.appointed together, serve for five yearscurrent Commission’s term ends in Jan 2005.Each Commissioner in charge of a specific area of EU policyDirectorate-Generals or DGs. European Parliament (III): European Parliament (III) Democratic controlParliament and Council are the primary democratic controls over the EU’s activities.MEPs directly elected so in principle a way for Europeans to have a voicesIn practice, however, European Parliamentary elections dominated by standard left-versus-right, and purely local issues rather than by EU issues.The 2003 draft Constitutional Treaty proposes few changes for the Parliamentdoes expand its power, giving it equal standing with the Council on almost legislation. European Court of Justice (I): European Court of Justice (I) EU laws and decisions open to interpretation that lead to disputes that cannot be settled by negotiation.Court settle these disputes, especially disputes between Member States, between the EU and Member States, between EU institutions, and between individuals and the EU.EU Court’s supranational power highly unusual in international organisations.As a result of this power, the Court has had a major impact on European integration. As mentioned above, a 1964 judgment established.
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The Principle of Subsidiarity and Fiscal Federalism: The Principle of Subsidiarity and Fiscal Federalism There is no clear answer from theory!Diversity and local informational advantagesDiversity of preference and local conditions argues for setting policy at low level (i.e. Close to people)Scale economiesTends to favour centralisation and one-size-fits-all to lower costsSpilloversNegative and positive spillovers argue for centralisationLocal governments tend to underappreciated the impact (positive or negative) on other jurisdictions. (Passing Parade parable)Democracy as a control mechanismFavours decentralisation so voters have finer choicesJurisdictional competitionFavours decentralisation to allow voters a choice.