法律英语词汇“European Parliament”的翻译、意思、用法、释义-法律词典

单词

European Parliament

释义

European Parliament

European Parliament the democratic assembly of the EUROPEAN UNION. Each of the constituent EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES had an assem- bly that provided some form of democratic presence. The Assembly, by its own authority, called itself the Parliament in 1962. The SINGLE EUROPEAN ACT (SEA) regularised the practice. Nonetheless, this insti- tution does not yet have the powers that are normally associated with parliaments. Members are elected and are known as Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). Originally sent by the MEMBER STATES, since June 1979 representatives have been directly elected. They are elected by proportional representation, and the term is for five years. The Parliament exercises an advisory and supervisory role. It has some influence as a result of the Budgetary Treaty of 1970, and the Single European Act has given it added influence by extending the

COOPERATION PROCEDURE. The COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

must reply to members' questions, and the COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION has agreed to do so also. An elephant gun of control, existing in the power to pass a motion of censure on the Commission that, if passed, would force the Commission to resign, has been used once

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and improves the Parliament's influence over this body. Such a motion can be passed only after substantial procedural hurdles have been cleared. Parliament's budgetary powers allow it to modify obligatory expenditure under the Treaty and allow it to amend non- obligatory expenditure within a maximum set by the Commission. It must adopt the budget, and in 1979 exercised its power to reject it for important reasons, acting by a majority of members and two-thirds of the votes cast. Since the Inter-institutional agreement of 1 July 1988, arrangements have been made to prevent the disruption that such action can have on Community finances. Along with the COURT OF AUDITORS, the Parliament supervises the implementation of the bud- get. The Parliament has standing to institute action in the COURT OF JUSTICE against the Commission or the Council.

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