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The European Union 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.

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Institutions of the European Union

European Council - Provides impetus and direction -		Council of the European Union - Legislature -		European Parliament - Legislature -		European Commission - Executive -
summit of the Heads of state or government, the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission. gives the necessary political impetus for the development of the Union and sets its general objectives and priorities will not legislate based in Brussels		acts together with the Parliament as a legislature shares with the Parliament the budgetary power ensures coordination of the broad economic and social policy and sets out guidelines for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) concludes international agreements based in Brussels		acts together with the Council as a legislature shares with the Council the budgetary power and decides in the last instance on the budget exerts the democratic control over the institutions including the European Commission and approves the Commission members based in and plenary sessions in Strasbourg, primarily meets in Brussels		is the executive submits proposals for new legislation to the Parliament and Council implements policies administers the budget ensures compliance with European law ("guardian of the treaties") negotiates international agreements based in Brussels

	Court of Justice of the European Union - Judiciary -		European Central Bank - Central bank -		European Court of Auditors - Financial auditor -
	ensures the uniform application and interpretation of European law has the power to decide legal disputes between member states, the institutions, businesses and individuals based in Luxembourg		forms together with the national central banks the European System of Central Banks and thereby determines the monetary policy of the eurozone ensures price stability in the eurozone by controlling the money supply based in Frankfurt		checks the proper implementation of the budget based in Luxembourg

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