1.

Historie

2.

Instituce

a) Evropská rada
b) Rada Evropské unie (Rada ministrů)
c) Evropská komise
d) Soudní dvůr

3.

Symboly

a) Vlajka EU
b) Hymna EU
c) Dny EU
d) Evropský pas
e) Evropské jazyky
f) Euro

 The European Parliament
• composed of 732 members
• elected every 5 years
• has a consultative opinion
• is the same decision-making power as the Council of Ministers
• main function:
 to examine and adopt European legislation,
 approve the European budget,
 confirms the appointment of the Commission

 The Court of Justice
• seat in Luxemburg
• supreme judicial body of the EU
• function:
 to guard the application of the EU law in practice
• if national courts are not sure how to apply EU rules, the must ask the court of Justice.

SYMBOLS:
 The European Flag
• 12 gold stars on a circle on a blue field
• Meaning of the number 12
- The revelation of St.John (Virgin Mary crowned with twelve stars)
- The symbol of perfection and unity (12 hours, 12 months, 12 apostles, 12 zodiac signs)
- 12 countries of the EU at its birth 1993
- The first twelve words of the first sentence of the Ode to Joy (the anthem of the EU)

 The European Anthem
• Ode to Joy (fourth part of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony)
• Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
• Words composed by Friedrich Schiller
• Pavel Eisner translated it into Czech

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