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It amended the EEC Treaty and paved the way for completing the single market; å The draft Constitutional Treaty, which was agreed and signed in October 2004, but has not come into force, because it was not ratified by all EU countries.
Æ Ühtne฀ Euroopa฀ akt,฀ millele฀ kirjutati฀ alla฀ veebruaris฀ 1986฀ ning฀ mis฀ jõustus฀ 1.฀ juulil฀ 1987.฀ Sellega฀ muudeti฀ EMÜ฀ asutamislepingut฀ja฀valmistati฀ette฀ühisturu฀ loomise฀lõpuleviimine.
Decisionmaking at European Union level in-
Euroopa฀ Liidu฀ tasandil฀ otsuste฀ tegemisse฀
Codecision is the procedure now used for
S u on฀ kaasatud฀ mitmed฀ ELi฀ institutsioonid,฀ d
S åthe European Parliament (EP), most EU law-making.
Kaasotsustamismenetlust฀kohaldatakse฀suu-
In the codecision pro-
฀ rema฀osa฀ELi฀õigusloome฀puhul.฀Kaasotsusta-
I åthe Council of the European Union, and
Æ Euroopa฀Liidu฀Nõukogu฀ja Æ Euroopa฀Komisjon.
C equally with the Council.
Kui฀nõukogu฀ja฀parlament฀ei฀suuda฀õigusakti฀
It’s easy to get confused about which European body is which – especially when very different bodies have very similar names, such as these three ‘councils’.
Euroopa฀Liidu฀asutusi฀on฀lihtne฀omavahel฀segamini฀ajada,฀eriti฀kui฀erinevatel฀asutustel฀on฀ sarnased฀nimed,฀nagu฀kolmel฀nõukogul.
E E H å Formerly known as the Council of Ministers, this institution consists of government ministers from all the EU countries. The Council meets regularly to take detailed decisions and to pass EU laws.
Æ See฀institutsioon,฀mida฀varem฀nimetati฀ministrite฀nõukoguks,฀ühendab฀kõikide฀ELi฀ liikmesriikide฀valitsuste฀ministreid.฀Nõukogu฀istungid฀toimuvad฀korrapäraselt฀ning฀seal฀ võetakse฀vastu฀üksikasjalikke฀otsuseid฀ja฀Euroopa฀Liidu฀õigusakte.฀Käesolevas฀brošüüris฀ on฀edaspidi฀nõukogu฀toimimist฀ka฀täpsemalt฀kirjeldatud.
The EU’s interpreters play a vital role in its work.
Tõlkidel฀on฀ELi฀töös฀oluline฀roll.
The assent procedure is mostly used for agreements with other countries, including the agreements allowing new countries to join the EU.
Nõusolekumenetlust฀kasutatakse฀peamiselt฀ lepingute฀sõlmimisel฀teiste฀riikidega,฀seal- hulgas฀uute฀liikmesriikide฀ELi฀vastuvõtmist฀ käsitlevate฀lepingute฀sõlmimisel.
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Täpsemat฀teavet฀leiab฀veebilehelt฀ ฀e฀u฀r฀o฀p฀a฀.฀e฀u฀/฀e฀p฀s฀o฀/
Monthly plenary sessions in Strasbourg, additional plenary sessions and committee meetings in Brussels, secretariatin Luxembourg
฀t äiskogu฀igakuised฀osaistungjärgud฀toimuvad฀Strasbourgis,฀ komisjonide฀koosolekud฀ja฀täiendavad฀osaistungjärgud฀toimuvad฀ Brüsselis
The European Parliament (EP) is elected by the citizens of the European Union to represent their interests.
฀S ฀฀฀A hans-gert฀Pöttering฀valiti฀Euroopa฀Parlamendi฀ presidendiks฀2007.฀aastal฀ning฀jääb฀sellele฀ ametikohale฀kuni฀2009.฀aasta฀valimisteni.
Since 1979 its members have been directly elected by the citizens of the EU.
ELi฀kodanikud฀valivad฀Euroopa฀Parlamendi฀liik-med,฀kes฀peavad฀kaitsma฀oma฀valijate฀huve.฀ Euroopa฀Parlamendi฀tegevus฀on฀sätestatud฀ 1950ndatel฀aastatel฀sõlmitud฀aluslepingutega.฀ Alates฀1979.฀aastast฀on฀ELi฀kodanikud฀valinud฀ oma฀esindajad฀otsevalimistel.
Elections are held every five years, and every EU citizen is entitled to vote, and to stand as a candidate, wherever they live in the EU.
Euroopa฀Parlamendil฀on฀kolm฀alalist฀tööpaika:฀ Brüssel฀(Belgia),฀Luxembourg฀ja฀Strasbourg฀ (Prantsusmaa).
Parliament thus expresses the democratic will of the Union’s nearly 500 million citizens and it represents their interests in discussions with the other EU institutions.
Parlamendivalimised฀toimuvad฀iga฀viie฀aasta฀ tagant฀ning฀igal฀ELi฀kodanikul฀on฀õigus฀vali- mistel฀hääletada฀ja฀kandideerida,฀olenema- ta฀sellest,฀kus฀on฀tema฀elukoht฀ELis.฀Nõn- da฀väljendab฀parlament฀liidu฀ligikaudu฀500฀ miljoni฀kodaniku฀demokraatlikku฀tahet฀ning฀ esindab฀nende฀huve฀aruteludes฀teiste฀ELi฀ institutsioonidega.฀
The latest elections were in June 2004. Parliament has 785 members from all 27 EU countries.
Viimased฀parlamendivalimised฀toimusid฀2004.฀ aasta฀juunis.฀Parlamenti฀kuulub฀785฀liiget฀27฀ Euroopa฀Liidu฀liikmesriigist.฀
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) do not sit in national blocks, but in EU-wide political groups. Between them, they represent all views on political issues and European integration, from the strongly pro-federalist to the openly Eurosceptic.
Euroopa฀Parlamendi฀liikmed฀(MEPid)฀ei฀moo-dusta฀rahvuslikke฀fraktsioone,฀vaid฀jagunevad฀ üleeuroopalistesse฀poliitilistesse฀fraktsioonidesse.฀Parlamendiliikmete฀vaated฀poliitilistes฀ küsimustes฀ja฀Euroopa฀integratsiooni฀vallas฀
Independence/Democracy (IND/DEM) 24
Fraktsioon Iseseisvus ja Demokraatia IND/DEM24
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) 104
Euroopa Demokraatide ja Liberaalide Liidu fraktsioon ALDE104
Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) 42
Roheliste / EuroopaVabaliidu fraktsioon Verts/ALE 42
European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (EPP-ED) 278
Euroopa Parlamendi Sotsiaaldemokraatide fraktsioon PSE216
Union for Europe of the Nations (UEN) 44
Fraktsioon Identiteet,Traditsioonid ja Suveräänsus ITS23 u
Total: 785
Kokku 785
Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United Kingdom Total
Poola฀ Portugal฀ Prantsusmaa฀ rootsi฀ rumeenia฀ Saksamaa฀ Slovakkia฀ Sloveenia฀ Soome฀ Taani฀ Tšehhi฀Vabariik฀ ungari฀ Ühendkuningriik฀ ฀K฀o฀k฀k฀u฀฀
In some fields (for example agriculture, economic policy, visas and immigration), the Council alone legislates, but it has to consult Parliament. In addition, Parliament’s assent is required for certain important decisions, such as allowing new countries to join the EU.
Mõnes฀valdkonnas฀(näiteks฀põllumajandus,฀ majanduspoliitika,฀viisa-฀ja฀sisserändepolii- tika)฀on฀õigusaktide฀vastuvõtmine฀nõukogu฀ ainupädevuses,฀kuid฀ta฀peab฀parlamendiga฀ konsulteerima.฀Teatavate฀tähtsate฀otsuste฀puhul,฀näiteks฀uute฀liikmete฀ühinemisel฀ELiga,฀on฀ nõutav฀parlamendi฀heakskiit.
Parliament exercises democratic supervision over the other EU institutions in several ways.
Parlament฀ajendab฀ka฀uusi฀õigusakte฀vastu฀ võtma,฀arutades฀komisjoni฀aastast฀tööplaani,฀avaldades฀arvamust,฀missuguseid฀uusi฀ õigusakte฀oleks฀vaja,฀ja฀taotledes฀komisjonilt฀ õigusaktide฀ettepanekute฀esitamist.
The fact that the EP is directly elected by the citizens of the EU helps guarantee the democratic legitimacy of European law.
Parlament฀teostab฀demokraatlikku฀järeleval-vet฀teiste฀Euroopa฀Liidu฀institutsioonide฀üle฀ mitmel฀erineval฀viisil.
When a new Commission takes office, its members are nominated by the governments of the EU countries, but they cannot be appointed without Parliament’s approval.
1.฀ Ta฀võtab฀koos฀nõukoguga฀vastu฀erinevate฀ poliitikavaldkondadega฀seotud฀Euroopa Liidu฀ õigusakte.฀ Asjaolu,฀ et฀ Euroopa฀ Parlamendi฀liikmed฀valitakse฀ELi฀kodanike฀ poolt฀otse,฀tagab฀õigusaktide฀demokraatliku฀õiguspärasuse.
Parliament interviews each of them individually, including the prospective Commission President, and then votes on whether to approve the Commission as a whole.
Enne฀uue฀komisjoni฀ametisseasumist฀nime-tavad฀ELi฀riikide฀valitsused฀komisjoni฀volini-kud,฀kuid฀neid฀ei฀saa฀ametisse฀kinnitada฀ilma฀ parlamendi฀nõusolekuta.฀Parlament฀kuulab฀ volinikukandidaadid,฀k.a฀komisjoni฀tulevase฀ presidendi฀ükshaaval฀ära฀ning฀hääletab฀seejärel฀komisjoni฀ametisse฀kinnitamise฀üle฀selle฀ täies฀koosseisus.
Parliament exercises democratic supervision over the other EU institutions, and in particular the Commission. It has the power to approve or reject the nomination of commissioners, and it has the right to require the Commission as a whole to step down.
Ta฀teostab฀demokraatlikku฀järelevalvet฀kõi-gi฀ELi฀institutsioonide,฀eelkõige฀komisjoni฀ üle.฀Ta฀on฀pädev฀kiitma฀heaks฀või฀lükkama฀tagasi฀volinike฀ametissenimetamist฀ ning฀tal฀on฀õigus฀nõuda฀kogu฀komisjoni฀ tagasiastumist.
Throughout its term of office, the Commission remains politically accountable to Parliament, which can pass a ‘motion of censure’ requiring the Commission’s mass resignation.
Kogu฀ametiaja฀jooksul฀on฀komisjon฀parlamendi฀ ees฀poliitiliselt฀vastutav,฀parlamendi฀umbusaldusavalduse฀korral฀peab฀komisjon฀täies฀koosseisus฀tagasi฀astuma.
More generally, Parliament exercises control by regularly examining reports sent to it by the Commission (the annual general report, reports on the implementation of the budget, etc.). Moreover, MEPs regularly ask the Commission questions which the commissioners are legally required to answer.
Parlament฀teostab฀järelevalvet,฀vaadates฀korrapäraselt฀läbi฀aruanded฀(üldaruanne,฀eelarve฀täitmise฀aruanne฀jne),฀mis฀komisjon฀talle฀ esitab.฀ Lisaks฀ esitavad฀ parlamendiliikmed฀
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Neid฀kolme฀ülesannet฀on฀üksikasjalikumalt฀ kirjeldatud฀allpool.
Parliament also monitors the work of the Council: MEPs regularly ask the Council questions, and the President of the Council attends the EP’s plenary sessions and takes part in important debates.
Parlament฀jälgib฀ka฀nõukogu฀tööd:฀Euroopa฀ Parlamendi฀liikmed฀esitavad฀nõukogule฀korrapäraselt฀suulisi฀ja฀kirjalikke฀küsimusi฀ning฀ nõukogu฀eesistuja฀võtab฀osa฀täiskogu฀istungjärkudest฀ja฀olulistest฀aruteludest.
Parliament can exercise further democratic control by examining petitions from citizens and setting up committees of inquiry.
Parlament฀teostab฀demokraatlikku฀järelevalvet฀ ka฀kodanike฀kaebusi฀läbi฀vaadates฀ja฀ajutisi฀ uurimiskomisjone฀moodustades.
Other agenda items may include Commission ‘communications’ setting out its intentions in a particular sphere, or questions to the Commission or Council about what is going on in the EU or the wider world.
Parlamendi฀eelarvekontrollikomisjon฀jälgib,฀ kuidas฀eelarvet฀täidetakse.฀Lisaks฀otsustab฀ parlament฀igal฀aastal,฀kas฀kiita฀heaks฀see,฀kui-das฀komisjon฀eelarvet฀kasutab.฀Seda฀menet-lust฀nimetatakse฀täitmise฀kinnitamiseks.
å Preparing for the plenary session. MEPs debate the Commission’s proposals in committees that specialise in particular areas of EU activity and on the basis of a report prepared by one of the committee members, the so-called ‘rapporteur’.
toimub฀ 12฀ neli฀ päeva฀ kestvat฀ täiskogu฀ osaistungjärku฀ Strasbourgis฀ ja฀ kuus฀ kahepäevast฀ osaistungjärku฀ Brüsselis.฀ Nendel฀osaistungjärkudel฀arutab฀parlament฀ õigusaktide฀ ettepanekuid฀ ja฀ paneb฀
The report gives the background and the pros and cons of the proposal.
฀K฀u฀i฀d฀a฀s฀฀฀o฀n฀฀฀k฀o฀r฀r฀a฀l฀d฀a฀t฀u฀d฀฀฀p฀a฀r฀l฀a฀m฀e฀n฀d฀i฀฀ hääletusele฀muudatusettepanekud,฀enne฀
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Parlamendi฀töö฀toimub฀kahes฀etapis.
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kui฀teeb฀otsuse฀teksti฀kui฀terviku฀kohta.
Legislative (in some fields executive) arm of the EU; represents the member states.
฀ E Li฀seadusandlik฀(mõnes฀valdkonnas฀täidesaatev)฀võim,฀ esindab฀liikmesriike
U å General Affairs and External Relations,
Æ majandus-฀ (Ecoi฀n);
E EU H å Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs,
Æ konkurentsivõime;
W TO H å Competitiveness, å Transport, Telecommunications and Energy,
Æ transport,฀ telekommunikatsioon฀ ja฀ energeetika;
Which ministers attend which meeting depends on what subjects are on the agenda. If, for example, the Council is to discuss environmental issues, the meeting will be attended by the environment minister from each EU country and it will be known as the ‘Environment Council’.
See,฀missugused฀ministrid฀parasjagu฀kokku฀ tulevad,฀sõltub฀päevakorras฀olevatest฀küsimustest.฀Kui฀nõukogu฀peab฀näiteks฀arutama฀ keskkonnaküsimusi,฀võtavad฀koosolekust฀osa฀ kõikide฀ELi฀liikmesriikide฀keskkonnaministrid฀ ja฀nõukogu฀on฀seega฀keskkonnanõukogu.
å Agriculture and Fisheries, å Environment, å Education, Youth and Culture.
Æ põllumajandus฀ja฀kalandus; Æ keskkond; Æ haridus,฀noored฀ja฀kultuur.
The EU’s relations with the rest of the world are dealt with by the ‘General Affairs and External Relations Council’. But this Council configuration also has wider responsibility for general policy issues, so its meetings are attended by whichever minister or state secretary each government chooses.
ELi฀ suhteid฀ ülejäänud฀ maailmaga฀ arutab฀ üldasjade฀ja฀välissuhete฀nõukogu.฀Ent฀sellel฀ nõukogu฀koosseisul฀on฀ka฀laiem฀vastutus฀üldpoliitiliste฀küsimuste฀eest฀ning฀seega฀võtab฀ selle฀koosolekutest฀osa฀ükskõik฀missugune฀ valitsuse฀valitud฀minister฀või฀riigisekretär.
In other words, the minister’s signature is the signature of the whole government.
Ühtekokku฀ on฀ nõukogul฀ üheksa฀ erinevat฀ koosseisu:
However, the last two responsibilities relate largely to areas in which the EU countries have not delegated their powers but are simply working together. This is called intergovernmental cooperation and it covers the second and third pillars of the European Union.
Kuni฀neli฀korda฀aastas฀saavad฀ELi฀riikide฀pre-sidendid฀ja/või฀peaministrid฀ning฀Euroopa฀Ko-misjoni฀president฀kokku฀Euroopa฀Ülemkogu฀ kohtumisel.฀Nendel฀tippkohtumistel฀määra-takse฀kindlaks฀ELi฀üldine฀poliitika฀ja฀otsitak-se฀lahendusi฀küsimustele,฀mida฀madalamal฀ tasandil฀(s.t฀tavaliste฀nõukogu฀koosseisude฀ istungitel)฀ei฀ole฀võimalik฀lahendada.฀Võttes฀ arvesse฀Euroopa฀Ülemkogu฀kohtumistel฀aru-tatavate฀küsimuste฀tähtsust,฀kestavad฀koh-tumised฀sageli฀hiliste฀öötundideni฀ja฀pälvivad฀ meedia฀teravdatud฀tähelepanu.
The Council’s work is described in greater detail below.
฀M ฀i฀l ฀ l ฀e฀ g ฀a฀ ฀ ฀n 9 ฀u ฀k ฀o ฀ g ฀u ฀ ฀ ฀t฀e฀g฀e฀l฀e฀b฀? kuid฀üksnes฀komisjoni฀ettepaneku฀alusel฀ning฀ komisjoni฀ja฀parlamendi฀seisukohti฀arvestades฀ u d
Up to four times a year the presidents and/or prime ministers of the EU countries, together with the President of the European Commission, meet as the European Council.
1.฀ Euroopa฀Liidu฀õigusaktide฀vastuvõtmine.฀ Paljudes฀valdkondades฀võtab฀ta฀neid฀vastu฀ koos฀Euroopa฀Parlamendiga.
Coordinating the policies of member states
Liikmesriikide฀üldise฀majandus-฀ja฀sotsiaal- poliitika฀kooskõlastamine.
4. to approve the EU’s budget, jointly with the European Parliament.
3.฀ rahvusvaheliste฀lepingute฀sõlmimine฀ELi฀ ja฀teiste฀riikide฀või฀rahvusvaheliste฀organisatsioonide฀vahel.
This coordination is carried out by the economics and fi nance ministers, who collectively form the Economic and Financial Affairs (Ecofin) Council.
ELi฀ eelarve฀ kinnitamine฀ koos฀Euroopa฀Parlamendiga.
5. to define and implement the EU’s common foreign and security policy (CFSP) based on guidelines set by the European Council.
ELi฀liikmesriigid฀on฀otsustanud฀teostada฀koos฀ üldist฀majanduspoliitikat,฀mis฀põhineb฀riikide฀ majanduspoliitika฀tugeval฀kooskõlastamisel.฀ Sellise฀ kooskõlastamisega฀ tegelevad฀ ma- jandus-฀ja฀rahandusministrid,฀kes฀koos฀moo- dustavad฀majandus-฀ja฀rahandusküsimuste฀ nõukogu฀(Ecoin).
This process is called the ‘open method of coordination’, and it takes place within the Council.
Kriminaalasjades฀ tehtava฀ õigusalase฀ ja฀ politseikoostöö฀kooskõlastamine.
Most of these responsibilities relate to the Community domain — i.e. areas of action where the member states have decided to pool their sovereignty and delegate decisionmaking powers to the EU institutions. This domain is the ‘first pillar’ of the European Union.
Liikmesriigid฀soovivad฀samuti฀luua฀rohkem฀ uusi฀töökohti฀ning฀parandada฀haridus-,฀ter- vishoiu-฀ja฀sotsiaalkindlustussüsteemi.฀Kuigi฀ iga฀liikmesriik฀vastutab฀ise฀oma฀poliitika฀eest฀ nendes฀valdkondades,฀võivad฀nad฀siiski฀seada฀ ühiseid฀eesmärke฀ja฀vahetada฀kogemusi฀parima฀lahenduse฀leidmiseks.฀See฀on฀nõukogus฀ kohaldatav฀avatud฀koordinatsioonimeetod.
In addition, the Council may conclude conventions between the EU member states in fields such as taxation, company law or consular protection. Conventions can also deal with cooperation on issues of freedom, security and justice (see below).
Lisaks฀võib฀nõukogu฀sõlmida฀konventsioone฀ ELi฀liikmesriikide฀vahel฀sellistes฀valdkondades฀ nagu฀maksustamine,฀äriühinguõigus฀või฀konsulaarkaitse.฀Konventsioonid฀võivad฀hõlmata฀ ka฀koostööd฀vabadusel,฀turvalisusel฀ja฀õigusel฀ rajaneva฀ala฀loomiseks฀(vt฀allpool).
The EU’s annual budget is decided jointly by the Council and the European Parliament.
ELi฀aastaeelarve฀üle฀otsustavad฀koos฀nõukogu฀ ja฀Euroopa฀Parlament.
Issues such as these are dealt with by the Justice and Home Affairs Council — i.e. the ministers for justice and of the interior.
•฀ELi฀välispiiridel฀oleks฀tõhus฀valve;
Freedom of movement within the EU is of great benefit to law-abiding citizens, but it is also exploited by international criminals and terrorists. To tackle crossborder crime requires crossborder cooperation between the national courts, police forces, customs officers and immigration services of all EU countries.
•฀฀varjupaiga฀taotlejate฀avaldusi฀hinnataks฀ja฀kä- sitletaks฀kõikjal฀ELis฀ühtemoodi,฀et฀hoida฀ära฀ varjupaiga฀taotlejate฀suundumist฀riikidesse,฀ kus฀neil฀on฀paremad฀tingimused.
The General Secretariat
Peasekretäri฀abistab฀peasekretäri฀asetäitja,฀ kes฀juhib฀peasekretariaadi฀tööd.
H åthe European Union Military Staff (EUMS), composed of military and civilian experts seconded to the Council Secretariat by the member states;
otsused฀tehakse฀nõukogus฀hääletades.฀Mida฀
The presidency is assisted by the General Secretariat, which prepares and ensures the smooth functioning of the Council’s work at all levels.
฀A฀l฀a฀l฀i฀s฀t฀e฀฀฀e฀s฀i฀n฀d฀a฀j฀a฀t฀e฀฀฀k฀o฀m฀i฀t฀e฀e฀฀฀(฀C฀o฀r฀e฀p฀e฀r฀) suurem฀on฀riigi฀rahvaarv,฀seda฀rohkem฀hääli฀rii-
I åthe Committee for the Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management.
E gil฀nõukogus฀on,฀kuid฀häälte฀arvu฀on฀korrigeeritud฀väiksema฀rahvaarvuga฀riikide฀kasuks.
In 2004, Javier Solana was reappointed Sec-retary-General of the Council. He is also High Representative for the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and in this capacity he helps coordinate the EU’s action on the world stage.
ELi฀igal฀liikmesriigil฀on฀Brüsselis฀alaline฀mees-kond฀(esindus),฀kes฀esindab฀riiki฀ja฀kaitseb฀riigi฀ huve฀ELi฀tasandil.฀Esinduse฀juht฀on฀sisuliselt฀ liikmesriigi฀saadik฀ELi฀juures.
The bigger the country’s population, the more votes it has, but the numbers are weighted in favour of the less populous countries:
Itaalia,฀Prantsusmaa,฀ Saksamaa฀ja฀Ühendkuningriik฀
The Secretary-General is assisted by a Deputy Secretary-General in charge of managing the General Secretariat.
I hispaania฀ja฀Poola฀
France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom
Kõnealused฀ saadikud฀ (alalised฀ esindajad)฀ tulevad฀igal฀nädalal฀kokku฀alaliste฀esindajate฀
Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary and Portugal
Belgia,฀Kreeka,฀Portugal,฀ Tšehhi฀Vabariik฀ja฀ungari฀ d
Austria, Bulgaria, Sweden
Austria,฀Bulgaaria฀ja฀rootsi฀
The role of this committee is to prepare the work of the Council, with the exception of most agricultural issues, which are handled by the Special Committee on Agriculture.
Eesti,฀Küpros,฀Luksemburg,฀ Läti฀ja฀Sloveenia฀
• if a majority of member states (in somecases a two-thirds majority) approve and;
Kvaliitseeritud฀häälteenamus฀on฀saavutatud:
• if a minimum of 255 votes is cast in favour— which is 73.9% of the total.
•฀฀kui฀ poolthääli฀ on฀ 255฀ ehk฀ 73,9%฀häälte฀ koguarvust.
In some particularly sensitive areas such as common foreign and security policy, taxation, asylum and immigration policy, Council decisions have to be unanimous. In other words, each member state has the power of veto in these areas.
Eriti฀tundlikes฀valdkondades฀(näiteks฀ühine฀ välis-฀ ja฀ julgeolekupoliitika,฀ maksupoliitika฀ ning฀varjupaiga-฀ja฀sisserändepoliitika)฀peab฀ nõukogu฀tegema฀otsused฀ühehäälselt.฀Teisisõnu฀on฀igal฀liikmesriigil฀nendes฀valdkondades฀ vetoõigus.
On most issues, however, the Council takes decisions by ‘qualified majority voting’.
Enamikus฀valdkondades฀võtab฀nõukogu฀otsused฀vastu฀kvaliitseeritud฀häälteenamusega.
In addition, a member state may ask for con-fi firmation that the votes in favour represent at least 62% of the total population of the Union. If this is found not to be the case, the decision will not be adopted.
Lisaks฀võib฀liikmesriik฀taotleda฀kinnitust,฀et฀ poolthääled฀esindavad฀vähemalt฀62%฀liidu฀ kogurahvastikust.฀Vastasel฀korral฀otsust฀vastu฀ ei฀võeta.
Executive arm of the EU and initiator of legislative proposals27: one from each of the member states Five years (2004–09)B-1049 Brussels(32-2) 299 11 11ec.europa.eu
฀ E Li฀täitevvõim฀ja฀õigusaktide฀algataja 27฀volinikku฀–฀üks฀igast฀liikmesriigist ฀ v iis฀aastat฀(2004–2009) B-1049฀Brüssel (+32-2)฀299฀11฀11 ec.europa.eu o
It drafts proposals for new European laws, which it presents to the European Parliament (EP) and the Council.
Komisjon฀on฀oma฀otsustes฀riiklikest฀valitsus-test฀sõltumatu.฀Tema฀ülesandeks฀on฀esindada฀ ELi฀kui฀terviku฀huve.฀Euroopa฀Komisjon฀koos-tab฀uute฀õigusaktide฀ettepanekud฀ning฀esitab฀ need฀Euroopa฀Parlamendile฀ja฀nõukogule.
Informally, the appointed members of the Commission are known as ‘commissioners’. They have generally held political positions in their countries of origin and many have been government ministers, but as members of the Commission they are committed to acting in the interests of the Union as a whole and not taking instructions from national governments.
Mitteametlikult฀nimetatakse฀komisjoniliikmeid฀ volinikeks.฀oma฀päritoluriigis฀on฀nad฀üldjuhul฀ olnud฀poliitikud฀ja฀paljud฀neist฀on฀kuulunud฀ministritena฀valitsusse,฀kuid฀komisjoniliikmetena฀ on฀nad฀kohustatud฀tegutsema฀liidu฀kui฀terviku฀ huvides฀ega฀tohi฀järgida฀oma฀riigi฀valitsuse฀ juhtnööre.
It is also the EU’s executive arm — in other words, it is responsible for implementing the decisions of Parliament and the Council. That means managing the day-to-day business of the European Union: implementing its policies, running its programmes and spending its funds.
Komisjon฀on฀ka฀ELi฀täitevvõim:฀ta฀vastutab฀ parlamendi฀ja฀nõukogu฀otsuste฀rakendamise฀ eest.฀See฀tähendab฀Euroopa฀Liidu฀igapäevaelu฀ korraldamist:฀ELi฀poliitika฀tegevuskavade฀elluviimist฀ja฀vastutamist฀eelarve฀täitmise฀eest.
A new Commission is appointed every five years, within six months of the elections to the European Parliament. The procedure is as follows:
Nagu฀Euroopa฀Parlament฀ja฀nõukogu,฀loodi฀ ka฀Euroopa฀Komisjon฀1950ndatel฀aastatel฀ELi฀ aluslepingutega.
Like the EP and the Council, the European Commission was set up in the 1950s under the EU’s founding Treaties.
Iga฀viie฀aasta฀tagant,฀kuue฀kuu฀jooksul฀alates฀ Euroopa฀Parlamendi฀valimistest,฀nimetatakse฀ ametisse฀uus฀komisjoni฀koosseis.฀Menetlus฀ kulgeb฀järgmiselt.
• the member state governments agree together on who to designate as the new Commission President;
฀K฀e฀s฀฀฀m฀o฀o฀d฀u฀s฀t฀a฀v฀a฀d฀฀฀E฀u฀r฀o฀o฀p฀a฀฀ •฀฀Liikmesriikide฀valitsused฀lepivad฀kokku,฀keda฀ ฀K฀o฀m฀i฀s฀j฀o฀n฀i฀? nimetada฀komisjoni฀uueks฀presidendiks.
• the Commission President-designate is then approved by Parliament;
•฀฀Presidendikandidaadi฀peab฀seejärel฀heaks฀ kiitma฀parlament.
The term ‘Commission’ is used in two senses. First, it refers to the team of men and women – one from each EU country – appointed to run the institution and take its decisions.
Terminit฀„komisjon”฀kasutatakse฀kahes฀tä-henduses.฀Esiteks฀tähendab฀see฀meestest฀ ja฀naistest฀koosnevat฀meeskonda,฀üks฀igast฀ liikmesriigist,฀kes฀on฀ametisse฀nimetatud฀selleks,฀et฀ta฀juhiks฀institutsiooni฀ja฀võtaks฀vastu฀
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•฀฀Komisjoni฀presidendikandidaat฀valib฀koos฀ liikmesriikide฀ valitsustega฀ ülejäänud฀ komisjoniliikmed.
• the Commission President-designate, in discussion with the member state governments, chooses the other members of the Commission;
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The ‘seat’ of the Commission is in Brussels (Belgium), but it also has offices in Luxembourg, representations in all EU countries and delegations in many capital cities around the world.
3.฀ ELi฀õigusaktide฀täitmise฀järele฀valvamine฀ (koos฀kohtuga).
The European Commission has four main roles:
4.฀ Euroopa฀Liidu฀esindamine฀rahvusvahelis-tes฀suhetes,฀näiteks฀läbirääkimistel฀ELi฀ ja฀kolmandate฀riikide฀vaheliste฀lepingute฀ sõlmimiseks.
If the Commission concludes that EU legislation is needed, then it drafts a proposal that it believes will deal with the problem effectively and satisfy the widest possible range of interests. To get the technical details right the Commission consults experts, via various advisory committees and consultative groups.
EL฀aitab฀oma฀vahendite฀abil฀ajakohastada฀ telekommunikatsiooni฀infrastruktuuri฀vähem฀ ฀2฀.฀฀฀E฀L฀i฀฀฀p฀o฀l฀i฀i฀t฀i฀k฀a฀฀฀e฀l฀l฀u฀v฀i฀i฀m฀i฀n฀e฀฀฀j฀a฀฀฀e฀e฀l฀a฀r฀v฀e฀฀ arenenud฀ELi฀piirkondades.