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When a new Commission takes office, itsmembers are nominated by the EU memberstate governments but they cannot beappointed without Parliament’s approval.Parliament interviews each of them individually, including the prospective Commission President, and then votes on whether toapprove the Commission as a whole.
Konova Komisija nastopi svojmandat, njenečlane predlagajo vlade držav članic EU, vendar ne morejo biti imenovani brez potrditve Parlamenta. Parlament z vsakim predlaganimkandidatom opravi razgovor,tudi s predvidenim predsednikom Komisije, nato pa glasujeo potrditvi Komisije kot celote.
Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control (COCOBU) monitors how the budgetis spent, and each year Parliament decideswhether to approve the Commission’s handling of the budget for the previous financialyear.
Ves čas svojega mandata je Komisijapolitično odgovorna Parlamentu, ki lahkosprejme „nezaupnico“, s čimer zahtevaodstop celotne Komisije.
Josep Borrell Fontelles was elected President of the European Parliament in 2004.
Josep Borrell Fontelles je bil leta2004 izvoljen za predsednika Evropskega parlamenta.
How is the Parliament’s workorganised?
Kakoje organizirano delo Parlamenta?
Parliament’s work is divided into two mainstages.
Delo Parlamenta je razdeljeno na dve glavnistopnji.
• The plenary session itself.Plenary sessionsare normally held in Strasbourg (one weekper month) and sometimes in Brussels (twodays only). At these sessions, Parliamentexamines proposed legislation and voteson amendments before coming to a decision on the text as a whole.
•Plenarno zasedanje.Plenarna zasedanja soponavadi v Strasbourgu (en teden namesec) in včasih v Bruslju (samo dva dni).Nateh zasedanjih Parlament prouči predlagano zakonodajo in glasuje o spremembah, preden sprejme odločitev glede celotnega besedila.
Other items on the agenda may include Council or Commission ‘communications’ orquestions about what is going on in the European Union or the wider world.
Druge točke na dnevnem redu lahko zajemajo „sporočila“ Sveta oziroma Komisije alivprašanja o dogajanju v Evropski uniji in posvetu.
• Preparing for the plenary session. This isdone by the MEPs in the various parliamentary committees that specialise in particular areas of EU activity.
• Priprava na plenarno zasedanje.Evro-poslanci ga pripravljajo v različnih parlamentarnih odborih, ki so specializirani zaposebna področja dejavnosti EU.
The issues fordebate are also discussed by the politicalgroups.
O temahza razpravo se pogovarjajo tudi političneskupine.
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The Council of the European Union:voice of the member states
Svet Evropskeunije: glas držav članic
Key facts
Osnovni podatki
Role:Legislative (in some fields executive) arm of the EU; represents the member states Members: One minister from each EU country Presidency: Rotates every six months Meetings: In Brussels (Belgium), except in April, June and October when meetings are in Luxembourg Address: Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175, B-1048 Brussels Tel. (32-2) 285 61 11Internet:ue.eu.int
Vloga:Zakonodajna (na nekaterih področjih izvršilna) veja EU; predstavlja države članice Člani: Po en minister iz vsake države EU Predsedstvo: Menja se vsakih šest mesecev Zasedanja: V Bruslju (Belgija), razen aprila, junija in oktobra, kozaseda v Luxembourgu Naslov: Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175, B-1049 Bruselj Telefon: (32-2) 285 61 11Spletna stran:ue.eu.int
• Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs
• Konkurenčnost• Promet, telekomunikacije in energija• Kmetijstvo in ribištvo• Okolje• Izobraževanje, mladi in kultura
• Competitiveness
Svetje glavni organ za sprejemanje odločitevv EU.
• Agriculture and Fisheries• Environment• Education, Youth and Culture
Od tem, ki so na dnevnem redu, je odvisno,kateri minister se bo udeležil zasedanja.
Which ministers attend which meetingdepends on what subjects are on the agenda.If, for example, the Council is to discussenvironmental issues, the meeting will beattended by the environment minister fromeach EU country and it will be known as the‘Environment Council’.
Čenamerava Svetna primer razpravljati o okoljskih vprašanjih, se bodo zasedanja udeležiliministri za okolje iz vsake države EU in svetse bo imenoval „Svet za okolje“.
Each minister in the Council is empowered tocommit his or her government.
Vsak minister v Svetu deluje v imenu svojevlade, kar pomeni, da obveznosti, ki jih sprejme, veljajo za celotno vlado. Z drugimi besedami, podpis ministra je podpis celotnevlade.
Moreover,each minister in the Council is answerable tohis or her national parliament and to the citizens that parliament represents.
Poleg tega vsak minister v Svetu odgovarja svojemu nacionalnemu parlamentu indržavljanom, ki jih ta parlament zastopa.
This ensuresthe democratic legitimacy of the Council’sdecisions.
Tozagotavlja demokratično legitimnostodločitev Sveta.
The EU’s relations with the rest of the worldare dealt with by the ‘General Affairs and External Relations Council’. But this Councilconfiguration also has wider responsibilityfor general policy issues, so its meetings areattended by whichever minister or state secretary each government chooses.
Odnose EU s tretjimi državami obravnava„Svet za splošne zadevein zunanje odnose“.Vendar ima Svetvtejsestavi tudi širšo odgovornost za splošna politična vprašanja, takoda se njegovih zasedanj udeleži kateri koliminister ali državni sekretar, ki ga izbereposamična vlada.
Up to four times a year the presidents and/orprime ministers of the member states,together with the President of the European Commission, meet as the European Council.These ‘summit’ meetings set overall EU policy and resolve issues that could not be settled at a lower level (i.e. by the ministers atnormal Council meetings).
Predsedniki držav in/ali vlad držav članic sedo štirikrat na letosestanejo skupaj s predsednikom Evropske komisije kot Evropskisvet.Tazasedanja „na vrhu“ določajo splošnopolitiko EU in rešujejo vprašanja, ki niso bilarešena na nižji ravni (tj. med ministri nanavadnih zasedanjih Sveta).
Given the importance of European Council discussions, theyoften continue late into the night andattract a lot of media attention.
Zaradi pomembnosti razprav Evropskega sveta se tepogostozavlečejo pozno v noč in so deležne velikegazanimanja medijev.
• General Affairs and External Relations• Economic and Financial Affairs (Ecofin)• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA)
• Splošne zadevein zunanji odnosi• Gospodarske in finančne zadeve(Ecofin)• Pravosodje in notranje zadeve(PNZ)
Ministecountry meto take jointpolicies
• Zaposlovanje, socialna politika, zdravje inpotrošniškezadeve
What does the Council do?
Kaj dela Svet?
sion-making powers to the EU institutions.This domain is the ‘first pillar’ of the European Union.
suverenost in prenesti pooblastila priodločanju na institucije EU. Topodročjepredstavlja „prvi steber“ Evropske unije.
The Council has six key responsibilities.
Svetima šest ključnih nalog.
To pass European laws — jointly with the European Parliament in many policy areas.
Sprejemanje evropske zakonodaje – skupajz Evropskim parlamentom na številnihpodročjih politike.
To coordinate the broad economic andsocial policies of the member states.
Usklajevanje širših gospodarskih in socialnih politik držav članic.
To conclude international agreementsbetween the EU and other countries orinternational organisations.
Sklepanje mednarodnih sporazumov med EU in drugimi državami ali mednarodnimiorganizacijami.
However, the last two responsibilities relatelargely to areas in which the member stateshave not delegated their powers but are simply working together.
Delo Sveta je podrobneje opisano v nadaljevanju.
To approve the EU’s budget, jointly withthe European Parliament.
Potrjevanje proračuna EU, skupaj z Evropskim parlamentom.
To develop the EU’s common foreign andsecurity policy (CFSP: for further detailssee below), based on guidelines set by the European Council.
Razvojskupne zunanje in varnostne politike EU (SZVP: za podrobnosti glej spodaj)na podlagi smernic, ki jih začrta Evropskisvet.
Much EU legislation is adopted jointly by the Council and Parliament (see above: ‘How the EU takes decisions’).
Precej zakonodaje EU sprejemata Svet in Parlament skupaj (glej zgoraj „Kako EUodloča“).
To coordinate cooperation between thenational courts and police forces in criminal matters (see the ‘Freedom, security andjustice’ section below).
Usklajevanje sodelovanja med nacionalnimi sodišči in policijskimi organi v kazenskih zadevah (glej del „Svoboda, varnost inpravica“ spodaj).
As a rule, the Council only acts on a proposal from the Commission, and the Commission normally has responsibility forensuring that EU legislation, once adopted, iscorrectly applied.
Praviloma Svetukrepa le na predlog Komisije, Komisija pa je ponavadi odgovornaza to, da se zakonodaja EU, potem koje sprejeta, pravilno uporablja.
Most of these responsibilities relate to the‘Community’ domain — i.e. areas of actionwhere the member states have decided topool their sovereignty and delegate deci-
Večina teh nalog se navezuje na področje„Skupnosti“, tj. področja delovanja, za kateraso se državečlanice odločile združiti svojo
Ministers from every EU country meet in the Council to take joint decisions on EU policies and legislation.
Ministri iz vseh držav EU se srečujejo kot Svetin skupaj odločajo o politiki in zakonodaji EU.
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The EU countries have decided that theywant an overall economic policy based onclose coordination between their nationaleconomic policies.
Države EU so se odločile, da želijo splošnogospodarsko politiko, ki temelji na tesnemusklajevanju njihovih nacionalnih gospodarskih politik.
This coordination is carried out by the economics and finance ministers, who collectively form the Economicand Financial Affairs (Ecofin) Council.
Tousklajevanje izvajajo ministriza gospodarstvoin finance, ki sestavljajo Svet za gospodarske in finančne zadeve(Ecofin).
However, the EU countries have much to gain by workingtogether on these issues, and the Council isthe main forum in which this ‘intergovernmental cooperation’ takes place.
Kljub temu pa lahko države EU veliko pridobijo, česodelujejo pri tehzadevah, in Svetje glavni forum, na katerempoteka to „medvladno sodelovanje“.
They also want to create more jobs and toimprove their education, health and socialprotection systems.
Državečlanice želijo ustvariti tudi več delovnih mest ter izboljšati svoje izobraževalne inzdravstvene sisteme ter sisteme socialnegavarstva.
Although each EU country is responsible for its own policy in theseareas, they can agree on common goals andlearn from each other’s experience of whatworks best.
Čepravje vsaka država EU odgovorna za svojo politiko na teh področjih, selahko dogovorijo o skupnih ciljih in se izizkušenj drugih članic poučijo o najboljšihrešitvah.
This process is called the ‘openmethod of coordination’, and it takes placewithin the Council.
Taproces se imenuje „odprta metoda usklajevanja“ in poteka znotraj Sveta.
To enable it to respond more effectively tointernational crises, the European Union hascreated a ‘rapid reaction force’.
Da bi se lahko EU učinkoviteje odzvala namednarodne krize, je Evropska unija vzpostavila „sile za hitro posredovanje“.
This is not a European army: the personnel remain members of their national armed forces andunder national command, and their role islimited to carrying out humanitarian, rescue,peacekeeping and other crisis managementtasks.
Toni evropska vojska: vojaki ostanejo člani svojih nacionalnih oboroženih sil in pod nacionalnimpoveljstvom, njihova vloga pa je omejena naopravljanje človekoljubnih, reševalnih inmirovnih nalog ter drugih nalog kriznegaupravljanja.
In 2003, for example, the EU conducted a military operation (code name Artemis)in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, andin 2004 it began a peacekeeping operation(code name Althea) in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Leta 2003 je EU, na primer, izvedla vojaškooperacijo (imenovano Artemis) v Demokratični republiki Kongo, leta 2004 pa jezačela mirovno operacijo (imenovano Althea)v Bosni in Hercegovini.
The Council is assisted in such operations by:
Svetu pri takšnih operacijah pomagajo:
Each year the Council ‘concludes’ (i.e. officially signs) a number of agreementsbetween the European Union and non-EUcountries, as well as with internationalorganisations.
Svetvsako leto„sklene“ (tj. uradno podpiše)številne sporazume med Evropsko unijo indržavami, ki niso članice EU, ter z mednarodnimi organizacijami.
These agreements may coverbroad areas such as trade, cooperation anddevelopment or they may deal with specificsubjects such as textiles, fisheries, scienceand technology, transport, etc.
Tisporazumi lahko zajemajo obsežna področja, kot so trgovina,sodelovanje in razvoj, lahko pa obravnavajoposebne zadeve, kot so tekstil, ribištvo, znanost in tehnologija, promet itd.
• the Political and Security Committee (PSC),
• Politični in varnostni odbor (PVO),• Vojaški odbor Evropske unije (EUMC) in
• the European Union Military Committee(EUMC) and
• Vojaški štab Evropske unije (EUMS), ki gasestavljajo vojaški strokovnjaki, ki jihdržavečlanice začasno napotijo v Sekretariat Sveta.
In addition, the Council may conclude conventions between the EU member states infields such as taxation, company law or consular protection.
Poleg tega lahko Svetsklepa konvencije meddržavami članicami EU na področjih, kot soobdavčenje, pravo gospodarskih družb alikonzularna zaščita.
Conventions can also dealwith cooperation on issues of freedom, security and justice (see below).
Konvencije lahko obravnavajo tudi sodelovanje pri vprašanjih svobode, varnosti in pravice (glej spodaj).
The EU’s annual budget is decided jointly bythe Council and the European Parliament.
O letnem proračunu EU skupaj odločata Svetin Evropski parlament.
Child custody disputes shouldn’t tear families apart.
Spori o skrbništvu otrok ne bi smeli razbiti družin.
The EU makes sure that court rulings given in one member country are respected in all other member countries.
EU skrbi, da so sodbe sodišč iz ene državečlanice priznanev vseh drugih državah članicah.
• that customs officers and police exchangeinformation on the movements of suspected drugs traffickers or people smugglers;
Svoboda, varnost in pravica gibanju domnevnih trgovcev zdrogami alitihotapcev ljudi;
• that asylum seekers are assessed and treated in the same way throughout the EU, soas to prevent ‘asylum shopping’.
• enako presojo in obravnavoiskalcev azilapo vsej EU, da bi se izognili iskanju najboljših pogojev za pridobitev azila s straniprosilcev.
EU citizens are free to live and work inwhichever EU country they choose, so theyshould have equal access to civil justiceeverywhere in the European Union.
Državljani EU se lahko svobodno odločajo, vkateri državi EU želijo delati in živeti, zatomorajo imeti enakopraven dostop do civilnega sodstva povsod po Evropski uniji.
Nationalcourts therefore need to work together toensure, for example, that a court judgmentdelivered in one EU country in a divorce orchild custody case is recognised in all other EU countries.
Zatomorajo nacionalna sodišča sodelovati, da naprimer zagotovijo, da se odločba sodišča,izrečena v eni državi EU v primeru ločitve aliskrbništva otroka, prizna tudi v vseh drugihdržavah EU.
Issues such as these are dealt with by the Justice and Home Affairs Council — i.e. theministers for justice and the interior.
S takimi vprašanji se ukvarja Svetza pravosodje in notranje zadeve, torej ministri zapravosodje in notranje zadeve.
Theaimis to create a single ‘area of freedom,security and justice’ within the EU’s borders.
Cilj teh priza-devanjje ustvariti enotno „območje svobode,varnosti in pravice“ znotraj meja EU.
How is the Council’s work organised?
Kakoje organizirano delo Sveta?
Freedom of movement within the EU is ofgreat benefit to law-abiding citizens, but it isalso exploited by international criminals andterrorists.
Svoboda gibanja znotraj EU zelo koristidržavljanom, ki se ravnajo po zakonu, vendarpa jo izkoriščajo mednarodni kriminalci interoristi.
To tackle cross-border crimerequires cross-border cooperation betweenthe national courts, police forces, customsofficers and immigration services of all EUcountries.
Boj proti čezmejnemu kriminaluzahteva čezmejno sodelovanje med nacionalnimi sodišči, policijskimi organi, carino inuradi za priseljevanje vseh držav EU.
They have to ensure, for example:
Zagotoviti morajo na primer:
• that the EU’s external borders are effectively policed;
• učinkovit nadzor nad zunanjimi mejami EU;
In Brussels, each EU member state has a permanent team (‘representation’) that represents it and defends its national interest at EU level.
Tiveleposlaniki (ki se imenujejo „stalni predstavniki“) se tedensko sestajajo v okviru Odbora stalnih predstavnikov(Coreper).
The head of each representation is,in effect, his or her country’s ambassador tothe EU.
• izmenjevanje podatkovcarine in policije o
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Generalni sekretariat
If, for example, the Environment Council isscheduled to meet during the second half of2006 it will be chaired by the Finnish minister for the environment, since Finlandholds the Council Presidency at that time.
Predsedstvu pomaga Generalni sekretariat, kipripravlja delo Sveta in zagotavlja njegovnemoten potek na vseh ravneh.
The role of this committee is toprepare the work of the Council, with theexception of most agricultural issues, whichare handled by the Special Committee on Agriculture.
Naloga tega odbora je pripraviti delo Sveta, zizjemo večine kmetijskih zadev,ki jih obravnava posebni odbor za kmetijstvo.
Coreper is assisted by a numberof working groups, made up of officials fromthe national administrations.
Odboru Coreper pomagajo številne delovne skupine,ki jih sestavljajo uradniki iz državnih uprav.
In 2004, Mr Javier Solana was reappointed Secretary-General of the Council.
Leta 2004 je bil za generalnega sekretarja Sveta znova imenovan Javier Solana.
He is also High Representative for the common for-eignand security policy (CFSP), and in thiscapacity he helps coordinate the EU’sactionon the world stage.
Solanaje tudi visoki predstavnik za skupno zunanjoin varnostno politiko (SZVP) in v tej vlogipomaga usklajevati dejavnosti EU v svetu.
Under the new Constitutional Treaty, the High Represent-
Vskladu z novoustavno pogodbo bo visokegapredstavnika nadomestil minister za zunanje zadeve EU.
The Presidency of the Council rotates everysix months.
Generalnemu sekretarju pomaga namestnikgeneralnega sekretarja, ki skrbi za upravljanje Generalnega sekretariata.
In other words, each EU countryin turn takes charge of the Council agendaand chairs all the meetings for a six-monthperiod, promoting legislative and politicaldecisions and brokering compromisesbetween the member states.
Če je na primer v načrtu, da bo Svetza okolje zasedal v drugi polovici leta 2006, mu bopredsedoval finski minister za okolje, ker bo vtistem času Svetu predsedovala Finska.
Javier Solana (front left), as the EU’s foreign policy chief, acts for Europe on the world stage.
Javier Solana kot vodja zunanje politike EU predstavlja Evropo v svetu.
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The Secretary-General is assisted by a Deputy Secretary-General in charge of managingthe General Secretariat.
Odločitve v Svetu se sprejemajo z glasovanjem.
In some particularly sensitive areas such ascommon foreign and security policy, taxation, asylum and immigration policy, Councildecisions have to be unanimous. In otherwords, each member state has the power ofveto in these areas.
Več koima država prebivalcev,več glasov ima, toda število glasov je ponderirano vdobro držav z manj prebivalci.
On most issues, however, the Council takesdecisions by ‘qualified majority voting’(QMV).
Nanekaterih posebej občutljivih področjih,kot so skupna zunanja in varnostna politika,obdavčenje, azilna politika in politika priseljevanja, morajo biti odločitve Sveta sprejetesoglasno.
Decisions in the Council are taken by vote.The bigger the country’s population, themore votes it has, but the numbers areweighted in favour of the less populouscountries:
Povedano drugače, vsaka državačlanica ima na teh področjih pravico veta.
Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom
Nemčija, Francija, Italija in Združeno kraljestvo
• if a majority of member states (in somecases a two-thirds majority) approve and
Vendar pa o večini zadev Svetodloča z „glasovanjem s kvalificirano večino“.
Spain and Poland Netherlands
Španija in Poljska Nizozemska
• if a minimum of 232 votes is cast in favour— which is 72.3 % of the total.
Belgija, Češka, Grčija, Madžarska in Portugalska
Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary and Portugal
Avstrija in Švedska Danska, Irska, Litva, Slovaška in Finska
In addition, a member state may ask for confirmation that the votes in favour representat least 62 % of the total population of the Union.
•čese strinja večina (v nekaterih primerihdvotretjinska večina) držav članicin• čeje najmanj 232 glasov za – kar pomeni72,3 odstotka skupnega števila glasov.
Austria and Sweden Denmark, Ireland, Lithuania, Slovakia and Finland Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Luxembourg and Slovenia Malta Total
Poleg tega lahko država članica zahtevapotrditev, da glasovi za predstavljajo vsaj 62odstotkovcelotnega prebivalstva Unije.
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The European Commission:promoting the common interest
25 –po eden iz vsake države članice Pet let (2004–09)
Key facts
Člani: Mandat: Naslov:
The Commission is independent of nationalgovernments.
Telefon:Spletna stran:
Its job is to represent anduphold the interests of the EU as a whole.
Komisija je neodvisna od nacionalnih vlad.Njena naloga je zastopati in se zavzemati zainterese EU kot celote.
Itdrafts proposals for new European laws,which it presents to the European Parliamentand the Council.
Pripravlja predloge zanovoevropsko zakonodajo, ki jih natopredloži Evropskemu parlamentu in Svetu.
Informally, the appointed Members of the Commission are known as ‘commissioners’.They have all held political positions in theircountries of origin and many have been government ministers, but as Members of the Commission they are committed to acting inthe interests of the Union as a whole and nottaking instructions from national governments.
Neuradno se imenovani člani Komisije imenujejo „komisarji“. V državah, iz katerih prihajajo, so vsi imeli politične funkcije, številniso bili ministri, vendar pa so kot člani Komisije zavezani delovati v interesu Unijekot celotein od nacionalnih vlad ne smejoprejemati navodil.
A new Commission is appointed every fiveyears, within six months of the elections tothe European Parliament.
Nova Komisija je imenovana vsakih pet let, insicer v šestih mesecih po volitvah v Evropskiparlament.
The procedure is asfollows.
Uporablja se naslednji postopek.
It is also the EU’s executive arm — in otherwords, it is responsible for implementing thedecisions of Parliament and the Council.
Komisija je tudi izvršilna veja EU – povedanodrugače, odgovorna je za izvajanje odločitev Parlamenta in Sveta.
Thatmeans managing the day-to-day business ofthe European Union: implementing its policies, running its programmes and spendingits funds.
Topomeni, da upravljatekočedelovanje Evropske unije: izvajanjepolitik, vodenje programov in porabofinančnih sredstev.
• The member state governments agreetogether on who to designate as the new Commission President.
• Vlade držav članic se dogovorijo, kogabodo imenovale za novega predsednika Komisije.
Like the Parliament and Council, the European Commission was set up in the1950s under the EU’s founding treaties.
Tako kot Parlament in Svetje bila tudi Komisija ustanovljena v petdesetih letihdvajsetega stoletja na podlagi ustanovnihpogodb EU.
• The Commission President-designate isthen approved by Parliament.
• Nato Parlament potrdi kandidata za predsednika Komisije.
What is the Commission?
Kaj je Komisija?
• The Commission President-designate, indiscussion with the member state governments, chooses the other Members of the Commission.
• Novi parlament opravi razgovor z vsakimčlanom in poda svoje mnenje o celotniekipi. Popotrditvi lahko nova Komisijauradno začne z delom.