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2. The European Parliament is the voice of the citizens. It represents the citizens of the EU
countries and its members are directly elected by those citizens every 5 years.
3. The European Council institution of the European Union, consisting of the heads of state or
government from the member states together with the President of the European Commission, for
the purpose of planning Union policy.
5. When a group or a decision is unanimous, it means that everyone is in total agreement. Just
imagine if you let third graders vote on what to serve at lunch: Pizza and candy would be
the unanimous choice or citizenship (the granting of new rights to EU citizens).
6.Simple majority-used for non-legislative votes,a simple majority is 15 out of 28 member states
7. The European Commission proposes new laws and programmes in the general interest of the EU.
Before making a proposal, the Commission seeks the opinions of national parliaments, governments,
interest groups and experts, as well as the general public, who are invited to make their comments
online.
8. If a national court is in doubt about the interpretation of an EU law, it can ask the Court of
Justice for clarification.Also, it ensures that EU legislation is interpreted and applied in the
same way in each EU country.