EUROPEAN UNION

THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

1. The European Parliament
   www.europarl.eu.int
2. The Council of the European Union
   ue.eu.int/en/summ.htm
3. The European Commission
   europa.eu.int/epso
4. The Court of Justice
   curia.eu.int
5. The European Court of Auditors
   www.eca.eu.int

Five other bodies complete the system:

1. The European Ombudsmen
2. The Financial bodies
   • ECB - The European Central Bank
     www.ecb.int
   • EIB - The European Investment bank
     www.eib.eu.int
3. Advisory bodies
   • The European economic and social committee
   • The Committee of the Regions
4. Interinstitutional bodies
5. Decentralised bodies
   • European institute for security studies
   • EUROPOL and EUROJUST