The main European Institutions are: the European Council, the European Commission, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament.
What are the institutions of the EU?
- European Council. The European Council brings together the heads of state or government of every EU countr and decides on the political direction of the EU.
- Council of the European Union.
- European Commission.
- European Parliament.
- European Court of Justice.
- Court of Auditors.
- European Ombudsman.
What are the common European institutions?
- the European Parliament.
- the European Council.
- the Council of the European Union (simply called 'the Council')
- the European Commission.
- the Court of Justice of the European Union.
- the European Central Bank.