applies_to_jurisdiction vice president of the european parliament
The European Commission ( EC ) is an institution of the ___MASK96___ , responsible for proposing legislation , implementing decisions , upholding the EU treaties and managing the day - to - day business of the EU . Commissioners swear an oath at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg , pledging to respect the treaties and to be completely independent in carrying out their duties during their mandate . The ___MASK96___ ( EU ) is a political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe . It has an area of , and an estimated population of over 510 million . The EU has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states . EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people , goods , services , and capital within the internal market , enact legislation in justice and home affairs , and maintain common policies on trade , agriculture , fisheries , and regional development . Within the Schengen Area , passport controls have been abolished . A monetary union was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002 , and is composed of 19 EU member states which use the euro currency . The Parliament of ___MASK17___ is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of ___MASK17___ . The Parliament is composed of the President of ___MASK17___ and the houses . It is bicameral with two houses : the Rajya Sabha ( Council of States ) and the Lok Sabha ( House of the People ). The President in his role as head of legislature has full powers to summon and prorogue either house of Parliament or to dissolve Lok Sabha . The president can exercise these powers only upon the advice of the Prime Minister and his Union Council of Ministers . The European Parliament ( EP ) is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the ___MASK96___ ( EU ). Together with the Council of the ___MASK96___ ( the Council ) and the European Commission , it exercises the legislative function of the EU . The Parliament is composed of 751 ( previously 766 ) members , who represent the second largest democratic electorate in the world ( after the Parliament of India ) and the largest trans - national democratic electorate in the world ( 375 million eligible voters in 2009 ). There are fourteen vice - presidents of the European Parliament who sit in for the president in presiding over the plenary of the European Parliament . The Council of the ___MASK96___ ( often still referred to as the Council of Ministers , or sometimes just called the Council ) is the third of the seven institutions of the ___MASK96___ ( EU ) as listed in the Treaty on ___MASK96___ . It is part of the essentially bicameral EU legislature ( the other legislative body being the European Parliament ) and represents the executive governments of the EU ' s member states . It is based in the Justus Lipsius building in Brussels , Belgium .