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An economic subject participating in the activity of economic groups and supplying access goods can choose one of the strategies that could influence the institutions of the European Union. The choice of strategies is conditioned by the participation of the subject in economic activity and the comparative analysis of the results of the economic costs and benefit obtained. The economic costs of the access goods supplied by economic interest groups and the impact goods supplied by the European Union administration institutions and the comparison of their profitability precondition the rationality of the strategy choice of an economic subject. The results of the analysis of economic costs allow to more exactly evaluate access goods supply considering the main three access goods types and four types of the main suppliers of access goods. The function of the supply of access goods by economic interest groups is defined as the dependence of impact goods quantity on the quantity of access goods. This function is dependent on the kind of an economic interest group. The article presents the main four types of economic interest groups, that allows to more precisely evaluate the supplied impact goods with respect to economic and social costs. The article presents the analysis of the results of foreign and Lithuanian researchers as well as the activity of economic interest groups and the evaluation of the benefits of the access goods supplied by different EU administration institutions. Distinguishing the European Union Parliament, Commission and the Board as the main governing institutions as well as taking into account decision making algorithm, it has been possible to more precisely evaluate the profitability of the commodities supplied by economic interest groups. The analysis results obtained by the authors of this article in the field of interrelationship of the European Parliament and national groups of economic interests have revealed the influence of these two groups in representing national and common European ...

The European elections are a flagship of European democracy. As documented by e.g. the European Digital Media Observatory, disinformation actors from inside and outside the EU seek to undermine the integrity of the electoral process, trust in democratic processes at large and sow division and polarisation in our societies. According to the Eurobarometer, 81% of EU citizens agree that news or information that misrepresents reality or is false is a problem for democracy.

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Research on the EU has expanded considerably in recent years. Studies have moved from examining the power of the various EU institutions across time to focusing on the internal activities and organisation of these institutions. The current piece makes a critical assessment of the existing literature on the EU institutions and considers which future steps need to be taken to move the literature forward. It argues that the articles in this volume move the literature further by examining internal institutional changes in the EU bodies in the light of the broader inter-institutional relationships between them. Moreover, it recommends that future research on the EU institutions expand these insights even further by extending the scope of the studies to embed them in a comprehensive understanding of the broader political system of the EU as a whole. Adapted from the source document.

Dieses Dokument liegt auch in englischer Sprache vor: Evaluation of the "Carlo-Schmid-Program for internships in international organizations and EU institutions"

Europäische Union (EU). Argues that European Union enlargement requires drastic reforms of EU institutions; examines efficiency and legitimacy of the European Council, Commission, Council of Ministers, and European Parliament. Summary in English p. 1488.

Although both the IGC 2000 & the EU's internal reforms have concentrated on guaranteeing the necessary efficiency of the institutions, it is still an open question whether they will enable the EU institutional framework to successfully incorporate a number of new member states. Moreover, according to the Nice declaration & especially after the failure of the Nice referendum in Ireland, the focus is increasingly on enhancing the legitimacy of the EU. As this paper takes an institutions-based approach, considering in turn the main issues concerning the European Council, the Commission, the Council of Ministers, & the European Parliament, it tackles both of these two guiding principles of current reforms -- efficiency & legitimacy. 31 References. Adapted from the source document.

Since its origins, there have been competing views concerning the nature, scope and objectives of the process of integration and of the European Union. Attitudes towards Europe and European integration, both among political elites and citizens, have been much studied over the last 15 years. But there is no comprehensive analysis of these competing views of Europe at the supranational level. The existence of radically diverging views on the European political system within the EU's own institutions is problematic at both theoretical and practical levels. Little is known, however, about this phenomenon, its impact on the EU's agenda and policy-making as well as on constitutional reform. This book aims therefore at investigating the divergence in views about the European Union in order to lend insight into its consequences for the functioning of the EU and its institutions. It will focus on the main EU institutions, i.e. the Council, Commission, Parliament and Court but will also deal with the visions of various European elites on the EU. This book was originally published as a special issue of Journal of European Integration.