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How the European Union works: become easily an EU expert
Introduction: the European Union
Introduction: about the course (2:31)
What is the European Union? (3:08)
The EU's language: EU jargon (8:13)
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Quiz 1: The EU: introduction
The European Council
EU institutions (1:47)
To Brussels! (8:14)
Background lecture (6:23)
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Quiz 2: The European Council
The European Commission
Introduction (1:04)
The Commission: who's who (11:28)
The role of the Commission (5:09)
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Quiz 3: The European Commission
The Council of the European Union
Introduction (3:05)
Who's who (4:49)
The role of the Council (5:53)
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Quiz 4: The Council of the European Union
The European Parliament
Introduction: the European Parliament (1:12)
The Parliament and the European elections (6:11)
The Parliament's tasks and organisation (15:03)
Who's the strongest? (3:05)
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Quiz 5: The European Parliament
Voting EU laws
Intro: making laws in the EU (1:36)
The architecture: treaties (11:22)
Laws: the procedures (8:07)
One example (11:51)
Conclusion (1:25)
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Quiz 6: Laws in the EU
The European Union's budget
The budget: how big is it really ? (4:21)
Who receives? (2:58)
Who pays? (9:41)
Conclusion (2:39)
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Quiz 7: The EU budget
Euroscepticism
Intro & example (2:51)
Euroscepticists' arguments (6:48)
Measuring Euroscepticism (5:33)
Conclusion (2:07)
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Quiz 8: Euroscepticism
Other EU organisations
The European Central Bank (5:27)
Court of Justice (4:08)
Court of Auditors and other 'bodies' (3:59)
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Quiz 9: The other EU institutions and bodies
The other players
Introduction: the non-EU players (0:55)
National parliaments (4:04)
Citizens (3:06)
NGO's, lobbies, think tanks (4:10)
Media (4:29)
Other countries (4:21)
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Quiz 10: The other players
Bonus Section
Goodbye (1:32)
Links
Introduction: about the course
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