Vocabulary development

Say the same differently! Find a synonym for each expression in bold.

a)  EU actions are subject to the principle of subsidiarity.

a) With the Lisbon Treaty from 2009, the rights and duties of national parliaments within the EU are clearly set.

b) It is up to the Commission President to decide which Commissioner will be responsible for which policy area.

c) Each item on the agenda is presented by the Commissioner responsible for that policy area.

d) It is the DGs that actually devise and draft the Commission’s legislative proposals.

e) Many proposals are also open to public consultation.

f) Once the proposal is complete, the Secretary-General will put it on the agenda for a forthcoming Commission meeting.

g) If the majority is in favour, the proposal will be adopted.

h) The EU institutions are encouraging the national parliaments to become more involved in the activities of the European Union.

i) Where the treaties have given exclusive powers to the EU, this is considered to be the case, but otherwise it is a judgment that is made for each new law.

j) To enable parliaments to carry out subsidiarity checks, the Commission sends draft legislation to national parliaments at the same time as it forwards it to the Union legislator (i.e. the European Parliament and the Council).

k) The directives lay down certain end results that must be achieved in every Member State by a specified date.