{"id":1647,"date":"2013-03-13T10:08:40","date_gmt":"2013-03-13T10:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/?page_id=1647"},"modified":"2017-05-09T13:46:10","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T13:46:10","slug":"introduction-to-study-of-the-european-union-institutions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/learning\/module-1-understanding-eu-institutions\/introduction-to-study-of-the-european-union-institutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to the study of the European Union institutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The aim of this first introductory section is to refresh your knowledge of European Union institutions. We will talk about the basic roles of the institutions and we will look at their function. The interdependence of the EU institutions will be pointed out.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2232\" src=\"http:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P019780000602-9299831.jpg\" alt=\"P019780000602-929983\" width=\"385\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P019780000602-9299831.jpg 385w, https:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/P019780000602-9299831-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Studying European institutions is not easy, as the EU is neither a country nor an international organisation, but we will look at the similarities between EU institutions and governing bodies of Member States to clarify this to you. 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