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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

ABSTRACT ...............................................................................................................98
THE EUROPEAN UNION – A UNIQUE PLAYER IN THE GLOBAL POLITICAL
ARCHITECTURE
EU Impact.....................................................................................................100
Are We Ready to Discuss the EU? .................................................................100
What Makes the EU a Unique Player in the International
Political Architecture? ...................................................................................101
Supranationalism of the European Union Explained .......................................102
Supranationalism and Nationalism in EU Institutions ......................................103

EU DECISIONS AND EU DECISION-MAKING PROCEDURES
What is an EU Decision? ...............................................................................106
Documents Adopted by the EU ......................................................................106
Role of EU Institutions in the EU Decision-making Process ............................108
EU Decision-making Procedures ...................................................................108

HOW DECISIONS ARE ADOPTED WITHIN EU INSTITUTIONS
European Commission ..................................................................................110
Business-processing in the European Commission or How the European
Commission Operates ................................................................................... 111
How European Commission Decisions are Shaped ........................................112
European Parliament ....................................................................................113
Composition of the European Parliament and the Parliament of 2024-2029 ....114
How the European Parliament Adopts its Decisions? .....................................116
Council of the European Union ......................................................................117
Configurations of the Council ........................................................................117
Structural Setup of the Council of the EU .......................................................118
Unanimity and Double Qualified Majority Voting: Two Main Procedures for
Decision-making in the EU Council ................................................................119