The European Commission is the ultimate controlling authority within t

QUESTION

The European Commission is the ultimate controlling authority within the European Union because draft legislation from the commission can become EU law only if the council agrees.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

ANSWER

FALSE
The European Commission is responsible for proposing European Union (EU) legislation, implementing it, and monitoring compliance with EU laws by member-states. Another responsibility of the commission is to monitor member-states to make sure they are complying with EU laws. In this policing role, the commission will normally ask a state to comply with any EU laws that are being broken. If this persuasion is not sufficient, the commission can refer a case to the Court of Justice.