Community and Intergovernmental Methods
Community and Intergovernmental Methods : The "Community method" is the term used for the institutional operating mode set up in the first pillar of the European Union. The "intergovernmental method", in contrast, refers to the mode of the second and third pillars. The Community method proceeds from an integration logic with due respect for the subsidiarity principle, and has the following features: commission monopoly on the right of initiative; widespread use of qualified majority voting in the Council; an active role for the European Parliament; uniform interpretation of Community law by the Court of Justice. It contrasts with the intergovernmental method of operation used in the second and third pillars, which proceeds from an intergovernmental logic of cooperation and has the following salient features: the European Commission's right of initiative is shared with the Member States or confined to specific areas of activity; the Council generally acts unanimously; the European Parliament has a purely consultative role; the Court of Justice plays a minor role only. See: Communitization; Community and intergovernmental methods
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