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THE nuts and bolts of the European Union are hardly riveting, but a basic knowledge of its institutions is essential to understanding how it works, so here is a quick reminder.At the heart of the EU, as envisaged by its French founding father, Jean Monnet, is the European Commission, to which each national government appoints one commissioner for a five-year term.

It is a canny message at a time when trust in the European Union and its institutions is dwindling across the 28-nation alliance, and it is telling that most of the gloating at the No vote came from Eurosceptics like Nigel Farage of Ukip and France's far-right leader, Marine le Pen.

Yet it faces these questions at a time when the legitimacy of its institutions is being challenged by a more assertive parliament, by a more questioning press and by a bloody war on its doorstep.

"Confidence in our financial system and its institutions is essential to the smooth operation of our economy, and recently that confidence has been shaken," the president said.

Disrespect for the UN and its institutions is a spreading problem, as seen by the apparent impunity enjoyed by those who attack or hinder its peacekeepers, aid workers and organisations.

The divide between the population and its institutions is so deep that the basic compact and trust holding a society together is profoundly shaken.

Their loyalty to Britain and its institutions was perhaps extreme, but it partly came from gratitude.

Instead, the ruling is a measure of quite how far Thailand has fallen, how deeply it is divided and how badly its institutions are broken (see article).

In 1967 all its institutions were merged with that of the European Economic Community, but it retained its own independent legal personality.

He set out his objections to the current EU: "It's how out of touch the EU has become when its institutions are demanding budget increases while Europe's citizens tighten their belts.

The Union has already enlarged and its institutions are working.