The Commission legislates less, and existing and new legislation is subject to much greater scrutiny.
The parliament can temporarily delegate part of its legislative power to the government, which then legislates by ordinances.
Not even the American president, who at least heads, not just legislates for, the planet's only superpower, can claim as much.
The council is therefore regarded as the EU's main legislature but one that legislates in secret, as if the EU were North Korea, a point that the commission's new paper does not make.The EU also lacks the clear division of responsibilities and powers among different branches of government that is often regarded as basic to a democracy.
One would be for the Council of Ministers, representing national governments, to meet in public when it legislates.
But before Congress legislates, ground is likely to have been broken on most of the new dams.Run-of-river hydropower has a much smaller environmental impact than big reservoirs.
How to be remembered for posterity, Ed? Perhaps be the arts minister who legislates for the abolition of booking fees? [email protected].
"It's vital that Parliament legislates to enact these proposals sooner rather than later," he said.
Roache mentions the EU Working Time Directive which, among other things legislates for 20 days' holiday; whereas we have 28 days, including bank holidays, enshrined in British law.
The Food Standards Agency permits animals in a café in the UK, but legislates that "reasonable precaution" must be taken (and demonstrable) to prevent domestic animals from accessing food preparation areas.
The Victorian Parliament legislates for those subjects not exclusively granted to the Commonwealth of Australia's Parliament by the federal constitution.
