1. Agenda-setting for the EU

 

2. The European Council as agenda-setter

2.1. Competences of the European Council

2.2. The role of the European Council's President

2.3. The structure of the European Council post-Lisbon

2.4. The Office of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

 

3. The European Commission as agenda-setter

3.1. The College of Commissioners

3.2. The President of the Commission

3.3. The role of DG-s in agenda-setting, incl. interaction with civil society, the Member States' governments and other EU institutions

3.4. The citizens' initiative

3.5. Scientists

 

4. The role of the European Parliament in EU agenda-setting

4.1. Competences of the European Parliament

4.2. Committees of the Parliament

4.3. The Parliament's Committee of Independent Experts

 

5. The role of the Council of the EU (Member States' governments) in EU agenda-setting

5.1. Competences of the Council of the EU

5.2.  From Weighting of Votes Toward the New Double Majority System From 2014

5.3. Formations of the Council

5.4. The role of the rotating presidencies

 

6. Exercise on the role of EU institutions in EU agenda-setting

 

7. References