The Executive Branch: The Government (2) - Comparative Study

• Author: Mihaela Carausan
• Position: Associate Professor, PhD, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania
• Pages: 66-74

ACTA UNIVERSITATIS DANUBIUS Vol. 11, no. 3/2015

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European and International Law

The Executive Branch: The Government

(2) - Comparative Study

Mihaela CĂRĂUŞAN

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Abstract: The Fundamental Laws of the European Union member states establish the

institutional system and also the Government’s organisation. In the present article, after we

already studied the organisation of t he Chief of State institution, we will a nalyse the other

vector of the executive power: the Government. Each state understands to organise public

administration system differently, according to their administrative culture and t o their

constitutional rules. T he second part of the study based on the comparative method and on

the analysis of the Constitutional rules will emphasize the unity and also the diversity of the

government organisation in the European Union systems.

Keywords: executive branch, administrative culture, adaptation, diversity, accountability.

1. Brief Overview

Democracy strengthens the principle of separation and balance of powers and each

European Union (EU) member state regulated and implemented differently. Either

is a rigid, flexible, semi-presidential, semi-parliamentary, or primo-ministerial

regime the government plays an important role in the state organisation.

The executive branch is recognized as the one which implements the law, but lately

through the Government Ordinance regulates in the detriment of Parliament. This

state function involves the exercise of the function of Chief of State, the

coordination of administration action to implement the law, to carry out direct

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Associate Professor, PhD, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration,

Romania. Address: 6 Povernei Street, Sector 1, Bucharest, Romania, Tel.:+4021.318.08.97, fax:

+4021.312.25.35. Corresponding author: mihaelacarausan@snspa.ro.

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