eunion1-2, Exercise 2: The six and the four institutions Model answer: The six: France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Institutions and later counterparts: - High Authority: the European Commission. - Assembly (representatives from national parliaments): the European Parliament. - Council of Ministers (representing governments): the Council of the EU. - Court: the Court of Justice of the EU. (See European Politics Fundamentals 2 to 5 for the modern institutions.)