▁as ▁a ▁new ▁pill ar ▁while ▁European ▁Political ▁Co operation ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁pill ar ▁( the ▁Common ▁Foreign ▁and ▁Security ▁Policy ). ▁ ▁The ▁Community ▁institutions ▁became ▁the ▁institutions ▁of ▁the ▁EU ▁but ▁the ▁roles ▁of ▁the ▁institutions ▁between ▁the ▁pill ars ▁are ▁different . ▁The ▁Commission , ▁Parliament ▁and ▁Court ▁of ▁Justice ▁are ▁largely ▁cut ▁out ▁of ▁activities ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁pill ars , ▁with ▁the ▁Council ▁domin ating ▁proceed ings . ▁This ▁is ▁reflected ▁in ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁the ▁institutions , ▁the ▁Council ▁is ▁formally ▁the ▁" C oun cil ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Union " ▁while ▁the ▁Commission ▁is ▁formally ▁the ▁" Comm ission ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Commun ities ". ▁This ▁allowed ▁the ▁new ▁areas ▁to ▁be ▁based ▁on ▁inter g overn ment al ism ▁( un anim ous ▁agreement ▁between ▁govern ments ) ▁rather ▁than ▁majority ▁voting ▁and ▁independent ▁institutions ▁according ▁to ▁su pr an ational ▁dem ocracy . ▁ ▁However , ▁after ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Ma astr icht , ▁Parliament ▁gained ▁a ▁much ▁bigger ▁role . ▁Ma astr icht ▁brought ▁in ▁the ▁code c ision ▁procedure , ▁which ▁gave ▁it ▁equal ▁legisl ative ▁power ▁with ▁the ▁Council ▁on ▁Community ▁matters . ▁Hence , ▁with ▁the ▁greater ▁powers ▁of ▁the ▁su pr an ational ▁institutions ▁and ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁Qual ified ▁Major ity ▁V oting ▁in ▁the ▁Council , ▁the ▁Community ▁pill ar ▁could ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁far ▁more ▁federal ▁method ▁of ▁decision ▁making . ▁ ▁The ▁Amsterdam ▁Tre aty ▁transferred ▁rule ▁making ▁powers ▁for