I.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld]RZ.The irregular form vieil of the adjective vieux/vieille is used before masculine nouns beginning with a vowel or a mute ‘h’.
I.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl]RZ.(nation)gens is masculine plural and never countable (you CANNOT say ‘trois gens’). When used with gens, some adjectives such as vieux, bon, mauvais, petit, vilain placed before gens take the feminine form: les vieilles gens.
As the body is independent, its members are free to decide their own organisation and rules of procedure, although these must be ratified by the Council of the European Union.
In intergovernmental matters, most power is concentrated in the Council of the European Union giving it the characteristics of a normal international organization.