EP Press point, Brussels - Main contents

Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen

date	February 16, 2016 10:36 - 11:00
city	Brussels, Belgium
location	Paul-Henri Spaak building (PHS) i
station	EbS+
attending	M. (Martin) Schulz i, D.W.D. (David) Cameron i et al.
organisation	European Parliament (EP) i

Program:

Press point by Martin SCHULZ, EP President following his meeting with David CAMERON, Prime Minister of United Kingdom

The European Parliament is the EU's law-making body. It is directly elected by EU voters every 5 years.

What does the Parliament do?

The Parliament has 3 main roles:

Legislative

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  Passing EU laws, together with the Council of the EU, based on European Commission proposals