Ukraine week in the European Parliament, Brussels - Main contents

Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen

date	February 29, 2016 16:32 - 17:30
city	Brussels, Belgium
location	Paul-Henri Spaak building (PHS) i
station	EbS+
attending	M. (Martin) Schulz i, (Elmar) Brok i, J. (Johannes) Hahn i, (Pat) Cox i, (Andrej) Plenković i et al.
organisation	European Parliament (EP) i

Program:

Official opening of the Conference:

Opening speeches by

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  Elmar BROK (EPP,DE), Chair of the EP AFET Committee, Co-Chair of the EP Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group
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  Andrej PLENKOVIĆ (EPP,HR), Chair of the EP delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee

Keynote speeches by

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  Martin SCHULZ, EP President
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  Volodymyr GROYSMAN, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
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  Johannes HAHN, Member of the EC in charge of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations
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  Pat COX, former EP President (2002-2004)

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