Joint EP / Sweden press point, Strasbourg - Main contents
Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen
date | March 9, 2016 16:44 - 17:00 |
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city | Strasbourg, France |
location | Louise Weiss building (LOW) i |
station | EbS |
attending | M. (Martin) Schulz i, K.S. (Stefan) Löfven i et al. |
organisation | European Parliament (EP) i |
Program:
Joint press point by Martin SCHULZ, EP President and Stefan LÖFVEN, Prime Minister of Sweden
Contents
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