EP Press point, Brussels - Main contents
Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen
date | May 24, 2016 13:33 - 13:48 |
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city | Brussels, Belgium |
location | Altiero Spinelli building (ASP) i |
station | EbS |
attending | (Elmar) Brok i et al. |
organisation | European Parliament (EP) i |
Program:
Joint press point by Elmar BROK (EPP,DE), Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee and by Anas AL-ABDAH, President of the Syrian National Coalition
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