EP Press conference Programme of activities of the Slovak Presidency, Strasbourg - Main contents
Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen
date | July 6, 2016 11:30 - 12:30 |
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city | Strasbourg, France |
location | Press conference room 11.30 |
station | EbS+ |
attending | M. (Martin) Schulz i, R. (Robert) Fico i et al. |
organisation | European Parliament (EP) i |
Program:
Press conference by Martin SCHULZ, EP President, and Robert FICO, Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic
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