EP Press conference Parliament's inputs to the MFF mid-term review/revision in 2016, Strasbourg - Main contents
Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen
| date | July 6, 2016 14:38 - 15:05 |
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| city | Strasbourg, France |
| location | Press conference room 14.30  |
| station | EbS |
| attending | (Jan) Olbrycht i, (Isabelle) Thomas i, (Jean) Arthuis i et al. |
| organisation | European Parliament (EP) i |
Press conference by Jean ARTHUIS (ALDE, FR), Chair of the Budgets Committee
by Jan OLBRYCHT (EPP, PL), and Isabelle THOMAS (S&D, FR), rapporteurs
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