EP Press point, Brussels - Main contents
Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen
date | September 8, 2016 10:24 - 10:45 |
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city | Brussels, Belgium |
location | Paul-Henri Spaak building (PHS) i |
station | EbS |
attending | (Elmar) Brok i et al. |
organisation | European Parliament (EP) i |
Joint Press point by
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-Elmar BROK (EPP,DE), Chair of the AFET Committee
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-Julie BISHOP, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia
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-Steven CIOBO, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment of Australia
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