EP Press conference Inquiry Committee on Panama Papers - Launch of the European Platform for Whistleblowers, Brussels - Main contents
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| date | September 27, 2016 12:10 - 13:03 |
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| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | Press conference room  |
| station | EbS+ |
| attending | (Werner) Langen i, (Bart) Staes i, B. (Bas) Eickhout i, (Philippe) Lamberts i, (Michèle) Rivasi i, (Sven) Giegold i, (Eva) Joly i, (Benedek) Jávor i, (Jeppe) Kofod i, (Ernest) Maragall i, (Michel) Reimon i, (Molly) Scott Cato i, (Ernest) Urtasun i, (Pascal) Durand i et al. |
| organisation | European Parliament (EP) i |
Press conference by Philippe LAMBERTS (BE), Greens/EFA Co-president, Eva JOLY (Greens/EFA, FR), Ernest URTASUN (Greens/EFA, ES), Sven GIEGOLD (Greens/EFA, DE), Bart STAES (Greens/EFA, BE), Ernest MARAGALL (Greens/EFA, ES), Molly SCOTT CATO (Greens/EFA, UK), Benedek JÁVOR (Greens/EFA, HU), Michèle RIVASI (Greens/EFA, FR), Michel REIMON (Greens/EFA, AT), Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL), and Pascal DURAND (Greens/EFA, FR)
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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