EP press conference New study of tax avoidance, Brussels - Main contents
Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen
| date | December 8, 2016 11:12 - 12:00 |
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| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | Press conference room  |
| station | EbS+ |
| attending | B. (Bas) Eickhout i, (Philippe) Lamberts i, (Sven) Giegold i, (Ernest) Maragall i, (Molly) Scott Cato i, (Ernest) Urtasun i et al. |
| organisation | European Parliament (EP) i |
Press conference by Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE), President, Ernest MARAGALL (Greens/EFA, ES), Sven GIEGOLD (Greens/EFA, DE),Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL) Ernest URTASUN (Greens/EFA, ES), and Molly SCOTT CATO (Greens/EFA, UK)
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