EP press conference the 4th railway package ‘market pillar', Strasbourg - Main contents
Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen
date | December 14, 2016 15:01 - 15:30 |
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city | Strasbourg, France |
location | Press conference room |
station | EbS |
attending | W.G.J.M. (Wim) van de Camp i, (Merja) Kyllönen i, D. (David-Maria) Sassoli i et al. |
organisation | European Parliament (EP) i |
Press conference by Wim van de CAMP (EPP, NL), rapporteur, David-Maria SASSOLI (S&D, IT), rapporteur, and Merja KYLLÖNEN (GUE/NGL, FI), rapporteur (tbc)
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