EP Press point, Strasbourg - Main contents
Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen
date | January 18, 2017 08:40 - 09:00 |
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city | Strasbourg, France |
location | in front of |
station | EbS |
attending | A. (Antonio) Tajani i, M. (Martin) Schulz i et al. |
organisation | European Parliament (EP) i |
Press point by Martin SCHULZ, former President of the EP and Antonio TAJANI, newly elected President of the EP
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