EP press conference Promoting gender equality in mental health and clinical research, Strasbourg - Main contents
Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen
date | February 14, 2017 14:09 - 15:30 |
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city | Strasbourg, France |
location | Press conference room |
station | EbS |
attending | (Malin) Björk i, (Beatriz) Becerra Basterrechea i, (Julie) Ward i, (Linnéa) Engström i et al. |
organisation | European Parliament (EP) i |
Press conference by Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA (ALDE, ES), rapporteur
and by Julie WARD (S&D), UK, Linnéa ENGSTRÖM (Greens, SV), and Malin BJÖRK (GUE/NGL, SV)
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