Citizens’ Parliament - 60 years Treaty of Rome, Brussels - Main contents
Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen
date | March 21, 2017 14:58 - 17:15 |
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city | Brussels, Belgium |
location | Hemicycle |
station | EbS |
attending | A. (Antonio) Tajani i, (Mairead) McGUINNESS et al. |
organisation | European Parliament (EP) i |
Future of Europe - Changing times, lasting values
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-Welcome and keynote by Antonio TAJANI, EP President
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