GREENS/EFA political group press briefing, Strasbourg - Main contents
Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen
date | May 16, 2017 10:34 - 11:10 |
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city | Strasbourg, France |
location | Press conference room |
station | EbS |
attending | (Philippe) Lamberts i, (Ska) Keller i et al. |
organisation | European Parliament (EP) i |
Press briefing by Ska KELLER (DE) and by Philippe LAMBERTS (BE), Greens/EFA Co-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