EP Press conference Programme of activities of the Estonian Presidency, Strasbourg - Main contents
Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen
date | July 5, 2017 15:33 - 16:15 |
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city | Strasbourg, France |
location | Press Conference room 15.30 |
station | EbS |
attending | A. (Antonio) Tajani i, J. (Jüri) Ratas i et al. |
organisation | European Parliament (EP) i |
Press Conference by Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Jüri RATAS Estonian Prime Minister
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