EP Press statements following the debate on the State of the Union 2017, Strasbourg - Main contents
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| date | September 13, 2017 12:27 - 13:00 |
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| city | Strasbourg, France |
| location | in front of the Hemicycle  |
| station | EbS+ |
| attending | A. (Antonio) Tajani i, (Syed) Kamall i, (Gianni) Pittella i, (Nigel) Farage i, (Patrick) Le Hyaric i, (Philippe) Lamberts i, (Manfred) Weber i, (Nathan) Gill i et al. |
| organisation | European Parliament (EP) i |
Program:
Press statement by Manfred WEBER (EPP,DE), Chair of the EPP political group
Press statement by Gianni PITTELLA (S&D,IT), Chair of the S&D political group
Press statement by Syed KAMALL (ECR, UK), Chair of the ECR political group
Press statement by Patrick LE HYARIC (GUE/NGL,FR)
Press statement by Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA,BE), co-Chair
Press statement by Nigel FARAGE (EFDD,GB), Chair
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