EP press statement by EP President Antonio TAJANI and Austrian Federal Chancellor Sebastian KURZ, Brussels - Main contents

Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen

date	December 20, 2017 09:20 - 10:30
city	Brussels, Belgium
location	Paul-Henri Spaak building (PHS) i
station	EbS+
attending	A. (Antonio) Tajani i, S. (Sebastian) Kurz i et al.
organisation	European Parliament (EP) i

Press statement by Antonio TAJANI, EP President and by Sebastian KURZ, Austrian Federal Chancellor, following their meeting at the European Parliament

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