Joint press conference by Austrian Chancellor Sebastian KURZ and EP President Antonio TAJANI in Vienna, Austria - Main contents

Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen

date	June 19, 2018 12:03 - 12:45
city	Vienna, Austria
location	Austria
station	EbS+
attending	A. (Antonio) Tajani i, S. (Sebastian) Kurz i et al.
organisation	European Parliament (EP) i

Press conference by Sebastian KURZ, Austrian Chancellor and Antonio TAJANI, EP President

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