EP Press conference Special committee on pesticides: the next steps, Brussels - Main contents

Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen

date	August 30, 2018 10:04 - 12:36
city	Brussels, Belgium
location	Paul-Henri Spaak building (PHS) i
station	EbS+
room	0A050
attending	(Eric) Andrieu i et al.
organisation	European Parliament (EP) i

Press conference by Eric ANDRIEU (S&D, FR), Chair of the PEST Committee

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