EP Press point, Brussels - Main contents

Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen

date	September 5, 2018 12:46 - 13:00
city	Brussels, Belgium
location	József Antall building (JAN) i
station	EbS+
attending	(Manfred) Weber i et al.
organisation	European Parliament (EP) i

Press point by Manfred WEBER (EPP,DE), Chair of the EPP group

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