EP Press conference General budget of the European Union for 2019, Strasbourg - Main contents

Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen

date	October 24, 2018 16:08 - 16:40
city	Strasbourg, France
location	Press conference room
station	EbS
attending	(Daniele) Viotti i et al.
organisation	European Parliament (EP) i

Press conference by Daniele VIOTTI (S&D, IT), rapporteur

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