GUE/NGL political group press briefing, Strasbourg - Main contents
Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen
| date | January 15, 2019 14:33 - 15:00 |
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| city | Strasbourg, France |
| location | Press conference room  |
| station | EbS |
| attending | A.A.H. (Anja) Hazekamp i, (Marisa) Matias i et al. |
| organisation | European Parliament (EP) i |
Press briefing by Anja HAZEKAMP (GUE/NGL, NL), and Marisa MATIAS (GUE/NGL, PT)
Contents
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