EP Press point, Brussels - Main contents
Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen
date | January 31, 2019 12:33 - 12:45 |
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city | Brussels, Belgium |
location | Paul-Henri Spaak building (PHS) i |
station | EbS+ |
attending | A. (Antonio) Tajani i, J.P. (Juha) Sipilä i et al. |
organisation | European Parliament (EP) i |
Joint press point by Antonio TAJANI, EP President and by Juha SIPILÄ, Prime Minister of Finland following the debate on the Future of Europe
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