2019 European Parliamentary Week European Semester Conference - Euro at 20 years, the road ahead, Brussels - Main contents
Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen
date | February 19, 2019 11:13 - 13:15 |
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city | Brussels, Belgium |
location | Paul-Henri Spaak building (PHS) i |
station | EbS+ |
attending | A. (Antonio) Tajani i, (Roberto) Gualtieri i, P. (Pierre) Moscovici i, M.J. (Mário) Gomes de Freitas Centeno i et al. |
organisation | European Parliament (EP) i |
Chaired by Roberto GUALTIERI (S&D,IT), ECON Chair
Introductory remarks by
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-Iulian IANCU, Committee for Industries and Services, Romanian Chamber of deputies
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-Mario CENTENO, President of the Eurogroup
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-Luis DE GUINDOS, Vice-President of the ECB
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-Pierre MOSCOVICI, Member of the EC in charge of Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs
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