European Elections 2019 Reactions by the candidates for the Presidency of the European Commission with Q&A by journalist from the EP Chamber in Brussels - Main contents
| date | May 26, 2019 23:45 |
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| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | Paul-Henri Spaak building (PHS) i  |
| station | EbS+ |
| attending | F.C.G.M. (Frans) Timmermans i, (Jan) Zahradil i, (Ska) Keller i, (Manfred) Weber i, M. (Margrethe) Vestager i et al. |
| organisation | European Parliament (EP) i |
Program:
Announcement and presentation by Jaume Duch Guillot, EP Spokesperson
Statement by Manfred WEBER, lead candidate for the Presidency of the European Commission for the EPP party
Statement by Frans TIMMERMANS, lead candidate for the Presidency of the European Commission for the Socialist party
Statement by Margrethe VESTAGER, lead candidate for the Presidency of the European Commission for the ALDE party
Statement by Jan ZAHRADIL, lead candidate for the Presidency of the European Commission for the ACRE party
Statement by Ska KELLER, lead candidate for the Presidency of the European Commission for the Greens party
Statement by Nico CUE, lead candidate for the Presidency of the European Commission for the GUE party
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