European Elections 2019 First reactions by Political group leaders, Brussels - Main contents
Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen
| date | May 26, 2019 20:30 |
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| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | Paul-Henri Spaak building (PHS) i  |
| station | EbS+ |
| attending | E.M.R. (Esther) de Lange i, (Udo) Bullmann i, (Gabriele) Zimmer i, G.M.M.L. (Guy) Verhofstadt i, (Philippe) Lamberts i et al. |
| organisation | European Parliament (EP) i |
Program:
Announcement and presentation by Jaume Duch Guillot, EP Spokesperson
Gabriele ZIMMER, GUE Group leader
Philippe LAMBERTS , Greens co-Group leader
ECR group
Guy VERHOFSTADT, ALDE Group leader
Udo BULLMANN , S&D group leader
Esther de LANGE (EPP,NL), EPP group
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