Plenary sitting European Parliament, Brussels - Main contents
date | January 29, 2020 15:00 - 23:59 |
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city | Brussels, Belgium |
location | Paul-Henri Spaak building (PHS) i |
room | plenaire zaal |
organisation | European Parliament (EP) i |
15:00 - 18:00 Commemoration and debate
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day - 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz |
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Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community Recommendation: Guy Verhofstadt (A9-0004/2020) Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community [21105/3/2018 - C9-0148/2019 - 2018/0427(NLE)] Committee on Constitutional Affairs |
18:00 - 18:15 VOTES (oral explanations of votes will be taken on Thursday)
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Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community Recommendation: Guy Verhofstadt (A9-0004/2020) Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community [21105/3/2018 - C9-0148/2019 - 2018/0427(NLE)] Committee on Constitutional Affairs |
18:15 - 24:00 Debates (or at the end of the votes)
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