Plenary sitting European Parliament, Brussels - Main contents
Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen
date | March 9, 2020 17:00 - 17:15 |
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city | Brussels, Belgium |
location | Paul Henri Spaakgebouw |
room | plenaire zaal |
attending | D. (David-Maria) Sassoli i et al. |
organisation | European Parliament (EP) i |
17:00 - 17:15 Debates
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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