Plenary sitting European Parliament, Strasbourg - Main contents

Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen

date	March 31, 2020
city	Strasbourg, France
location	Louise Weiss building (LOW) i
room	Plenary
organisation	European Parliament (EP) i

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