EP Press conference The situation in Venezuela, Brussels - Main contents
Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen
date | January 22, 2020 17:25 |
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city | Brussels, Belgium |
location | Brussels, Press conference room - 17.00-17.30 |
station | EbS+ |
attending | (Dita) Charanzová i, (Esteban) González Pons i, (Javi) López i, (Jordi) Cañas i, (Hermann) Tertsch i et al. |
organisation | European Parliament (EP) i |
Program:
17:25:23 Press conference by Dita CHARANZOVÁ, EP Vice-President, with the legitimate interim President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Juan GUAIDÓ, and Javi LÓPEZ, Chair of the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (DLAT), the Vice-Chairs of DLAT Jordi CANAS and Hermann TERTSCH, and EPP Vice-Chair Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS
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