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  1. www.europarl.europa.euEuropean Parliament

    What is the European Parliament? The European Parliament is the EU's only directly-elected institution. Its 705 Members are there to represent you. Learn more about the European Parliament. Legislative tools. Monitoring EU decision-making process. Legislative Observatory. Legislative Train. In-depth analysis of EU policies. Think tank.

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › European_ParliamentEuropean Parliament - Wikipedia

    The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts European legislation, following a proposal by the European Commission.

  4. european-union.europa.eu › european-parliament_enEuropean Parliament – roles and powers | European Union

    • Overview
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    Role: Directly-elected EU body with legislative, supervisory, and budgetary responsibilities
    Members: 705 MEPs (Members of the European Parliament)
    President: Roberta Metsola
    Established in: 1952 as Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community, 1962 as European Parliament, first direct elections in 1979

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    The Parliament has 3 main roles: 1. Passing EU laws, together with the Council of the EU, based on European Commissionproposals 2. Deciding on international agreements 3. Deciding on enlargements 4. Reviewing the Commission's work programmeand asking it to propose legislation 1. Democratic scrutiny of all EU institutions 2. Electing the Commission ...

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    The number of MEPs for each country is roughly proportionate to its population, but this is by degressive proportionality: no country can have fewer than 6 or more than 96 MEPs and the total number cannot exceed 750 (plus the President). MEPs are grouped by political affiliation, not by nationality. The President represents Parliamentto other EU in...

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    Parliament's work comprises two main stages: 1. Committees - to prepare legislation. The Parliament numbers 20 committees and three subcommittees, each handling a particular policy area. The committees examine proposals for legislation, and MEPs and political groups can put forward amendments or propose to reject a bill. These issues are also debat...

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    If you want to ask the Parliament to act on a certain issue, you can petitionit (either by post or online). Petitions can cover any subject which comes under the EU's remit. To submit a petition, you must be a citizen of an EU member state or be resident in the EU. Companies or other organisations must be based here. Other ways of getting in touch ...

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    Learn about the EU institution that represents the citizens and passes laws, supervises the Commission, and approves the budget. Find out how to vote, petition, or visit the Parliament, and access its information and publications.

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  5. www.britannica.com › topic › European-ParliamentEuropean Parliament | Definition, History, Members, & Facts

    4 days ago · European Parliament, legislative assembly of the European Union (EU). Inaugurated in 1958 as the Common Assembly, the European Parliament originally consisted of representatives selected by the national parliaments of EU member countries.

  6. www.europarl.europa.eu › news › enSeating in the Chamber | News | European Parliament

    The decision as to how seats in the Chamber are allocated among political groups, non- attached MEPs and representatives of EU institutions is taken by the Conference of Presidents (leaders of the political groups and the President of Parliament) at the start of each legislative term.

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