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The Members of the European Parliament that you have elected are taking key decisions regarding the new European Commission and resume Parliament’s work of adopting legislation and holding the Commission and other EU bodies to account.
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The Parliament acts as a co-legislator, sharing with the Council the power to adopt and amend legislative proposals and to decide on the EU budget. It also supervises the work of the Commission and other EU bodies and cooperates with national parliaments of …
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The Fact Sheets are grouped into five chapters: 1) How the European Union works; 2) Economy, science and quality of life; 3) Cohesion, growth and jobs; 4) Citizens: fundamental rights, security and justice and 5) The EU’s external relations.
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EU deforestation law: Parliament to vote on Thursday on …
Nov 13, 2024 · The new regulation, adopted by Parliament on 19 April 2023, aims to fight climate change and biodiversity loss by preventing deforestation related to EU consumption of products from cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm-oil, soya, wood, rubber, charcoal and printed paper. Already in force since 29 June 2023, its provisions are to be applied from 30 ...
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Members of the European Parliament. The European Parliament is made up of 720 Members elected in the 27 Member States of the enlarged European Union. Since 1979 MEPs have been elected by direct universal suffrage for a five-year period.
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Main page of the European Parliament’s plenary website. Live streaming, updated speaker list, plenary news, priority information and priority documents.
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What is the European Parliament? | News | European Parliament
The European Parliament (EP) is one of the European Union’s seven institutions. It is the EU’s directly elected legislative assembly. EU countries hold elections every five years to elect Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) that represent hundreds of millions of citizens.
The NIS2 Directive: A high common level of ... - European Parliament
Aug 2, 2023 · The Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive is the first piece of EU-wide legislation on cybersecurity, and its specific aim was to achieve a high common level of cybersecurity across the Member States.