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The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two 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.
European Parliament logo: The European Parliament: 1 Strasbourg: 720 MEPs Roberta Metsola: Council of the EU and European Council: The European Council: 2 Brussels: 27 Heads of State or Government of the Member States and the President of the Commission Charles Michel: Council of the EU and European Council: The Council of the European Union: 3 ...
Below is a list of members of the European Parliament serving in the tenth term (2024–2029). The term began on 16 July 2024. The term began on 16 July 2024. In the preceding European Parliament election , 720 MEPs were elected, up from 705 after reallocating seats which were freed up after Brexit .
Originally, national members of Parliament (MPs) were appointed to the European Parliament (EP) as Member of the European Parliament (MEPs). In 1979 the first direct elections were held, however national MPs still tended to contest these leading to them holding a "dual mandate". As the work load of an MEP increased, the number of MEPs who were ...
The Socialist Group was one of the first Groups to be founded when it was created on 23 June 1953 [73] in the European Parliament's predecessor, the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community, and continued through the creation of the appointed Parliament in 1958 and the elected Parliament in 1979.
Udo Voigt, the former leader of the far-right National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) who has praised Adolf Hitler, joined the committee as a non-attached member in July 2014, [6] sparking outrage from European Parliament President Martin Schulz, the European Jewish Congress, and the European Network Against Racism, among others.
Below is a list of members of the European Parliament serving in the ninth term (2019–2024). It is sorted by list position or in cases of multiple constituencies, an English perception of surname treating all variations of de/di/do, van/von, Ó/Ní/Uí, and so forth as part of the collation key, even if this is not the normal practice in a member's own country.
The committees of the European Parliament are designed to aid the European Commission in initiating legislation. Standing committees are made up of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), who are directly elected to the seats in the European Parliament by the electorate. Each committee has a chair and four vice-chairs, along with numerous ...