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  2. European Parliament - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Explainer-How do European Union institutions function? - AOL

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    The European Parliament is one of the EU's three main political institutions, along with the European Council, which represents national governments of the 27 member states, and the European ...

  4. Member of the European Parliament - Wikipedia

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    A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. [ 1 ] When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community ) first met in 1952, its members were directly appointed by the governments of member states ...

  5. Factbox-Key facts about the European Parliament election - AOL

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    The European Parliament (EP) is the only directly elected body of the EU, representing the citizens of its member states. Its primary functions include negotiating EU laws with the member state ...

  6. National parliaments of the European Union - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Explainer-Why you should care about the European Parliament ...

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    European Union citizens will vote on June 6-9 in elections to choose 720 new members of the European Parliament (MEPs) for the next five years. The European Parliament is one of the three main EU ...

  8. List of European Union member states by political system

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    There are three types of government systems in European politics: in a presidential system, the president is the head of state and the head of government; in a semi-presidential system, the president and the prime minister share a number of competences; finally, in a parliamentary republic, the president is a ceremonial figurehead who has few political competences.

  9. Political groups of the European Parliament - Wikipedia

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    The school of political thought that states that the competences of the European Union should be reduced or prevented from expanding further, is represented in the European Parliament by the eurosceptics. The first Eurosceptic group in the European Parliament was founded on 19 July 1994. [118]