EP

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The EP is the directly elected legislative body of the European Union that works with other EU institutions to pass laws and oversee policies across member states.

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EP canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf institution of the European Union
legislative body
administrationLocatedIn Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
surface form: Luxembourg City
appliesTo Member States of the European Union
surface form: European Union member states
canEstablish committees of inquiry
canPetitionedBy EU citizens
coDecidesOn most EU legislation with the Council of the European Union
committeeMeetingsHeldIn Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels
country European Union
electionFrequency every five years
electorate citizens of European Union member states
foundedBy European Coal and Steel Community
hasFunction adopts non-legislative resolutions
approves the EU budget
approves the European Commission as a body
approves the President of the European Commission
can dismiss the European Commission through a motion of censure
exercises democratic scrutiny over EU institutions
monitors respect for fundamental rights in the EU
oversees implementation of EU policies
participates in the ordinary legislative procedure
passes EU laws
hasMemberAbbreviation MEP
hasMemberLabel Member of the European Parliament
hasPresident President of the European Parliament
hasSeat Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
surface form: Luxembourg City

Strasbourg
isDirectlyElected true
jurisdiction European Union
languagePolicy multilingual with all official EU languages
legislativeProcedure ordinary legislative procedure
special legislative procedures
membersElectedBy universal suffrage
membersRepresent EU citizens
officialName European Parliament
oversees European Commission
implementation of EU law
plenarySessionsHeldIn Strasbourg
predecessor Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community
role budgetary authority of the European Union
co-legislator of the European Union
democratic oversight body of the European Union
directly elected legislative body of the European Union
shortName EP self-linksurface differs
typeOfParliament supranational parliament
votingSystem proportional representation
worksWith Council of the European Union
European Commission
European Council

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EP shortName EP self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: European Parliament