Conference of Presidents

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The Conference of Presidents is the political leadership body of the European Parliament that brings together the President and the chairs of the political groups to organize its work and set its legislative and political agenda.

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Conference of Presidents canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf governing body of the European Parliament
organ of the European Parliament
political leadership body
compositionDeterminedBy political groups represented in the European Parliament
country European Union
decisionMakingMode consensus where possible
weighted voting based on political group size when necessary
hasMember President of the European Parliament
chairs of the political groups in the European Parliament
representatives of non‑attached Members (under certain rules)
language multilingual (official EU languages via interpretation)
legalBasis Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament
locatedIn Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

Strasbourg
meetsAt European Parliament (Brussels seat)
surface form: European Parliament in Brussels

European Parliament (Strasbourg seat)
surface form: European Parliament in Strasbourg
partOf European Parliament
role authorize the drawing up of own‑initiative reports
coordinate relations with national parliaments
coordinate relations with other EU institutions
coordinate relations with third‑country parliaments
decide on the Parliament’s communication and information policy guidelines
decide on the agenda for part‑sessions
decide on the allocation of key posts in Parliament to political groups according to their size
decide on the allocation of reports to committees
decide on the composition of ad hoc delegations
decide on the composition of joint parliamentary committees
decide on the composition of parliamentary cooperation committees
decide on the composition of standing delegations
decide on the distribution of speaking time in plenary
decide on the external representation of the Parliament in interinstitutional negotiations
decide on the organization of debates
decide on the participation of non‑attached Members in parliamentary activities
decide on the recognition of political groups
decide on the structure of interparliamentary delegations
decide on the timetable of plenary sessions
decide the agenda of plenary sittings
decide the composition and competences of parliamentary committees
decide the composition and competences of parliamentary delegations
decide the organization of plenary sittings
organize the work of the European Parliament
set the legislative agenda of the European Parliament
set the political agenda of the European Parliament
scope external parliamentary relations of the European Parliament
interinstitutional relations of the European Parliament
internal organization of the European Parliament

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European Parliament hasBody Conference of Presidents
Chambre des Députés hasPart Conference of Presidents