European Parliament

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institution of the European Union legislative body supranational parliament

The European Parliament is the directly elected legislative body of the European Union, responsible for passing EU laws, approving budgets, and overseeing other EU institutions.

Observed surface forms (12)

Surface form As subject As object
Members of the European Parliament 0 3
Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament 0 1
European Parliament (in general concept) 0 1
European Parliament Bureau 0 1
European Parliament as representative of EU citizens 0 1
European Parliament resolutions on the Baltic states 0 1
European Parliamentary Assembly 0 1
Europäisches Parlament 0 1
Parlamento Europejski 0 1
Parlamento Europeo 0 1

Statements (73)

Predicate Object
instanceOf institution of the European Union →
legislative body →
supranational parliament →
abbreviationOfMembers MEP →
budgetaryAuthorityWith Council of the European Union →
coatOfArms Flag of Europe →
surface form: Emblem of the European Parliament
coLegislatesWith Council of the European Union →
country European Union →
electionInterval 5 years →
elects European Ombudsman (office in Strasbourg) →
surface form: European Ombudsman

President of the European Commission →
its President →
its Vice-Presidents →
firstDirectElection 1979 →
foundedAs Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community →
hasBody Bureau of the European Parliament →
Conference of Committee Chairs →
Conference of Delegation Chairs →
Conference of Presidents →
hasCommittee Committee on Budgets →
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs →
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs →
Committee on Foreign Affairs →
Committee on International Trade →
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety →
hasFunction approving the European Union budget →
consent to international agreements of the EU →
democratic oversight of other EU institutions →
election and dismissal of the European Commission →
passing European Union legislation →
hasGroup European Conservatives and Reformists Party →
surface form: European Conservatives and Reformists

European People’s Party →
surface form: European People’s Party group

Greens–European Free Alliance →
European Parliament political groups →
surface form: Identity and Democracy group

Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament →
surface form: Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE Party) →
surface form: Renew Europe

The Left in the European Parliament →
hasSeat Brussels, Belgium →
surface form: Brussels

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg →
surface form: Luxembourg City

Strasbourg →
headquartersLocation Strasbourg →
inception 1952 →
jurisdiction European Union →
legalBasis Treaty on European Union →
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union →
legislativeBodyOf European Union →
logo Logo of the European Parliament →
meetingPlace Espace Léopold complex →
surface form: Espace Léopold

Louise Weiss building →
memberOf European Union →
membersCalled Members of the European Parliament →
motto The voice of the citizens of the European Union →
nativeName European Parliament self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Europäisches Parlament

Parlamento Europeias →
European Parliament self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Parlamento Europejski

European Parliament self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Parlamento Europeo

European Parliament self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Parlamento Europeu

European Parliament self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Parlement européen
numberOfMembers 720 →
officialLanguagePolicy multilingualism with all official EU languages →
oversees Council of the European Union →
European Central Bank →
European Commission →
European Council →
European Court of Auditors →
partOf institutional framework of the European Union →
precededBy Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community →
replaced Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community →
secondaryHeadquartersLocation Brussels, Belgium →
surface form: Brussels
secretariatLocation Luxembourg City, Luxembourg →
surface form: Luxembourg City
shortName EP →
votingSystem proportional representation →
website https://www.europarl.europa.eu →

Referenced by (173)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eurosystem → accountableTo → European Parliament →
GDPR → adoptedBy → European Parliament →
Regulation (EC) No 294/2008 → adoptedBy → European Parliament →
Regulation (EU) 1292/2013 → adoptedBy → European Parliament →
subject surface form: Regulation (EU) No 1292/2013
Statute of the European Ombudsman → adoptedBy → European Parliament →
United in diversity → adoptedBy → European Parliament →
European Commissioner → appointedBy → European Parliament →
subject surface form: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
Take back control → associatedWithInstitution → European Parliament →
European Union fisheries policy → coLegislatedBy → European Parliament →
Environment Council → coLegislatesWith → European Parliament →
Eurocities → collaboratesWith → European Parliament →
The Guild → collaboratesWith → European Parliament →
European Commissioner → confirmedBy → European Parliament →
Committee of the Regions → consultedBy → European Parliament →
Council of Ministers → contrastsWith → European Parliament →
subject surface form: Council of Ministers of the European Union
this entity surface form: European Parliament as representative of EU citizens
ACP Group of States → cooperatesWith → European Parliament →
European Commission → cooperatesWith → European Parliament →
Treaty of Rome → createdInstitution → European Parliament →
this entity surface form: European Parliamentary Assembly
EUCO → distinctFrom → European Parliament →
President of the European Commission → electedBy → European Parliament →
Altiero Spinelli → employer → European Parliament →
Catherine Lalumière → employer → European Parliament →
Windsor Framework → enteredPoliticalDebateIn → European Parliament →
Treaty on European Union → expandedPowerOf → European Parliament →
EIT → foundingActAdoptedBy → European Parliament →
subject surface form: European Institute of Innovation and Technology
Espace Léopold complex → governingBody → European Parliament →
European Atomic Energy Community → governingBody → European Parliament →
this entity surface form: European Parliament Bureau
this entity surface form: Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament
Bas-Rhin → hasEuropeanInstitutionInCapital → European Parliament →
European integration → hasKeyActor → European Parliament →
European integration → hasKeyFramework → European Parliament →
European Union → hasLegislativeBody → European Parliament →
ECR → hasParliamentaryGroupIn → European Parliament →
subject surface form: European Conservatives and Reformists Party