President of the European Parliament

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The President of the European Parliament is the elected head and representative of the European Union’s directly elected legislative body, responsible for overseeing its debates, procedures, and external representation.

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President of the European Parliament canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union institution role
political office
presiding officer
appliesToJurisdiction European Union
appointedBy European Parliament
canBeReelected true
chairs Bureau of the European Parliament
Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament
country European Union
electedBy Members of the European Parliament
electionMethod absolute majority in first rounds
relative majority in final round if needed
secret ballot
hasRole chair of plenary sittings
ensurer of orderly conduct in plenary
ensurer of respect for Parliament’s prerogatives
guardian of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure
head of Parliament’s Bureau
head of the European Parliament
overseer of parliamentary debates
participant in European Council meetings
representative in budgetary procedure
representative in conciliation procedures with Council
representative in interinstitutional relations
representative in international relations
representative of the European Parliament
signatory of EU legislative acts
inception Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community
isPartOf institutional framework of the European Union
legalBasis Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (1976)
surface form: Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage

Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament
Treaty on European Union
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
memberOf Bureau of the European Parliament
officeCreated 1952
officeHolderOf European Parliament
partOf European Parliament
precededBy President of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community
surface form: President of the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community
represents European Parliament in external relations
European Parliament in legal matters
residence Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

Strasbourg
scopeOfAuthority European Union level
signs EU legislative acts adopted under ordinary legislative procedure
European Union budget
termLength 2.5 years
half of a European Parliament legislative term
workLocation European Parliament (Brussels seat)
surface form: European Parliament in Brussels

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

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President of the European Council as chair notSameAs President of the European Parliament
subject surface form: President of the European Council
Secretary‑General of the European Parliament appointedBy President of the European Parliament
Secretary‑General of the European Parliament subordinateTo President of the European Parliament
Conference of Presidents hasMember President of the European Parliament
Bureau of the European Parliament isChairedBy President of the European Parliament
Bureau of the European Parliament hasMember President of the European Parliament
Bureau of the European Parliament includes President of the European Parliament
President of the European Council cooperatesWith President of the European Parliament
President of the European Council differentFrom President of the European Parliament
Josep Borrell positionHeld President of the European Parliament