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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| President of the European Parliament canonical | 10 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
European Union institution role
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political office ⓘ presiding officer ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | European Union ⓘ |
| appointedBy | European Parliament ⓘ |
| canBeReelected | true ⓘ |
| chairs |
Bureau of the European Parliament
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Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament ⓘ |
| country | European Union ⓘ |
| electedBy | Members of the European Parliament ⓘ |
| electionMethod |
absolute majority in first rounds
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relative majority in final round if needed ⓘ secret ballot ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chair of plenary sittings
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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)
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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
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surface form:
President of the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community
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| represents |
European Parliament in external relations
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European Parliament in legal matters ⓘ |
| residence |
Brussels, Belgium
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surface form:
Brussels
Strasbourg ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority | European Union level ⓘ |
| signs |
EU legislative acts adopted under ordinary legislative procedure
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European Union budget ⓘ |
| termLength |
2.5 years
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half of a European Parliament legislative term ⓘ |
| workLocation |
European Parliament (Brussels seat)
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surface form:
European Parliament in Brussels
European Parliament (Strasbourg seat) ⓘ
surface form:
European Parliament in Strasbourg
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Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
President of the European Council
Secretary‑General of the European Parliament
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President of the European Parliament
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