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Hace 1 día · The European Parliament ( EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts European legislation, following a proposal by the European Commission.
Hace 1 día · European Parliament, legislative assembly of the European Union (EU). Inaugurated in 1958 as the Common Assembly, the European Parliament originally consisted of representatives selected by the national parliaments of EU member countries.
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28 de may. de 2024 · Parliament’s main tasks are to adopt legislation, decide on the EU budget and hold other EU bodies to account. The new Parliament will have to decide on what to do with files that weren’t finalised before the elections.
29 de may. de 2024 · Turnout for EU elections tends to be low: Participation in the last elections of 2019 hit just 50.6 percent, surpassing the 50-percent mark for the first time since 1994. Turnout hit an all-time ...
Hace 17 horas · In 21 member states, people aged 18 and above can vote. In Belgium, Germany, Austria and Malta, the minimum voting age is 16. In Greece people who turn 17 during the election year can vote, and in ...
27 de may. de 2024 · Politics. What is the EU election? A beginner’s guide. 373 million voters are eligible to choose 720 MEPs in the Brussels bubble. This is how the election works and why it matters. Photo-illustration by Liv Martin/POLITICO. May 27, 2024 4:01 am CET. By Eddy Wax.
Hace 1 día · However, the comparison with the US voter turnout is hampered due to the fact that the US president is elected in separate and direct elections (presidential system), whereas the President of the European Commission is elected by the European Parliament (parliamentary system), giving the European Parliament elections considerable weight.
