European Parliament
a.k.a. MEPs
The EU's directly elected parliament, which shares the job of passing EU laws and the budget.
In plain English
The EU's directly elected parliament, which shares the job of passing EU laws and the budget.
The European Parliament has members elected by voters in every EU country every five years. It amends and approves laws together with the Council of the EU.
Elections can shift the political mood around the EU, though they rarely move the euro much on their own.
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