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- European_Parliament abstract "The European Parliament (abbreviated as Europarl or the EP) is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU). Together with the Council of the European Union (the Council) and the European Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described (by its own members) as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world. The Parliament is composed of 766 members, who represent the second largest democratic electorate in the world (after the Parliament of India) and the largest trans-national democratic electorate in the world (375 million eligible voters in 2009).It has been directly elected every five years by universal suffrage since 1979. However, turnout at European Parliament elections has fallen consecutively at each election since that date, and has been under 50% since 1999. Turnout in 2009 stood at 43% of all European voters, ranging from 90% in Luxembourg and Belgium (where compulsory voting is used) to 20% in Slovakia. Turnout was under 50% in 18 out of 28 member states.Although the European Parliament has legislative power that the Council and Commission do not possess, it does not formally possess legislative initiative, as most national parliaments of European Union member states do. Parliament is the "first institution" of the EU (mentioned first in the treaties, having ceremonial precedence over all authority at European level), and shares equal legislative and budgetary powers with the Council (except in a few areas where the special legislative procedures apply). It likewise has equal control over the EU budget. Finally, the European Commission, the executive body of the EU, is accountable to Parliament. In particular, Parliament elects the President of the Commission, and approves (or rejects) the appointment of the Commission as a whole. It can subsequently force the Commission as a body to resign by adopting a motion of censure.The President of the European Parliament (Parliament's speaker) is Martin Schulz (S&D), elected in January 2012. He presides over a multi-party chamber, the two largest groups being the Group of the European People's Party (EPP) and the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D). The last union-wide elections were the 2009 Parliamentary Elections. The European Parliament has three places of work – Brussels (Belgium), Luxembourg and Strasbourg (France).Luxembourg is home to the administrative offices (the 'General Secretariat').Meetings of the whole Parliament ('plenary sessions') take place in Strasbourg and in Brussels. Committee meetings are held in Brussels.".
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- European_Parliament committeeInLegislature European_Parliament_Committee_on_the_Environment,_Public_Health_and_Food_Safety.
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- European_Parliament electionDateLeader "2012-01-16".
- European_Parliament lastElectionDate "2009-06-07".
- European_Parliament leader Martin_Schulz.
- European_Parliament legislativePeriodName "7th European Parliament".
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- European_Parliament numberOfMembers "766".
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- European_Parliament politicalPartyInLegislature European_People's_Party_(European_Parliament_group).
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- European_Parliament politicalPartyInLegislature The_Greens%E2%80%93European_Free_Alliance.
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- European_Parliament committees European_Parliament_Committee_on_Civil_Liberties,_Justice_and_Home_Affairs.
- European_Parliament committees European_Parliament_Committee_on_Constitutional_Affairs.
- European_Parliament committees European_Parliament_Committee_on_Culture_and_Education.
- European_Parliament committees European_Parliament_Committee_on_Development.
- European_Parliament committees European_Parliament_Committee_on_Economic_and_Monetary_Affairs.
- European_Parliament committees European_Parliament_Committee_on_Employment_and_Social_Affairs.
- European_Parliament committees European_Parliament_Committee_on_Fisheries.
- European_Parliament committees European_Parliament_Committee_on_Foreign_Affairs.
- European_Parliament committees European_Parliament_Committee_on_Industry,_Research_and_Energy.
- European_Parliament committees European_Parliament_Committee_on_Internal_Market_and_Consumer_Protection.
- European_Parliament committees European_Parliament_Committee_on_Legal_Affairs.
- European_Parliament committees European_Parliament_Committee_on_Petitions.
- European_Parliament committees European_Parliament_Committee_on_Regional_Development.
- European_Parliament committees European_Parliament_Committee_on_Transport_and_Tourism.
- European_Parliament committees European_Parliament_Committee_on_Women's_Rights_and_Gender_Equality.
- European_Parliament committees European_Parliament_Committee_on_the_Environment,_Public_Health_and_Food_Safety.
- European_Parliament committees "- Human Rights".
- European_Parliament committees "- Security & Defence".
- European_Parliament committees "22".
- European_Parliament committees "International Trade".
- European_Parliament direction "vertical".
- European_Parliament election "2007-01-09".
- European_Parliament election "2012-01-16".
- European_Parliament election "2012-01-17".
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- European_Parliament lastElection "--06-07".
- European_Parliament leader Alejo_Vidal-Quadras_Roca.
- European_Parliament leader Edward_McMillan-Scott.
- European_Parliament leader Georgios_Papastamkos.
- European_Parliament leader Gianni_Pittella.