Up to the present the European Parliament is the only international parliamentary body of the world, which is elected directly. It manages the representation of the citizens’s interest on public level. In this section you can read briefly about the history, the operation, the authority and the elections of the European Parliament.
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The election of the EP representatives
In order to ensure that the European legislation, that is more powerful than the domestic, does not go through without our opinion it is important to take part in the European elections. According to the authority of the EP described above, it shall not be considered as an empty discussion forum, especially as in numerous cases the adoption or rejection of EU acts depends on its position.
The representative body for the citizens of the EU
Originally the European Parliament had a solely advisory-consultative role, although the significance of this parliamentary body is progressively increasing in the functioning of the EU. The European Parliament (EP) operates in a structure similar to that of national parliaments. The President of the EP is elected by the representatives by secret voting, every second and a half year.
This homepage was created by the Association of European Election Officials with the support of the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe /and of the European Commission/.
