European Parliament
Information
Domain: Map of Family/Children Support International Organizations/Agencies (on skills standards)
Sector: Public
Level of organization: International / EU
Country: Belgium
City: Brussels
Organization's role: Public Policy Maker, Co-legislator
Skills:
Skills NOTMENTIONED on the website.
Target beneficiaries:
States, Stakeholders and Interested specialists
Comments:
The European Parliament is an important forum for political debate and decision-making at the EU level. The Members of the European Parliament are directly elected by voters in all Member States to represent people’s interests with regard to EU law-making and to make sure other EU institutions are working democratically. The Parliament acts as a co-legislator, sharing with the Council the power to adopt and amend legislative proposals and to decide on the EU budget. It also supervises the work of the Commission and other EU bodies and cooperates with national parliaments of EU countries to get their input.