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- noun A
legislative chamber of theEuropean Union .
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Examples
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They still must be debated and approved by the European Parliament, which is likely to try to toughen them.
Doubts on Europe Plan Charles Forelle 2011
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The new rules still must be debated and approved by the European Parliament, which is likely to try to toughen them.
World Watch 2011
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The European Parliament is the EU's only elected institution, serving alongside the executive European Commission and the European Council of national governments.
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Why the European Parliament is a belgian chocolate tart
Europe 2009
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But then, the current climate is hardly likely to close the democratic deficit and the European Parliament is the most distant of our political institutions which won't draw us in either.
Are Social Enterprises the answer? Jeff 2009
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The European Parliament is the only parliament in the democratic world which cannot put proposals for new laws to the legislature.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Surely, surely this next term of the European Parliament will be the one where the public finally suss just how crap UKIP is?
GREENS MISS OUT NARROWLY ON FIRST MEP IN EAST OF ENGLAND 2009
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The European Parliament is the only directly elected body of the European Union and plays an active role in drafting legislation from its headquarters in Brussels.
Wired Top Stories 2009
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But then, the current climate is hardly likely to close the democratic deficit and the European Parliament is the most distant of our political institutions which won't draw us in either.
Archive 2009-06-01 Jeff 2009
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An internal letter seen by The Daily Telegraph has revealed top-level fears that June 2009 polls for the European Parliament could be a political disaster for the EU.
Goebbels in drag? 2008
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