Institution or law · TEU Art. 14(1)
European Parliament
In plain English
The directly elected parliament of the EU. Together with the Council it adopts EU laws, including the GDPR and the AI Act.
What the law says
The European Parliament shall, jointly with the Council, exercise legislative and budgetary functions. It shall exercise functions of political control and consultation as laid down in the Treaties.
Related
Official website: europarl.europa.eu ↗
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