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Does the European Parliament have the jurisdiction to make a difference to British Citizens?
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Haleema Khan Politics Does the European Parliament have the jurisdiction to make a difference to British Citizens? The European Parliament is the only elected body in all of the European Union institutions. The E.Parliament currently has 732 Members elected in the twenty-five member states of the European Union for a five-year term, of which 78 MEPs are from the UK. Most of the time, Parliament and the MEPs are based in Brussels where its specialist committees meet to scrutinize plans for new EU laws. The European Parliament is largely advice giving, and the role it has on budgetary and legislative matters is gradually increasing. Parliament meets for one week a month in Strasbourg to amend and vote draft legislation and policy. A number of additional two days are also held in Brussels. The headquarters of Parliament's civil service is located in Luxembourg, in accordance with the decision of the EU member states, though...
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