The Fight against antisemitism: a common approach to better protect Jewish communities in Europe - from policy to action, Brussels - Main contents

Fotograaf: Kevin Bergenhenegouwen

date	February 7, 2019 09:56 - 11:01
city	Brussels, Belgium
location	József Antall building (JAN) i
station	EbS+
attending	F.C.G.M. (Frans) Timmermans i, (Heinz K.) Becker i, V.V. (Viorica) Dăncilă i et al.
organisation	European Parliament (EP) i

Presentation by Alina BRICMAN, elected president of the European Union of Jewish Students

Opening remarks by

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  Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Prime Minister of Romania
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  Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
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  Heinz K. BECKER (EPP,AT)
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  Ronald LAUDER, President of World Jewish Congress

The European Parliament is the EU's law-making body. It is directly elected by EU voters every 5 years.

What does the Parliament do?

The Parliament has 3 main roles:

Legislative

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  Passing EU laws, together with the Council of the EU, based on European Commission proposals