European Parliament

The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. Together with the Council of Ministers, it comprises the legislative branch of the institutions of the Union. It meets in two locations: Strasbourg and Brussels.

Organisation

The European Parliament has a number of governing bodies and committees, and a number of delegations from external bodies.

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The main offices and governing bodies are:

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• President - duties
• Vice-Presidents - duties
• Bureau - duties
• Conference of Presidents - duties
• Quaestors - duties
• Conference of Committee Chairmen - description
• Conference of Delegation Chairmen - description

List of committees

Internal affairs

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• BUDG - Committee on Budgets
• CONT - Committee on Budgetary Control
• ECON - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
• EMPL - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
• ENVI - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
• ITRE - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
• IMCO - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
• TRAN - Committee on Transport and Tourism
• REGI - Committee on Regional Development
• AGRI - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
• PECH - Committee on Fisheries
• CULT - Committee on Culture and Education
• JURI - Committee on Legal Affairs
• LIBE - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
• AFCO - Committee on Constitutional Affairs
• FEMM - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
• PETI - Committee on Petitions

External affairs

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• AFET - Committee on Foreign Affairs
• DROI - Subcommittee on Human Rights
• SEDE - Subcommittee on Security and Defence
• DEVE - Committee on Development
• INTA - Committee on International Trade