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India is a pluralistic, multi-faith, multilingual (with 22 recognised languages), and multi-ethnic country. In April 2023 it overtook China as the world's most populous country (it had a population of 1.44 billion in 2024). India's 1950 Constitution provides for a quasi-federal set-up, with powers separated between the central union and the 28 state governments. Competences are distributed by administrative level – between the Union (the Centre), the states, or 'concurrently'. The Prime Minister ...

Council Decision (EU) 2018/994, amending the 1976 European Electoral act is not yet in force. According to Article 223 TFEU, Ϸվ has the exclusive right to propose amendments to the electoral rules, while the Council adopts them unanimously after Ϸվ's consent. Moreover, Member States must approve those adopted rules in accordance with their constitutional requirements. However, not all Member States have ratified the Council's 2018 decision.

The right to petition the European Ϸվ was formally set out in the Maastricht Treaty as one of the rights of European Union citizenship. Ϸվ's predecessors, from the beginnings of the Communities in the 1950s, had already recognised the importance of receiving petitions from citizens, and this has become a major expression of Ϸվ's role as the direct representative of EU citizens. Ϸվ's practice is based on those of national parliaments, but is often more ...

The European Commission has a near monopoly on legislative initiative in the European Union (EU), with special initiative rights for other institutions applying only in certain specific cases. However, the European Ϸվ and the Council may invite the Commission to submit legislative proposals. While this 'indirect' initiative right does not create an obligation on the Commission to propose the legislation requested, the Treaty of Lisbon codified the Commission's obligation to provide reasons ...

The European Union counts representative democracy as one of its foundational tenets. In that regard, the mandate of a directly elected Member of the European Ϸվ plays a crucial role. A Member's mandate includes an immunity status, protecting Members' independence to exercise their mandate freely. This legal status can prevent legal action, measures or even criminal investigation against the Member suspected of wrongdoing. Nevertheless, this parliamentary immunity is not an individual entitlement ...

Commitments made at the confirmation hearings of the Commissioners-designate 2024-2029

Reviews of existing legislation provide an evidence-based assessment of the performance of policies and legislation. Review findings support political decision-making and inform the design of possible future revisions. The systematic review of legislation has become a key policy-making tool at the EU level, most notably in the context of the EU's better regulation agenda. This rolling check-list has been published periodically since 2014. It contributes to the European Ϸվ's scrutiny of the ...

Denne briefing, der er offentliggjort af Europa‑Parlamentets Forskningstjeneste, har til formål at give en bred vifte af centrale fakta og tal om Europa‑Parlamentet. Dens mange grafikker giver et billede af Parlamentets medlemmer (MEP'er) og institutionens strukturer samt aktiviteter i den nuværende valgperiode (juli 2024 til juni 2029) og i de tidligere femårsperioder, siden det direkte valg blev indført i juni 1979.

The confirmation hearings of the Commissioners-designate before the European Ϸվ's committees play a vital role in informing Ϸվ before it decides on the proposed composition of the College of Commissioners. Ahead of the autumn 2024 hearings, Ϸվ has adapted the rules for the process, which will apply for the members of the second von der Leyen College. First, the Legal Affairs Committee scrutinises the declaration of interests of each Commissioner-designate. Second, each Commissioner-designate ...

The evolving powers of the European Ϸվ

Indgående analyse 13-09-2024

Ϸվ has come a long way since its inception in 1951. Initially a consultative body composed of delegations of national parliaments, it has become a directly elected institution, has obtained budgetary and legislative powers, and now exercises influence over most aspects of EU affairs. Together with representatives of national governments, who sit in the Council, Ϸվ co-decides on European legislation, in what could be seen as a bicameral legislature at EU level. This publication ...