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European Union: European Parliament

The European Parliament is the only directly-elected body of the European Union. The 785 Members of the European Parliament. They are elected once every five years by voters right across the 27 Member States of the European Union on behalf of its 492 million citizens. Parliament plays an active role in drafting legislation. For example, on environmental protection, consumer rights, equal opportunities, transport, and the free movement of workers, capital, services and goods. Parliament also has joint power with the Council over the annual budget of the European Union. Website: www.europarl.europa.eu/

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Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted (recast) 20 December 2011

Category: Legal Information | Publisher: European Union: European Parliament | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

European Parliament resolution on women's rights in Afghanistan 24 April 2009

Category: Policy Documents | Publisher: European Union: European Parliament | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

European Parliament resolution on the humanitarian situation of Camp Ashraf residents 24 April 2009

Category: Policy Documents | Publisher: European Union: European Parliament | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

European Parliament resolution on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina 24 April 2009

Category: Policy Documents | Publisher: European Union: European Parliament | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

European Parliament resolution on support for the Special Court for Sierra Leone 24 April 2009

Category: Policy Documents | Publisher: European Union: European Parliament | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

European Parliament resolution on the evaluation of the Dublin system 2 September 2008

Category: Legal Information | Publisher: European Union: European Parliament | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

European Parliament resolution on the census of the Roma on the basis of ethnicity in Italy 10 July 2008

Category: Policy Documents | Publisher: European Union: European Parliament | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

European Parliament resolution on the Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2007 and the European Union's policy on the matter (2007/2274(INI)) 8 May 2008

Category: Policy Documents | Publisher: European Union: European Parliament | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

European Parliament resolution on women's rights in Iran 24 April 2008

Category: Policy Documents | Publisher: European Union: European Parliament | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

European Parliament resolution on the case of the Iranian citizen Sayyed Mehdi Kazemi 13 March 2008

Category: Policy Documents | Publisher: European Union: European Parliament | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations


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