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This video is gives a short yet comprehensive introduction of the European Parliament. Among other things it covers the composition, powers and tasks of the European Parliament.

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In this series we explain complex aspects of the EU in a comprehensive and understandable way. If however, despite our diligence and help of Dr. Jan Oster, we have left something out or made a mistake, please be so kind to tell and forgive us.

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:52 Tasks & Powers
3:48 Decision making
4:42 Recap

Corrections:
From the 2019 elections onward the number of MEPs (reduction from 751 to 705) and distribution per country will be different due to the UK leaving. For the new distribution check http://www.europarl.europa.eu/resourc...

Sources:
Treaty on European Union and Treaty on the functioning of the EU: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/ecb/legal/p...

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