Welcome to the European parliament ! george.stylianou@ep.europarl.eu DG Comm, Visits and Seminars Unit
The European union Member states 28 Candidates 5
key institutions 28 Commissioners representing the EU INTEREST 751 Members representing the EUROPEAN CITIZENS 28 Commissioners representing the EU INTEREST 28 Heads of state and 28 Ministers representing the MEMBER STATES
INITIATIVE IMPLEMENTATION ORDINARY LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE INITIATIVE IMPLEMENTATION European Commission European Parliament First Reading Second Reading Third Reading Council of the EU
Political group meetings EP Calendar 2016 Plenary meetings Committee meetings Political group meetings External activity
EP elections 1979 – 2014: Participation rate
EP elections 2014: Participation by member state 42,54% % 7
751 Seat distribution Germany 96 Austria 18 France 74 Bulgaria United Kingdom 73 Denmark 13 Italy Finland Spain 54 Slovakia Poland 51 Croatia 11 Romania 32 Ireland The Netherlands 26 Lithuania Belgium 21 Latvia 8 Czech Republic Slovenia Greece Estonia 6 Hungary Cyprus Portugal Luxemburg Sweden 20 Malta © 2015 European Parliament, Visits and Seminars Unit
Political groups EPP S&D ECR ALDE GUE/ NGL EFD ENF N-A Greens/ EFA European People’s Party S&D Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats ECR European Conservatives and Reformists ALDE Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe GUE/ NGL European United Left/ Nordic Green Left Greens/ EFA Greens/ European Free Alliance EFD Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy ENF Europe of Nations and Freedom N-A Non-attached Political groups
6 cypriot meps in the ep ALDE GREENS EFA EPP S&D ECR EFDD ENF GUE / NGL ENF N-A
WOMEN AT THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 751 277 = 36.9% % Situation as at July 1 2014 11
Parliamentary committees 20 MEPs AFET Foreign Affairs 2 sub-committees: Human Rights + Security and Defence 71 TRAN Transport and Tourism 49 DEVE Development 28 REGI Regional Development 43 INTA International Trade 41 AGRI Agriculture and Rural Development 45 BUDG Budgets PECH Fisheries 25 CONT Budgetary Control 30 CULT Culture and Education 31 ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs 61 JURI Legal Affairs EMPL Employment and Social Affairs 55 LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs 60 ENVI Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 69 AFCO Constitutional Affairs ITRE Industry, Research and Energy 67 FEMM Women’s Rights and Gender Equality 35 IMCO Internal Market and Consumer Protection 40 PETI Petitions
Plenary chamber
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Eu budget: expenditure 2014 Source: European Commission
Eu budget: revenue 2014 Source: European Commission
Visits and Seminars Unit, DG Communication Stay in touch ! www.europarl.europa.eu George Stylianou george.stylianou@ep.europa.eu Visits and Seminars Unit, DG Communication