Dear MEL School’s
Topic Readers,
Why stakes are
high in European election
Before discussing
the final result that is going to affect EU’s course of direction for the next
five years, why not learning a little more about what European Parliament is
and does?
First, there are
over 500 million people live in the 28-state cross-national group of countries
and approximately 400 million of them voted for the election taken place on 22nd
to 25th of May, the second largest after India’s 800 million.
Second, there are
751 Members of Parliaments, MEPs. The number of MEPs is allocated to each
member state based on the population, Germany being the largest and Malta the
smallest.
Third, they are
influential. The parliament is a co-legislator with EU Council, the government ministers’
body, in most policy areas, including to choose the president of EU Commission,
the EU’s executive body.
Enjoy reading and
learning what the European Parliament is like before learning the latest
election result.
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