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European Parliament Celebrates 50th Anniversary  The European Parliament, the world's largest
directly elected international parliament, turns 50 today and
celebrated its anniversary with speeches, musical performances by
the European Youth Orchestra, and a cake large enough to feed all
785 members, a considerably larger assembly than the European
Parliament of 1958 that only had 142 members.
European Parliament President Hans-Gert Pöttering said: "Today, we are 785 members from 27 European nations; we represent seven political groups and more than 150 national political parties; we are both a legislative and a budgetary authority, on an equal footing with the [EU] Council of Ministers; we exercise oversight over the European Commission and elect its President; we are the representatives of close to 500 million Union citizens; we reflect all political tendencies in the European Union; and we have become self-assured and a major player in European politics." In congratulating the Parliament, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso said that Parliament's power has strengthened Europe as a whole. MOREEU NewsBrief is an electronic publication issued regularly by the Delegation of the European Commission to the United States. To receive updates on specific issue areas, click on this link. |
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