WELCOME TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT !jan.rebrina@ep.europa.euDirectorate General for Communication,Visits and Seminars Unit

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2WORKING PLACES

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3EU OBJECTIVES

Peace

Stability

Sustainability

Freedom and security

Solidarity Article 3, Treaty of Lisbon

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4THE EUROPEAN UNION

Member states 28

Candidates 5

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5ENLARGEMENT: FROM 6 TO 28 MEMBERS

1952

1973

1981

1986

1995

2004

2007

2013

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6THE EURO 2016

EU member states

With the Euro 19

Without the Euro 9

With an opt-out:

UK and Denmark

LT

LV

EE

PLUKDE

FI

BE

NL

LU

DK

IE

FR

ESPT

SE

IT

EL

HRSL

CZSK

AT

BG

ROHU

MT

CY

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7EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS AND POWERS

LEGISLATIVE

EURO

STABILITY

EXECUTIVE

LEGISLATIVE

STRATEGIC

AUDITJUDICIAL

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EU COMMITTEES – ADVISORY BODIES

350 Members

Representing

workers' and employers' organisations and other interest groups

350 Members

Representing

Europe's regional and local authorities

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9KEY INSTITUTIONS

751 Members

representing the

EUROPEAN CITIZENS

28 Commissioners

representing the

EU INTEREST

28 Heads of states and

28 Ministers

representing the

MEMBER STATES

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10KEY PLAYERS

Jean-Claude Juncker

President of

European Commission

Donald Tusk

President of

European Council

Antonio Tajani

President of

European Parliament

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11EU COMPETENCES

Exclusive Shared Support

Custom

union

Monetary

policy (€ zone)

Common

commercial

policy

Internal market

Social policy

Environment

Agriculture

Consumer protection

Transport

Energy

Research

Public health

Development

cooperation

Culture

Tourism

Sport

Education

Youth

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12ORDINARY LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE

INITIATIVE

CONTROL

1.

Conciliation Committee

TRIALOGUES

2.

3.

Readings1.

2.

3.

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13EU LAWS IN OUR LIFE

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40%

33%

12%

6%6% 3% 0%

Total: €155bn Sustainable growth: naturalresources - 62,5bn

Economic, social and territorialcohesion - 50,8bn

Competitiveness for growth andjobs - 19bn

Administration - 8,9bn

Global Europe - 9,2bn

Security and citizenship - 4bn

Other special instruments - 0,52bn

EU BUDGET: TOTAL 2016

Source: European Commission

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15EU BUDGET: REVENUE

69%

12%

11%7% 1%

GNI-based own resource

VAT-based own resource

Traditional own resources(custom duties, sugar levies)

Other revenue (fines,contributions to programmes,taxes on EU staff salaries)

Surplus from previous year

Source: European Commission

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16POWERS OF THE EP

International Agreements

Budget

Legislation

Parliamentary

control

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17SEAT DISTRIBUTION

751

Germany 96 Austria 18

France 74 Bulgaria 17

United Kingdom 73 Denmark 13

Italy 73 Finland 13

Spain 54 Slovakia 13

Poland 51 Croatia 11

Romania 32 Ireland 11

The Netherlands 26 Lithuania 11

Belgium 21 Latvia 8

Czech Republic 21 Slovenia 8

Greece 21 Estonia 6

Hungary 21 Cyprus 6

Portugal 21 Luxemburg 6

Sweden 20 Malta 6

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18POLITICAL GROUPS EPP European People’sParty

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

EFDD Europe of Freedom

and Direct

Democracy

ENF Europe of Nations

and Freedom

N-A Non-attached

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189

5168

217

74

42

3919

751

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19PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES

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MEPs MEPs

AFET Foreign Affairs 2 sub-committees:

Human Rights + Security and Defence71 TRAN Transport and Tourism 49

DEVE Development 28 REGI Regional Development 43

INTA International Trade 41AGRI Agriculture and Rural

Development45

BUDG Budgets 41 PECH Fisheries 25

CONT Budgetary Control 30 CULT Culture and Education 31

ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs 61 JURI Legal Affairs 25

EMPL Employment and Social Affairs 55LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice

and Home Affairs60

ENVI Environment, Public Health and

Food Safety69 AFCO Constitutional Affairs 25

ITRE Industry, Research and Energy 67FEMM Women’s Rights and

Gender Equality35

IMCO Internal Market and Consumer

Protection40 PETI Petitions 35

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20EP CALENDAR 2017

▪ Plenary meetings

▪ Committee

meetings

▪ Political group

meetings

▪ External activity

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21PLENARY CHAMBER

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22LANGUAGES WE USE

bg български fr français nl nederlands

es español ga gaeilge pl polski

cs čeština hr hrvatski pt português

da dansk it italiano ro română

de deutsch lv latviešu sk slovenčina

et eesti keel lt lietuvių kalba sl slovenščina

el ελληνικά hu magyar fi suomi

en english mt malti sv svenska

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23SAKHAROV PRIZE FOR FREEDOM OF THOUGHT

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24STAY IN TOUCH !

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