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Parliament - an overview 

Parliament's powers and procedures

Each revision of the Treaties has seen an increase in the power of the European Parliament in relation to the other institutions.
Today the European Parliament is firmly established as a co-legislator, has budgetary powers and exercises democratic controls over all the European institutions.

 

 Legislative power
 
Legislative power1 
Codecision2
Codecision procedure

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Budgetary power4
The budget5
Budgetary procedure

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Supervisory power7
The Commission and the Council8
The European Council9
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