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INTEGRATION OF EUROPE
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sits in Strasbourg and has 705 MPs
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sits in Brussels and has 505 MPs
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sits in Luxembourg and has 405 MPs
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The European Parliament is made up of 705 Members elected in the 27 Member States of the enlarged European Union. Since 1979 MEPs have been elected by direct universal suffrage for a five-year period.
Detailed explanation-2: -Experience the Hemicycle and Parlamentarium Simone Veil at the European Parliament in Strasbourg in all 24 official European Union languages.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Chairs of the political groups sit in the first row in the semi-circle opposite the President of the European Parliament. The third row is occupied by Bureau members (Vice-Presidents and Quaestors). Within the political groups, the remaining seats are generally allocated in alphabetical order.
Detailed explanation-4: -Strasbourg is the seat of the European Parliament, but most Parliamentary Com-mittee activity takes place in Brussels, while its General Secretariat is based in Luxembourg.
Detailed explanation-5: -The European Parliament meets once a month for a plenary session in Strasbourg, France. The session lasts four daysfrom Monday to Thursday. The representatives of all member states take part in the plenary sessionto vote on decisions. Plenary sessions of the European Parliament are held in Strasbourg, France.