WORLD HISTORY

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INTEGRATION OF EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The elected body that represents EU citizens is:
A
The European Council
B
The Court of Justice
C
The European Commission
D
The European Parliament
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -European Parliament, legislative assembly of the European Union (EU). Inaugurated in 1958 as the Common Assembly, the European Parliament originally consisted of representatives selected by the national parliaments of EU member countries.

Detailed explanation-2: -The European Parliament is the EU’s law-making body. It is directly elected by EU voters every 5 years. The last elections were in May 2019.

Detailed explanation-3: -The President and MEPs The president represents the Parliament to other EU institutions. The number of MEPs for each member state is loosely based on the population of the member state. No country can have fewer than 6 MEPs or more than 96 MEPs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Since 1979, the Parliament has been directly elected every five years by the citizens of the European Union through universal suffrage.

Detailed explanation-5: -Composition: currently 705 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), voted for directly by EU citizens, according largely to national electoral laws and traditions in each EU country. MEPs may join political groups within the Parliament, based on their political affinities.

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