Proper noun
European Parliament
(politics) A legislative chamber of the European Union.
Hypernym: parliament
While the so-called European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to recognise a man in the street as President of Venezuela, the African Union voted unanimously to endorse the presidency of Maduro and Venezuelan sovereignty. Just think about that... George Galloway
The President of the Commission, M. Delors, said at a press conference the other day that he wanted the European Parliament to be the democratic body of the Community, he wanted the Commission to be the Executive and he wanted the Council of Ministers to be the Senate. No. No. No. Margaret Thatcher
I was a Member of the European Parliament for a period of time and I saw a lot of European laws and treaties. Jean-Pierre Raffarin
As to the question of elected or not elected, each member of the European Commission has been appointed jointly by the governments of the 15 member states, and undergone individual scrutiny and a vote of confidence from the European Parliament. Mario Monti
We are demonstrating for services for all the people and not just services for money. It's very important that this message goes to the European Parliament today. John Monks
I know this isn't a widespread view in the Anglo Saxon world, but I believe that much of the reconciliation between more centralized governance and the scope for democracy - democratic control - will be resolved through an even stronger role of the European Parliament. Mario Monti