European Parliament

American  

noun

1. a deliberative and legislative assembly of the European Community that advises member nations on policy matters.

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European Parliament British  

noun

1. the assembly of the European Union in Strasbourg. It consists of 626 directly elected members and its role is largely advisory

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European Parliament

The European Parliament just switched its default search provider to a French service, called Qwant, to reduce reliance on American technology — but the search engine turns to Microsoft Bing for much of its results.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

In June the European Parliament approved tougher migration rules that grant authorities broader powers to return irregular arrivals.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

A European Parliament committee had already given its green light but that approval was challenged and there was a call for an assembly vote.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

The rules on the use of European Parliament allowances are notoriously vague, and there’s conceivably overlap between how a political party carries out its national and European mandates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

The annual report, together with the annual accounts of the EMI, shall be addressed to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission and also to the European Council.

From The Treaty of the European Union, Maastricht Treaty, 7th February, 1992 by European Union