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<div class="ep_body"> <div class="ep_graph"> <span class="ep_logo"> <span> </span> <span> </span> <span> </span> <span> </span> <span> </span> </span> <div class="ep_element ep_links"> <div class="ep_item ep_meps"> <div> <h3 class="ep_title"> <strong class="ep_number">720</strong> <span class="ep_hidden"></span> <span class="ep_label">MEPs</span> </h3> <div class="ep_text"><p>The European Parliament is made up of 720 Members, who are directly elected.</p></div> <form id="searchmep" action="/portal/en/meps" method="get" class="ep_form" role="form" data-url="/portal/data/json/codict/meps"> <noscript> <div class="ep_select"> <label for="mep-select" class="ep_hidden">Search your MEP</label> <select name="mepId" class="ep_field" placeholder="Search for your MEP" id="mep-select" required="required"> <option value="" disabled="disabled" selected="selected">Search for your MEP</option> <option value="256810">AALTOLA Mika</option> <option value="257043">ABADÍA JOVER Maravillas</option> <option 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value="256875">VALET Matthieu</option> <option value="5729">VAN BREMPT Kathleen</option> <option value="257438">VAN BRUG Anouk</option> <option value="256976">VAN DEN BERG Brigitte</option> <option value="185771">VANDENDRIESSCHE Tom</option> <option value="256884">VAN DIJCK Kris</option> <option value="256978">VAN LANSCHOT Reinier</option> <option value="256983">VAN LEEUWEN Jessika</option> <option value="257125">VANNACCI Roberto</option> <option value="125106">VAN OVERTVELDT Johan</option> <option value="197870">VAN SPARRENTAK Kim</option> <option value="5736">VARAUT Alexandre</option> <option value="257061">VASCONCELOS Ana</option> <option value="257112">VASILE-VOICULESCU Vlad</option> <option value="130100">VAUTMANS Hilde</option> <option value="197502">VEDRENNE Marie-Pierre</option> <option value="257099">VENTOLA Francesco</option> <option value="96756">VERHEYEN Sabine</option> <option value="256879">VEROUGSTRAETE Yvan</option> <option value="256811">VERYGA Aurelijus</option> 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value="256955">ZACHARIA Maria</option> <option value="257069">ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK Ewa</option> <option value="197572">ZALEWSKA Anna</option> <option value="256807">ŽALIMAS Dainius</option> <option value="257106">ZAN Alessandro</option> <option value="197606">ZARZALEJOS Javier</option> <option value="124713">ZDECHOVSKÝ Tomáš</option> <option value="124893">ZDROJEWSKI Bogdan Andrzej</option> <option value="103246">ZIJLSTRA Auke</option> <option value="28615">ZĪLE Roberts</option> <option value="28419">ZINGARETTI Nicola</option> <option value="124884">ZŁOTOWSKI Kosma</option> <option value="197621">ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ Juan Ignacio</option> <option value="185341">ZOVKO Željana</option> <option value="96933">ZVER Milan</option> </select> </div> <button type="submit"><span class="ep_name">Launch the search</span><span class="ep_icon"> </span></button> </noscript> </form> <a class="ep_link ep_arrow" href="/meps/en/home"> <span class="ep_label">Go to the website</span> <span class="ep_hidden">: </span> <span class="ep_name">MEPs</span> <span class="ep_icon"> </span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="ep_item ep_president"> <div> <h3 class="ep_title"> <span class="ep_hidden"></span> <span class="ep_label">President Roberta Metsola</span> </h3> <div class="ep_text"> <p>The President is elected for a renewable two and a half years, meaning half a Parliamentary term.</p> </div> <a class="ep_link ep_arrow" href="/the-president/en"> <span class="ep_label">Go to the President's website</span> <span class="ep_hidden">: </span> <span class="ep_name">President</span> <span class="ep_icon"> </span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="ep_item ep_groups"> <div> <h3 class="ep_title"> <strong class="ep_number">8</strong> <span class="ep_hidden"> </span> <span class="ep_label">Political groups</span> </h3> <div class="ep_text"><p>MEPs sit in political groups. They are not organised by nationality, but by political affiliation.</p></div>  <form id="selectgroup" action="" method="post" class="ep_form" role="form" target="_blank"> <div class="ep_select ep_right"> <label for="selectgroup_field" class="ep_hidden">Select a political group</label> <select class="ep_field" id="selectgroup_field" name="open_politicalgrouppage" required="required" aria-required="true"> <option value="placeholder" disabled="disabled" selected="selected">Select a political group</option> <option value="http://www.eppgroup.eu">EPP: Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)</option> <option value="http://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu">S&D: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/en/organisation-and-rules/organisation/political-groups">PfE: Patriots</option> <option value="http://www.ecrgroup.eu">ECR: European Conservatives and Reformists</option> <option value="https://www.reneweuropegroup.eu">Renew: Renew Europe</option> <option value="https://www.greens-efa.eu/en/">Greens/EFA: The Greens/European Free Alliance</option> <option value="http://www.guengl.eu/">The Left: The Left - GUE/NGL</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/en/organisation-and-rules/organisation/political-groups">ESN: Sovereignists</option> </select> </div> <button type="submit" value="Ok"> <span class="ep_name">Go to the Political Group's page</span> <span class="ep_icon"> </span> </button> </form> <a class="ep_link ep_arrow" href="/about-parliament/en/organisation-and-rules/organisation/political-groups"> <span class="ep_label">Go to the website</span> <span class="ep_hidden">: </span> <span class="ep_name">Political groups</span> <span class="ep_icon"> </span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="ep_item ep_plenary"> <div> <h3 class="ep_title"> <span class="ep_label">Plenary</span> </h3> <div class="ep_text"><p>During plenary sessions MEPs vote on European laws and take position on issues through debates.</p></div> <a class="ep_link ep_arrow" href="/plenary/en/home.html"> <span class="ep_label">Go to the website</span> <span class="ep_hidden">: </span> <span class="ep_name">Plenary</span> <span class="ep_icon"> </span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="ep_item ep_committees"> <div> <h3 class="ep_title"> <strong class="ep_number">24</strong> <span class="ep_hidden"></span> <span class="ep_label">Committees</span> </h3> <div class="ep_text"><p>MEPs participate in committees to prepare the work for Parliament's plenary sessions.</p></div> <form id="selectcommittee" action="" method="post" class="ep_form" role="form"> <div class="ep_select"> <label for="selectcommittee_field" class="ep_hidden">Select a committee</label> <select class="ep_field" id="selectcommittee_field" name="open_committeepage" required="required" aria-required="true"> <option value="placeholder" disabled="disabled" selected="selected">Select a committee</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/afet/home.html">AFET: Foreign Affairs</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/droi/home.html">DROI: Human Rights</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/sede/home.html">SEDE: Security and Defence</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/deve/home.html">DEVE: Development</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/inta/home.html">INTA: International Trade</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/budg/home.html">BUDG: Budgets</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/cont/home.html">CONT: Budgetary Control</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/econ/home.html">ECON: Economic and Monetary Affairs</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/fisc/home.html">FISC: Tax Matters</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/empl/home.html">EMPL: Employment and Social Affairs</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/envi/home.html">ENVI: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/sant/home.html">SANT: Public Health</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/itre/home.html">ITRE: Industry, Research and Energy</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/imco/home.html">IMCO: Internal Market and Consumer Protection</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/tran/home.html">TRAN: Transport and Tourism</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/regi/home.html">REGI: Regional Development</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/agri/home.html">AGRI: Agriculture and Rural Development</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/pech/home.html">PECH: Fisheries</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/cult/home.html">CULT: Culture and Education</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/juri/home.html">JURI: Legal Affairs</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/libe/home.html">LIBE: Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/afco/home.html">AFCO: Constitutional Affairs</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/femm/home.html">FEMM: Women’s Rights and Gender Equality</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/peti/home.html">PETI: Petitions</option> </select> </div> <button type="submit" value="Ok"> <span class="ep_name">Go to the committee's page</span> <span class="ep_icon"> </span> </button> </form> <a class="ep_link ep_arrow" href="/committees/en"> <span class="ep_label">Go to the website</span> <span class="ep_hidden">: </span> <span class="ep_name">Committees</span> <span class="ep_icon"> </span> </a> </div> </div> <div class="ep_item ep_delegations"> <div> <h3 class="ep_title"> <strong class="ep_number">48</strong> <span class="ep_hidden"> </span> <span class="ep_label">Delegations</span> </h3> <div class="ep_text"> <p>Parliament's delegations maintain relations and exchange information with parliaments in non-EU countries.</p> </div> <form id="selectdelegation" action="" method="post" class="ep_form" role="form"> <div class="ep_select ep_right"> <label for="selectdelegation_field" class="ep_hidden">Select a delegation</label> <select class="ep_field" id="selectdelegation_field" name="open_delegationpage" required="required" aria-required="true"> <option value="placeholder" disabled="disabled" selected="selected">Select a delegation</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/d-mk/home.html">D-MK: North Macedonia</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/d-tr/home.html">D-TR: Türkiye</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/d-mx/home.html">D-MX: Mexico</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/d-cl/home.html">D-CL: Chile</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/dcar/home.html">DCAR: Cariforum</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/d-rs/home.html">D-RS: Serbia</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/d-al/home.html">D-AL: Albania</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/d-me/home.html">D-ME: Montenegro</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/d-uk/home.html">D-UK: United Kingdom</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/deea/home.html">DEEA: EEA/EFTA and the North</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/dsee/home.html">DSEE: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/d-ru/home.html">D-RU: Russia</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/d-ua/home.html">D-UA: Ukraine</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/d-md/home.html">D-MD: Moldova</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/d-by/home.html">D-BY: Belarus</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/dsca/home.html">DSCA: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/d-il/home.html">D-IL: Israel</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/dpal/home.html">DPAL: Palestine</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/dmag/home.html">DMAG: Maghreb</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/dmas/home.html">DMAS: Mashreq</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/darp/home.html">DARP: Arab Peninsula</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/d-iq/home.html">D-IQ: Iraq</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/d-ir/home.html">D-IR: Iran</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/d-us/home.html">D-US: United States</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/d-ca/home.html">D-CA: Canada</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/d-br/home.html">D-BR: Brazil</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/dcam/home.html">DCAM: Central America</option> <option value="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/dand/home.html">DAND: Andean 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