European Parliament

Does the European Union have a Minister of Foreign Affairs? While the High Representative does not formally have the title, they do carry out a lot of the same tasks as a minister would. But what responsibilities and duties does the representative carry? With the double role of being commissioner…

How does Europe choose its top leader? The European Council nominates a candidate for President of the European Commission, but the process involves many steps. The candidate has to pass through parliament and lay out a vision. But what is the process like and what should be considered?

The European Parliament has two different seats; one in Brussels and one in Strasbourg. The location of the parliament is a thing over which politicians have fought for decades, but why does the parliament have two locations, and why are politicians so at odds about where the parliament should have…

The European Parliament is one of the legislative chambers of the European Union and the only one directly elected by the citizens of the union. The chamber has power over some of the decisions that are made in the European Union, but how is it elected, and who can run…