French words:
Parlement Européen
,
Parlement de Strasbourg
alternative words: Strasbourg parliament
keywords:
building
related topics:
Strasbourg
related web sites:
http://www.europarl.eu.int
explanation: A legislative body of European Union along with Council of Ministers, European parliament has 2 locations: one at Strasbourg for a monthly plenary session and one at Brussels for preparatory works. Since 1972, its members have been directly elected for 5 years by European citizens. Currently, the total number of seats is at 730, attributed near proportionally to the population of countries. A new building of European parliament of Strasbourg was inaugurated in December 1999 by the president, Jacques Chirac.
Japanese version
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