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European Parliament

parliament of the European Union directly elected by the citizens of the Union
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Summary

European Parliament is an institutions of the European Union[1]. It draws 43,115 Wikipedia views per month (institutions of the european union category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia[3]
  • Country: European Union[4]
  • Instance of: international parliament[5]
  • Headquarters location: Seat of the European Parliament in Strasbourg[6], Espace Léopold[7]
  • Location: Brussels[8], Strasbourg[9], Luxembourg[10]
  • Child organization or unit: Secretariat of the European Parliament[11], Bureau of the European Parliament[12], Intergroup in the European Parliament[13], Conference of Committee Chairs of the European Parliament[14], Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament[15], The Conference of Delegation Chairs of the European Parliament[16], College of Quaestors of the European Parliament[17]
  • Commons category: European Parliament[18]
  • Chairperson: Roberta Metsola[19]
  • Has part(s): Member of the European Parliament[20]
  • Inception: March 25, 1957[21], 1952[22]
  • Official website: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/[23], https://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/fr[24], https://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/en[25], https://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/de[26], https://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/es[27], https://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/it[28], https://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/pl[29], https://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/ga[30], https://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/nl[31], https://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/da[32], https://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/fi[33], https://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/sv[34], https://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/mt[35], https://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/hu[36]
  • Topic's main category: Category:European Parliament[37]
  • Main subject: lifestance organisation[38]
  • Commons gallery: European Parliament[39]
  • Described at URL: https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/organ/eorgan.htm[40]
  • Applies to jurisdiction: European Union[41]
  • Employees: 7820[42]
  • Phone number: +32-22-842-111[43]
  • Number of seats: 720[44]
  • Replaces: European Parliamentary Assembly[45]

Body

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for European Parliament include Esplanade of the it[46], a pedestrian street[47], in Belgium[48].

Why It Matters

European Parliament has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Works attributed to it include eIDAS[51], a regulation of the European Union[52], founded in 2014[53]; Markets in Crypto-Assets[54], a regulation of the European Union[55], in European Union[56], founded in 2023[57]; Medical device regulation[58], a regulation of the European Union[59], founded in 2017[60]; Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation[61], a regulation of the European Union[62], founded in 2020[63]; Union Customs Code[64], a code of law[65], founded in 2013[66]; and Directive on the re-use of public sector information[67], a directive of the European Union[68]. Entities named for it include Esplanade of the it[46], a pedestrian street[47], in Belgium[48].

FAQs

What awards did European Parliament receive?

Honors received include State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia[3].

Related Entities

Antonio Tajani David Sassoli Govdirectory Jerzy Buzek Kaja Kallas Los Angeles Luxembourg Manfred Weber Martin Schulz Mozilla Corporation Roberta Metsola Russia Thalys

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  19. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  40. [42] ↑ . europarl.europa.eu. europarl.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . bloomberg.com. bloomberg.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . elections.europa.eu. elections.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 8d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 5w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 11w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 14w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 16w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → european-parliament
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  8. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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