- What language is spoken in European Parliament?
- What are EU procedural languages?
- What is the role of the European Parliament?
What language is spoken in European Parliament?
Currently, over 600 staff employed in translation and over 270 in interpreting take care of the translation and interpretation needs of the 705 Members of the European Parliament. Internally, the EU institutions mostly use just three working languages: English, French and German.
What are EU procedural languages?
The working/procedural languages of the European Commission are English, French and German.
What is the role of the European Parliament?
The European Parliament is part of the legislative, or law making, process in the EU. Most proposed laws must be approved by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union to become law. The Parliament has 705 seats and elections to fill these seats are held in all member states every 5 years.