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European Parliament - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1939 words) |
 | Remaining policy areas fall under either the assent procedure or (in a very few cases) the consultation procedure; under the former Parliament has power to veto but not formally amend proposals, while under the latter it has only a formal right to be consulted. |
| The European Parliament controls the EU budget, which must be approved by the Council in order to become law. |
| Thus the European Parliament is sometimes informally referred to as the 'Strasbourg Parliament' and Strasbourg as the democratic (opposed to bureaucratic) capital of Europe. |
| Committee on Development - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (129 words) |
| The Committee on Development (Commission du développement, DEVE) is a standing committee of the European Parliament responsible for promoting, implementing and monitoring the development and cooperation policy of the European Union, notably talks with developing countries; aid to developing countries; and promotion of democratic values, good governance and human rights in developing countries. |
| The committee has thirty-four members and the same number of substitute members. |
| As of 2005 the committee is headed by Luisa Morgantini. |
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