The European Parliament, a state-owned political organization founded in 1958, is the directly elected legislative branch of the European Union. Headquartered in Belgium, it employs approximately 9770 people. Composed of 751 members elected by citizens of EU member states, the Parliament shares legislative power with the European Commission and the Council of the European Union in establishing EU laws and policies.
On June 30, 2014, a Eurocorps detachment displayed the European Union flag at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. The European Parliament rejected a European Commission proposal to revise the Common Agricultural Policy on an unspecified date. A delegation from the Parliament’s Subcommittee on Tax Matters visited Cyprus on September 16 and 17, meeting with various officials and associations to discuss tax policy. A separate report noted that the United States paused some arms sales to European allies, a development reported on an unspecified date. Member of the European Parliament Brando Benifei participated in an event hosted by RegulatingAI at the European Parliament Liaison Office in Washington, D.C., on an unspecified date.
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