European Parliament (MEPs)
MEPs have the power to approve, amend or reject nearly all EU
legislation. They hold the European Commission to account and can
force it to resign. The European Parliament also decides on the EU
budget and influences how EU money is spent.
For further information about which MEPs represent and work for
you in the West Midlands Region (6 MEPs one less than in 2004)
follow this link http://www.europarl.org.uk/
The next European Parliament elections are scheduled to take
place in June 2014.
This page was last reviewed 13 December 2011 at 10:02.
The page is next due for review 10 June 2013.