The European parliament has had to travel a long hard road to become an integral part of the European Union’s decision-making. Now it packs a punch in most major policy areas which directly affect European citizen’s daily lives. Parlamento charts the rise of the talking shop for lightweights’ rise into the heavyweight division. .
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