Voting time

European Parliament is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union. Parliamentarians (MEPs) are elected every 5 years. Every month during session week members spend 3½ days in Strasbourg. The most important part of the session is voting time. Votes usually do not follow a debate, but rather they are grouped with other due votes on specific occasions, usually at noon on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays. This is because the length of the vote is...
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European Parliament is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union. Parliamentarians (MEPs) are elected every 5 years. Every month during session week members spend 3½ days in Strasbourg. The most important part of the session is voting time. Votes usually do not follow a debate, but rather they are grouped with other due votes on specific occasions, usually at noon on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays. This is because the length of the vote is unpredictable.....
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