Who is European Parliament?

The European Parliament is like a big group of friends who help make rules for all the countries in Europe.

Imagine you and your friends decide to play a game together, but you need to agree on the rules, who gets to be captain, how many points each action is worth, and what happens if someone breaks the rules. That’s kind of like what the European Parliament does, but for all the countries in Europe.

Think of the European Parliament as a big school meeting where students from different classes come together to talk about things that affect everyone, like how much homework they get or which sports they play. Each class has some representatives who speak up on behalf of their classmates.

These representatives are called Members of the European Parliament, and they work together to help make decisions that will be used by all the countries in Europe, just like how your class decides the rules for everyone playing the game.

Sometimes, these representatives even get to vote on important things, it's like raising your hand in a meeting when you want to say what you think.