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Copyright: Adrian Rusu (roges) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 486 W: 0 N: 877] (4475)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-05-23
Categories: Architecture
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-06-25 12:05
Viewed: 203
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The European Parliament (Europarl or EP) is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU). Together with the Council of the European Union (the Council), it forms the bicameral legislative branch of the Union's institutions and has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world. The Parliament and Council form the highest legislative body within the Union. However their powers as such are limited to the competencies conferred upon the European Community by member states. Hence the institution has little control over policy areas held by the states and within the other two of the three pillars of the European Union. The Parliament is composed of 785 MEPs (Member of the European Parliament), who serve the second largest democratic electorate in the world (after India) and the largest trans-national democratic electorate in the world (375 million eligible voters in 2009).

It has been directly elected every five years by universal suffrage since 1979. Although the European Parliament has legislative power that such bodies as those above do not possess, it does not have legislative initiative, as most national EU parliaments do However, it does have de facto capacity for legislative initiative (see Powers and functions below). While it is the "first institution" of the European Union (mentioned first in the treaties, having ceremonial precedence over all authority at European level), the Council has greater powers over legislation than the Parliament where codecision procedure (equal rights of amendment and rejection) does not apply. It has, however, had control over the EU budget (minus agriculture) since the 1970s and has a veto over the appointment of the European Commission.

The European Parliament has two meeting places, namely the Louise Weiss building in Strasbourg, France, which serves for twelve four-day plenary sessions per year and is the official seat, and the Espace Léopold complex in Brussels, Belgium, the larger of the two, which serves for committee meetings, political groups and complementary plenary sessions. The cost of having all MEPs and their staff moving several times a year from one place to another is of concern to some. The Secretariat of the European Parliament, the Parliament's administrative body, is based in Luxembourg.

The President of the European Parliament (its speaker) is currently Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP), elected in January 2007. He presides over a multi-party chamber, the two largest groups being the European People's Party-European Democrats (EPP-ED) and the Party of European Socialists (PES). The last Union-wide elections were the 2009 Parliamentary Elections.
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I have been this point in Strassbourg. It is a good picture :-)

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  • Emma Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1403 W: 6 N: 1920] (10151)
  • [2009-06-25 13:03]

Guten Abend Adrian,
Das ist aber interessantes Architektur von der Gebäude und Klares Photo mit sehr gutem Details und Farben dazu herrliche Spiegelung in der Fenstern. Die Komposition ist Exzellent. Danke für informative Note.
Viele grüsse.
Eva

hi roges ... nice shot .. can say perfect angle ...hmm the blue color is everywhere... can give the peaceful feeling just like how suppose to this ( EP ) to give for european future ...

Hello Adrian,
Well captured blue tones, well balanced composition
TFS
Selahattin E

Hi Adrian,
Very beautiful architectural view and great POV, colours and perspective.TFS.
Herzliche grüsse,

hAyAti

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  • nicou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1249 W: 0 N: 2438] (20094)
  • [2009-06-26 1:37]

Hello,

superbe bâtiment moderne, il a un très belle forme, avec ce grand vitragne, bleu, et le plan d'eau bleu, il se fond à merveille, très bel ensemble.

bravo et amitié

Nicou

Nice POV, really sharp and the reflection in the glass is magic, well done.

Buna sa ti fie ziua!
superba din toate punctele de vedere!
Mersi !

Oana

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  • Koala Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 391 W: 32 N: 90] (4019)
  • [2009-06-26 7:51]
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wow :d
foarte tare :P
culori foarte faine..imi place mult cum a iesit.
impresionanta cladire :)

O zi buna :D

Ale

Bonjour Adrian
Very nice picture of this building under such a blue sky.But however, too much serious for me today.My sister-in -law worked here before going to Brussel.
Good afternoon

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  • suzy Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 425 W: 38 N: 1261] (4336)
  • [2009-06-26 10:01]

Hi Adrian

I can say this is a very neat image with perfect clarity and quality
and fine colors and nice lighting.. the blue sky looks great here
and the reflection on the glass is pretty original, very sharp
work with excellent details and POV... thx for the note too..

good evening and regards
suzy

Ciao Adrian,
still a beautifulst photo, with this palace that ago gives mirror to the palaces around. It compliments
Giuseppe

Wutaj Roges,
Piekny POV. Skad zrobiles te fotografie, z mostu, ze statku? Oryginalny budynek w super miejscu. Ladne te niebieskie kolory nieba, rzeki i budynku.
Pozdrawiam
Lucja

Hello Adrian! Amazing modern architecture. Nice perspective, very nice light and bright, good colours. Original shot. Well done!

Ciao..bellissima questa foto
una prospettiva ottima..
complimenti
Alessia

Impressive,elegant and grandiose building effectively presented from a great angle. Janos

Great wide angle photograph of an amazing looking building, well captured

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