Thread by @EPinUK

The @Telegraph is wrong to say MEPs represent a zombie Parliament.

They are chosen by you, the electorate, and work (yes, work) for a fully active and responsive legislature. #EPfactsUK Thread.

The European Parliament is jointly responsible for passing nearly 90% of new EU law.

See p.33 here ➡️ epgencms.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/upload… #EUlaw 2/

The current Parliament has passed 1128 legislative files since it first sat in July 2014.

See statistics here ➡️ europarl.europa.eu/sed/doc/news/c… 3/

MEPs know how much their work matters to you and why ➡️ theguardian.com/commentisfree/… #MEPs 4/

Your MEPs ELECT the Commission President, who is of the same political hue as largest group in European Parliament. 5/

MEPs can also sack the whole Commission ➡️ europarl.europa.eu/EPRS/Commissio… 6/

🇪🇺🇬🇧 The European Parliament must and will give its final consent to any deal with the UK on Article 50. #Brexit #Article50 7/

And next time someone tells you about being governed by unelected bureaucrats, remember that you get a say in who your next MEPs are – vote in the European Parliament elections on 23-26 May End.

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