European Union legislative procedure

The European Union creates legislation through many legislative procedures. Most legislation needs to be proposed by the European Commission and approved by the Council of the European Union and European Parliament to become law.

Since December 2009, after the Lisbon Treaty, three EU branches have been the main power in the legislative process: the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission, with the national parliaments of the EU having another role. 

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