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European Parliamentary Elections are a hot topic. But What does the European Parliament do? The European Parliament is an elected body of 720 members proportionally from each of the 27 European states. France has 81 deputies. They are elected for 5 year terms. As of the last election in 2019, the youngest MEP was Kira Marie Peter-Hansen of Denmark, who was 21 at the time. She is also the youngest person ever elected to the European Parliament. The oldest MEP ever was Manolis Glezos (see tidbits below) from Greece who was 92 when elected in 2014. The Parliament is an important forum for political debate and decision-making at the EU level and acts as a co-legislator, sharing with the Council the power to adopt and amend legislative proposals and to decide on the EU budget. It also supervises the work of the Commission and other EU bodies and cooperates with national parliaments of EU countries to get their input. The European Parliament is the guarantor of freedom, equality and…

Each month in the Book Room online, we recommend newly published books and for May we've selected some books to help with learning English, about Paris and one to get you to venture out of town.

LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY

DAVID COPPERFIELD

THE TEMPEST

The Read in English series consists of classic stories, like those listed above, rewritten for new readers of English. Grâce aux titres de la collection "Harrap's school", les élèves de collège (4-6ème) peuvent commencer à lire en VO (et acquérir les niveaux A1 et A2) tous les grands classiques de la littérature anglo-saxonne. Le texte en anglais est adapté aux niveaux des collégiens. Enrichi de belles illustrations, d'un lexique en fin d'ouvrage pour aider à la compréhension de l'intrigue et d'une version audio pour s'imprégner du bon accent. Lire en anglais ? C'est facile et plaisant avec Harrap's. Publisher: Harrap’s School

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