Meet your MEP! Behind the scenes of the European Parliament

The European Parliament is the EU's only directly elected institution, and according to France 24, Members of European Parliament—or MEPs—serve as crucial co-legislators alongside the EU Council. But what does the day-to-day work actually look like? A behind-the-scenes segment meets three Belgian MEPs from opposing political parties to explore how they navigate the continent's major challenges and where their ideological differences emerge on key European legislation.

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