The European Parliament is made up of 785 MEPs who have all been elected by the EUs 492 million citizens.  The MEPs represent everyone across the 27 EU member states and continue to work for a better future not only across the EU but throughout the world.

Please see the sections below for more details of how the Parliament works:

Role of the European Parliament
Political groups
Citizens influence
Greens in the European Parliament
MEP pay and expenses

For further information on the European Parliament visit http://www.europarl.europa.eu/

You can watch the European Parliament live.