The People's Party and the Socialists & Democrats are the two largest political groups in this body, where a Februrary 2010 speech by a member of the Freedom and Democracy party claimed that Herman Van Rompuy "had the charisma of a damp rag" and "a loathing for the very concept of the existence of nation states.
Mario Borghezio, a member of this body, is attempting to make it investigate claims of UFOs while this body more recently passed a ban on the sale of meat from cloned animals and regulated banker pay in all of its 27 members. The current president of this body, Jerzy Buzek, succeeded Hans-Gert Pottering in 2009 and this body is distinct from a similarly named Council by being directly elected in each constituent member as well as its focus on domestic matters. The People's Party and the Socialists & Democrats are the two largest political groups in this body, where a Februrary 2010 speech by a member of the Freedom and Democracy party claimed that Herman Van Rompuy "had the charisma of a damp rag" and "a loathing for the very concept of the existence of nation states." That speech was given by Nigel Farage, who is also a member of the UK Independence Party, which opposes the actions of this body. Founded by the Treaty of Lisbon and meeting in both Strasbourg, France and Brussels, Belgium, for 10 points identify this elected body, the legislative lower house of the European Union.
Mario Borghezio, a member of this body, is attempting to make it investigate claims of UFOs while this body more recently passed a ban on the sale of meat from cloned animals and regulated banker pay in all of its 27 members.
The European {Parliament} [or {EuroParl}; or {EP}]