释义
the Parliament of the European Community, originally established in 1952. From 1958 to 1979 it was composed of representatives drawn from the parliaments of member countries, but since 1979 direct elections have taken place every five years. Through the Single European Act (1987) it assumed a degree of sovereignty over national parliaments. The European Parliament meets in Strasbourg, and its committee is in Brussels.
欧洲议会（成立于１９５２年，１９５８年至１９７９年间由成员国议会代表组成，但自１９７９年开始实行直接选举，每５年选举一次，１９８７年的《单一欧洲法》使欧洲议会对成员国议会有了一定的管辖权；欧洲议会会址设在斯特拉斯堡，委员会设在布鲁塞尔）。