German conservative elected President
Posted by Pajagre on Jan 17th, 2007
Hans-Gert Pöttering was elected the new President of the European Parliment.
Mr Pottering has been a member of the European parliment since 1979. He studied law at Columbia University in New York, and political sciance and history at Bonn, Geneva.
The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union, elected by EU citizens once every five years. Together with the Council of Ministers, it composes the legislative branch of the institutions of the Union. It meets in two locations: Strasbourg and Brussels.