On Friday December 1 a group of our current international exchange students from Sciences Po Lille visited the European Parliament hemicycle in Brussels, the heart of European democracy.

Brussels hosts the main offices of the Members of the European Parliament. A visit to the Hemicycle is a great way to soak up the exciting atmosphere of the world’s largest transnational parliament and find out about its powers and role.

The Hemicycle can seat all 751 Members of the European Parliament. During plenary sessions it is used for Parliament’s largest and most important debates, providing the setting for many historic votes.

Visiting the European Parliament is a great way to find out about its work as the voice of European Union citizens, and about the impact it makes across both Europe and the world.

Students particularly enjoyed the hemicycle which placed them at the heart of the European Parliament and provided them a great viewpoint for seeing how it works and how EU laws are adopted

Learn more : http://www.europarl.europa.eu/visiting/en/brussels/briefing-hemicycle-visits