BRUSSELS (AP) — At 751 members, the European Parliament is larger than the U.S. Congress or British House of Commons, but has far less legislative muscle.

The European Union’s only popularly elected institution, it shares power over the EU budget and legislation with the Council of the European Union, which directly represents the governments of the bloc’s 28 member states.

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