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The Cortes Generales (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkoɾtes xeneˈɾales]; English: Spanish Parliament, lit. 'General Courts') are the bicameral legislative chambers of Spain , consisting of the Congress of Deputies (the lower house ) and the Senate (the upper house ).
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Learn about the Spanish Parliament, which consists of two Houses: the Congress of Deputies and the Senate. Find out their common and specific features, functions, procedures and powers, as established by the Constitution of 1978.
Parliamentary activity. News and current affairs; Plenary Sitting and Permanent Deputation; Committees and Reporting Bodies; Parliamentary bills; Official publications; International Relations; Composition and organisation. Senators; Parliamentary groups and political parties; Senate bodies; Parliamentary administration; Get to know the Senate ...
Spain possesses an asymmetric bicameral parliament, called the "Cortes Generales", composed of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate. While both the Congress and Senate propose legislation, albeit by different procedural mechanisms, the Government has the right to be consulted for such proposals.
Hace 1 día · The Senate, a House of reflection and territorial representation. The Senate, together with the Congress of Deputies, makes up the Spanish Parliament or Cortes Generales, which, therefore, takes the form of a bicameral Parliamentary system.
Monitoring of the principle of subsidiarity. Activity conducted by the Joint Committee for the European Union concerning the monitoring of the compliance with the principle of subsidiarity by EU legislative proposals.
