A city solicitor asks which body is the EU’s primary legislature that co-decides regulations such as the GDPR under the ordinary legislative procedure. Which answer is best?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
When the EU passes a big regulation, Parliament is not a spectator — it co-decides with the Council in the ordinary legislative procedure. Picture two chambers agreeing on the final text, not a single agency waving a wand. That is how instruments like the GDPR become law.
Full Explanation
In the ordinary legislative procedure, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union act as co-legislators. The GDPR was adopted as an EU regulation through that democratic legislative process. Confusing Parliament’s legislative role with supervisory bodies such as the EDPB or with international soft-law forums misstates how binding EU data-protection law is made.