On November 1, 2024, “All Saints
Day” in Roman Catholic Christianity, the E.U. announced that a peaceful
delegation of the elected representatives of the EU’s Parliament would be
travelling to Texas during the following week to “meet American counterparts,”
which is to say, a delegation of the elected representatives of the US’s House
of Representatives.[1] The
key word here is counterparts, for the European Parliament is indeed of
the same type of legislative body and at the same level in its federal system
as is the American House of Representatives.
The full essay is at "The E.U.'s Parliament and the U.S.'s House."
1, Peggy Corlin, “MEPs
Seek First Contact with Trump or Harris Regimes in Texas Next Week,” Euronews.com,
November 1, 2024.