european-parliament-api

# European Parliament API Skill ## 🔴 AI FIRST Quality Principle > **Apply the AI FIRST principle: never accept first-pass quality. Minimum 2 iterations. Read all output, improve every section. No shortcuts.** ## Purpose Expertise in integrating European Parliament Open Data for cross-parliament political analysis alongside Swedish Riksdag data. ## Data Sources - **EP Open Data Portal** — Legislative documents, MEP info, votes - **EUR-Lex** — EU legislation and case law - **Legislative Observatory (OEIL)** — Procedure tracking - **EP Plenary** — Debates and voting records ## Key Endpoints - `/meps` — Member of European Parliament profiles - `/activities` — Parliamentary activities - `/documents` — Legislative documents - `/votes` — Plenary voting records - `/committees` — Committee information ## Cross-Parliament Analysis - Compare Swedish Riksdag and EP voting patterns - Track Swedish MEP activities in Brussels - Monitor EU legislation affecting Sweden - Analyze party group alignments (S&D, EPP, RE, etc.) ## Integration Patterns - REST API with JSON responses - Pagination handling for large datasets - Caching strategy for static data (MEP profiles) - Rate limiting compliance - Error handling with graceful degradation ## Data Quality - Validate response schemas - Handle missing or incomplete data - Cross-reference with official sources - Track data freshness and updates ## Related Policies - [Secure Development Policy](https://github.com/Hack23/ISMS-PUBLIC/blob/main/Secure_Development_Policy.md)