European Parliament API Skill
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