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Committees of the European Parliament

{{Short description|European Union legislative working groups}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}

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{{Politics of the European Union|legislature}}

The committees of the European Parliament are designed to examine proposals in detail before the matter is dealt with by the full Parliament. They comprise Standing Committees and occasional Temporary Committees or Committees on Inquiry.

Each committee is comopsed to reflect the overall political balance of the Parliament as a whole, with seats allocated to each of the political Groups in proportion to their size. Each committee also has substitute members who may vote in place of an absennt full member from their political Group.

Standing Committees generally produce reports for consideration by Parliament in its debates. These can be on legislative proposals from the European Commission, or "own initiative reports" on a matter which the committee wishes to take up. Reports are usually drafted by a rapporteur, who is appointed by the committee, selected from amongst its members. The rapporteur's draft is voted on by the committee, typically with amendments being tabled and voted on. The report as adopted by the committee is then presented to the full Parliament for debate and vote.

Chairs and Vice Chairs

Each committee elects its own Chair and Vice Chairs. Traditionally, political groups in the Parliament have reached an agreement to share such posts among them (while excluding extremist parties) in proportion to their size (calculated according to the D'Hondt method). Committee members have usually, but not always, followed the recommendations of the political Groups."The Parliamentary Committees" in The European Parliament (10th ed, 2024) Corbett, Jacobs and Neville, John Harper Publishing, {{ISBN|978-1-7391436-5-7}}

Legislative reports

Before drafting legislative proposals, the European Commission will consult the various standing committees before formamlly submitting its proposal to the Parliament and the Council to initiate the European Union legislative procedure.

At the start of the legislative procedure, Parliament designates one committee as the responsible committee, though other committeees may submit their own opinions to it. Occasionally, when the subject matter cuts across the responisibilties of more than one committee, joint committee meetings can be provided for or, exceptionally, an ad hoc committee to deal with a specific legislative proposal.

Reports on legislative proposals normally comprise draft amendments to the legislative proposal and a draft resolution containing a recommendation to accept or reject the proposal. These are voted on by Parliament, along with any amendments tabled by political groups or one-twentieth of the individual members.

The same committee(s) will be responsible in any second or third reading of the proposal, and will also provide the members who represent Parliament in any inter-institutional negotiations with the Council seeking to reconcile the position of the two institutions which jointly constitute the EU legislature.

Non-legislative reports and Own-Initiative Reports

Committees are also able to produce non-legislative reports relevant to their competence. The appointed rapporteur is responsible for preparing the report, and presenting it to Parliament on the committee's behalf. These reports must include a motion for a resolution, an explanatory statement, and must also outline financial implications. These can be own initiative reports requesting the Commission to draft legislative prpopsals for consideration by the Parliament and the Council. Before drawing up any such report, a committee must obtain the permission of the Conference of Presidents. The Conference of Presidents has two months to make a decision, and any reasons for withholding permission must always be stated.

Cross-committee co-operation

When drawing up a report, a committee may ask the opinion of another committee on the matter, particularly if it is felt that a proposed amendment would fall into the interests of another committee. The committee asked for an opinion will be named as such in the final report. The chair and drafter of the secondary committee may be invited to take part in any committee discussions held by the primary committee, where the meeting deals with the matter that the secondary committee is advising on.

Amendments that are proposed by the secondary committee will be voted on by the committee responsible for producing the report.

If the Conference of Presidents decides that a requested report falls equally to two committees, both committees will agree upon a joint timetable, and shall work together in producing the report.

List of standing committees

This is a list of standing committees along with the respective chairperson as of July 2024.

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!colspan=3 rowspan=2 |Committee

!rowspan=2 |Members

!colspan=8 |Chair

!colspan=8 |Vice Chairs

colspan=4 |1st half of term
(2024-2027)

!colspan=4 |2nd half of term
(2027-2029)

!colspan=4 |1st half of term
(2024-2027)

!colspan=4 |2nd half of term
(2027-2029)

colspan=2 rowspan=4 style="width:280px;" |Committee on Foreign Affairs

|rowspan=4 align="center"|{{small|AFET}}

|rowspan=4 align="center"|79

|rowspan=4 style="width:1px; background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|rowspan=4 style="width:50px;" |{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 rowspan=4 style="width:180px;" |David McAllister

|rowspan=4 style="width:50px;" |{{small|{{flag|GER}}}}

|style="width:1px;" style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 |Hana Jalloul

|{{small|{{flag|ESP}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Renew Europe}}" |

|{{small|RE}}

|colspan=5 |Urmas Paet

|{{small|{{flag|EST}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}" |

|style="width:50px;" |{{small|ECR}}

|colspan=5 style="width:180px;" |Alberico Gambino

|{{small|{{flag|ITA}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Ioan-Rareș Bogdan

|{{small|{{flag|ROM}}}}

rowspan=8 |

|rowspan=4 |Subcommittee on Security and Defence

|rowspan=4 align="center"|{{small|SEDE}}

|rowspan=4 align="center"|30

|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{party color|Renew Europe}}" |

|rowspan=4 |{{small|RE}}

|colspan=5 rowspan=4 |Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann

|rowspan=4 |{{small|{{flag|GER}}}}

|style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Christophe Gomart

|{{small|{{flag|FRA}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 |Mihai Tudose

|{{small|{{flag|ROM}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}" |

|{{small|ECR}}

|colspan=5 |Alberico Gambino

|{{small|{{flag|ITA}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Riho Terras

|{{small|{{flag|EST}}}}

rowspan=4 |Subcommittee on Human Rights

|rowspan=4 align="center"|{{small|DROI}}

|rowspan=4 align="center"|30

|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{party color|Greens–European Free Alliance}}" |

|rowspan=4 |{{small|G/EFA}}

|colspan=5 rowspan="4" |Mounir Satouri

| rowspan="4" |{{small|{{flag|FRA}}}}

| style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 |Marta Temido

|{{small|{{flag|POR}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Łukasz Kohut

|{{small|{{flag|POL}}}}

colspan=8; style="text-align:center;" |Vacant
colspan=8; style="text-align:center;" |Vacant
colspan=2 rowspan=4 |Committee on Development

|rowspan=4 align="center"|{{small|DEVE}}

|rowspan=4 align="center"|25

|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{party color|Renew Europe}}" |

|rowspan=4 |{{small|RE}}

|colspan=5 rowspan=4 |Barry Andrews

|rowspan=4 |{{small|{{flag|IRE}}}}

|style="background-color:{{party color|Greens–European Free Alliance}}" |

|{{small|G/EFA}}

|colspan=5 |Isabella Lövin

|{{small|{{flag|SWE}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Hildegard Bentele

|{{small|{{flag|GER}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Renew Europe}}" |

|{{small|RE}}

|colspan=5 |Abir Al-Sahlani

|{{small|{{flag|SWE}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 |Robert Biedroń

|{{small|{{flag|POL}}}}

colspan=2 rowspan=4 |Committee on International Trade

|rowspan=4 align="center"|{{small|INTA}}

|rowspan=4 align="center"|43

|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|rowspan=4 |{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 rowspan=4 |Bernd Lange

|rowspan=4 |{{small|{{flag|GER}}}}

|style="background-color:{{party color|The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL}}" |

|{{small|LEFT}}

|colspan=5 |Manon Aubry

|{{small|{{flag|FRA}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Iuliu Winkler

|{{small|{{flag|ROM}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Renew Europe}}" |

|{{small|RE}}

|colspan=5 |Karin Karlsbro

|{{small|{{flag|SWE}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 |Kathleen Van Brempt

|{{small|{{flag|BEL}}}}

colspan=2 rowspan=4 |Committee on Budgets

|rowspan=4 align="center"|{{small|BUDG}}

|rowspan=4 align="center"|40

|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}" |

|rowspan=4 |{{small|ECR}}

|colspan=5 rowspan=4 |Johan Van Overtveldt

|rowspan=4 |{{small|{{flag|BEL}}}}

|style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Monika Hohlmeier

|{{small|{{flag|GER}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 |Giuseppe Lupo

|{{small|{{flag|ITA}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Janusz Lewandowski

|{{small|{{flag|POL}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Renew Europe}}" |

|{{small|RE}}

|colspan=5 |Lucia Yar

|{{small|{{flag|SVK}}}}

colspan=2 rowspan=4 |Committee on Budgetary Control

|rowspan=4 align="center"|{{small|CONT}}

|rowspan=4 align="center"|30

|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|rowspan=4 |{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 rowspan=4 |Niclas Herbst

|rowspan=4 |{{small|{{flag|GER}}}}

|style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Caterina Chinnici

|{{small|{{flag|ITA}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}" |

|{{small|ECR}}

|colspan=5 |Cristian Terheș

|{{small|{{flag|ROM}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 |Claudiu Manda

|{{small|{{flag|ROM}}}}

colspan=8; style="text-align:center;" |Vacant
colspan=2 rowspan=4 style="width:280px;" |Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

|rowspan=4 align="center"|{{small|ECON}}

|rowspan=4 align="center"|60

|rowspan=4 style="width:1px; background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|rowspan=4 style="width:50px;" |{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 rowspan=4 style="width:180px;" |Aurore Lalucq

|rowspan=4 style="width:50px;" |{{small|{{flag|FRA}}}}

|style="width:1px;" style="background-color:{{party color|Greens–European Free Alliance}}" |

|style="width:50px;" |{{small|G/EFA}}

|colspan=5 style="width:180px;" |Damian Boeselager

|{{small|{{flag|NED}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Renew Europe}}" |

|{{small|RE}}

|colspan=5 |Ľudovít Ódor

|{{small|{{flag|SVK}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Luděk Niedermayer

|{{small|{{flag|CZE}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}" |

|{{small|ECR}}

|colspan=5 |Marlena Maląg

|{{small|{{flag|POL}}}}

rowspan=4 |

|rowspan=4 |Subcommittee on Tax Matters

|rowspan=4 align="center"|{{small|FISC}}

|rowspan=4 align="center"|30

|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{party color|The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL}}" |

|rowspan=4 |{{small|LEFT}}

|colspan=5 rowspan=4 |Pasquale Tridico

|rowspan=4 |{{small|{{flag|ITA}}}}

|style="background-color:{{party color|Greens–European Free Alliance}}" |

|{{small|G/EFA}}

|colspan=5 |Kira Marie Peter-Hansen

|{{small|{{flag|DEN}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Regina Doherty

|{{small|{{flag|IRE}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Markus Ferber

|{{small|{{flag|GER}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 |Matthias Ecke

|{{small|{{flag|GER}}}}

colspan=2 rowspan=4 |Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

|rowspan=4 align="center"|{{small|EMPL}}

|rowspan=4 align="center"|60

|rowspan=4 style="background:{{party color|The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL}}" |

|rowspan=4 |{{small|LEFT}}

|colspan=5 rowspan=4 |Li Andersson

|rowspan=4 |{{small|{{flag|FIN}}}}

|style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 |Johan Danielsson

|{{small|{{flag|SWE}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak

|{{small|{{flag|POL}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Greens–European Free Alliance}}" |

|{{small|G/EFA}}

|colspan=5 |Katrin Langensiepen

|{{small|{{flag|GER}}}}

colspan=8; style="text-align:center;" |Vacant
colspan=2 rowspan=4 |Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

|rowspan=4 align="center"|{{small|ENVI}}

|rowspan=4 align="center"|90

|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|rowspan=4 |{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 rowspan=4 |Antonio Decaro

|rowspan=4 |{{small|{{flag|ITA}}}}

|style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Esther Herranz García

|{{small|{{flag|ESP}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}" |

|{{small|ECR}}

|colspan=5 |Pietro Fiocchi

|{{small|{{flag|ITA}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European United Left–Nordic Green Left}}" |

|{{small|LEFT}}

|colspan=5 |Anja Hazekamp

|{{small|{{flag|NED}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |András Tivadar Kulja

|{{small|{{flag|HUN}}}}

rowspan=4 |

|rowspan=4 |Subcommittee on Public Health

|rowspan=4 align="center"|{{small|SANT}}

|rowspan=4 align="center"|30

|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|rowspan=4 |{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 rowspan=4 |Adam Jarubas

|rowspan=4 |{{small|{{flag|POL}}}}

|style="background-color:{{party color|Greens–European Free Alliance}}" |

|{{small|G/EFA}}

|colspan=5 |Tilly Metz

|{{small|{{flag|LUX}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Renew Europe}}" |

|{{small|RE}}

|colspan=5 |Stine Bosse

|{{small|{{flag|DEN}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 |Romana Jerković

|{{small|{{flag|CRO}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}" |

|{{small|ECR}}

|colspan=5 |Emmanouil Fragkos

|{{small|{{flag|GRE}}}}

colspan=2 rowspan=4 |Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

|rowspan=4 align="center"|{{small|ITRE}}

|rowspan=4 align="center"|90

|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|rowspan=4 |{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 rowspan=4 |Borys Budka

|rowspan=4 |{{small|{{flag|POL}}}}

|style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 |Tsvetelina Penkova

|{{small|{{flag|BUL}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}" |

|{{small|ECR}}

|colspan=5 |Elena Donazzan

|{{small|{{flag|ITA}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 |Giorgio Gori

|{{small|{{flag|ITA}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Renew Europe}}" |

|{{small|RE}}

|colspan=5 |Yvan Verougstraete

|{{small|{{flag|BEL}}}}

colspan=2 rowspan=4 |Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection

|rowspan=4 align="center"|{{small|IMCO}}

|rowspan=4 align="center"|52

|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{party color|Greens–European Free Alliance}}" |

|rowspan=4 |{{small|G/EFA}}

|colspan=5 rowspan=4 |Anna Cavazzini

|rowspan=4 |{{small|{{flag|GER}}}}

|style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Christian Doleschal

|{{small|{{flag|GER}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Renew Europe}}" |

|{{small|RE}}

|colspan=5 |Nikola Minchev

|{{small|{{flag|BUL}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 |Maria Grapini

|{{small|{{flag|ROM}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz

|{{small|{{flag|POL}}}}

colspan=2 rowspan=4 |Committee on Transport and Tourism

|rowspan=4 align="center"|{{small|TRAN}}

|rowspan=4 align="center"|46

|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|rowspan=4 |{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 rowspan=4 |Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi

|rowspan=4 |{{small|{{flag|GRE}}}}

|style="background-color:{{party color|Greens–European Free Alliance}}" |

|{{small|G/EFA}}

|colspan=5 |Virginijus Sinkevičius

|{{small|{{flag|LIT}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Sophia Kircher

|{{small|{{flag|AUT}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL}}" |

|{{small|LEFT}}

|colspan=5 |Elena Kountoura

|{{small|{{flag|GRE}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 |Matteo Ricci

|{{small|{{flag|ITA}}}}

colspan=2 rowspan=4 |Committee on Regional Development

|rowspan=4 align="center"|{{small|REGI}}

|rowspan=4 align="center"|41

|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|rowspan=4 |{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 rowspan=4 |Dragoș Benea

|rowspan=4 |{{small|{{flag|ROM}}}}

|style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Gabriella Gerzsenyi

|{{small|{{flag|HUN}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 |Nora Mebarek

|{{small|{{flag|FRA}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}" |

|{{small|ECR}}

|colspan=5 |Francesco Ventola

|{{small|{{flag|ITA}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Renew Europe}}" |

|{{small|RE}}

|colspan=5 |Ľubica Karvašová

|{{small|{{flag|SVK}}}}

colspan=2 rowspan=4 |Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

|rowspan=4 align="center"|{{small|AGRI}}

|rowspan=4 align="center"|49

|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}" |

|rowspan=4 |{{small|ECR}}

|colspan=5 rowspan=4 |Veronika Vrecionová

|rowspan=4 |{{small|{{flag|CZE}}}}

|style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Daniel Buda

|{{small|{{flag|ROM}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Norbert Lins

|{{small|{{flag|GER}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 |Eric Sargiacomo

|{{small|{{flag|FRA}}}}

colspan=8; style="text-align:center;" |Vacant
colspan=2 rowspan=4 |Committee on Fisheries

|rowspan=4 align="center"|{{small|PECH}}

|rowspan=4 align="center"|27

|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|rowspan=4 |{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 rowspan=4 |Carmen Crespo Díaz

|rowspan=4 |{{small|{{flag|ESP}}}}

|style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Sander Smit

|{{small|{{flag|NED}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}" |

|{{small|ECR}}

|colspan=5 |Giuseppe Milazzo

|{{small|{{flag|ITA}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Renew Europe}}" |

|{{small|RE}}

|colspan=5 |Stéphanie Yon-Courtin

|{{small|{{flag|FRA}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Jessica Polfjärd

|{{small|{{flag|SWE}}}}

colspan=2 rowspan=4 |Committee on Culture and Education

|rowspan=4 align="center"|{{small|CULT}}

|rowspan=4 align="center"|30

|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{party color|Greens–European Free Alliance}}" |

|rowspan=4 |{{small|G/EFA}}

|colspan=5 rowspan=4 |Nela Riehl

|rowspan=4 |{{small|{{flag|GER}}}}

|style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski

|{{small|{{flag|POL}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 |Emma Rafowicz

|{{small|{{flag|FRA}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Greens–European Free Alliance}}" |

|{{small|G/EFA}}

|colspan=5 |Diana Riba

|{{small|{{flag|ESP}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Renew Europe}}" |

|{{small|RE}}

|colspan=5 |Hristo Petrov

|{{small|{{flag|BUL}}}}

colspan=2 rowspan=4 |Committee on Legal Affairs

|rowspan=4 align="center"|{{small|JURI}}

|rowspan=4 align="center"|25

|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{party color|Renew Europe}}" |

|rowspan=4 |{{small|RE}}

|colspan=5 rowspan=4 |Ilhan Kyuchyuk

|rowspan=4 |{{small|{{flag|BUL}}}}

| style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Marion Walsmann

|{{small|{{flag|GER}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}" |

|{{small|ECR}}

|colspan=5 |Mario Mantovani

|{{small|{{flag|ITA}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 |Lara Wolters

|{{small|{{flag|NED}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Emil Radev

|{{small|{{flag|BUL}}}}

colspan=2 rowspan=4 |Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

|rowspan=4 align="center"|{{small|LIBE}}

|rowspan=4 align="center"|75

|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|rowspan=4 |{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 rowspan=4 |Javier Zarzalejos

|rowspan=4 |{{small|{{flag|ESP}}}}

|style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 |Marina Kaljurand

|{{small|{{flag|EST}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}" |

|{{small|ECR}}

|colspan=5 |Charlie Weimers

|{{small|{{flag|SWE}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 |Alessandro Zan

|{{small|{{flag|ITA}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL}}" |

|{{small|LEFT}}

|colspan=5 |Estrella Galán

|{{small|{{flag|ESP}}}}

colspan=2 rowspan=4 |Committee on Constitutional Affairs

|rowspan=4 align="center"|{{small|AFCO}}

|rowspan=4 align="center"|30

|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|rowspan=4 |{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 rowspan=4 |Sven Simon

|rowspan=4 |{{small|{{flag|GER}}}}

|style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 |Gabriele Bischoff

|{{small|{{flag|GER}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Adrián Vázquez Lázara

|{{small|{{flag|ESP}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Renew Europe}}" |

|{{small|RE}}

|colspan=5 |Charles Goerens

|{{small|{{flag|LUX}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Péter Magyar

|{{small|{{flag|HUN}}}}

colspan=2 rowspan=4 |Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

|rowspan=4 align="center"|{{small|FEMM}}

|rowspan=4 align="center"|40

|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|rowspan=4 |{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 rowspan=4 |Lina Gálvez

|rowspan=4 |{{small|{{flag|ESP}}}}

| style="background-color:{{party color|Renew Europe}}" |

|{{small|RE}}

|colspan=5 |Dainius Žalimas

|{{small|{{flag|LIT}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL}}" |

|{{small|LEFT}}

|colspan=5 |Irene Montero

|{{small|{{flag|ESP}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Rosa Estaràs Ferragut

|{{small|{{flag|ESP}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 |Predrag Fred Matić

|{{small|{{flag|CRO}}}}

colspan=2 rowspan=4 |Committee on Petitions

|rowspan=4 align="center"|{{small|PETI}}

|rowspan=4 align="center"|35

|rowspan=4 style="background-color:{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}" |

|rowspan=4 |{{small|ECR}}

|colspan=5 rowspan=4 |Bogdan Rzońca

|rowspan=4 |{{small|{{flag|POL}}}}

|style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Dolors Montserrat

|{{small|{{flag|ESP}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|European People's Party}}" |

|{{small|EPP}}

|colspan=5 |Fredis Beleris

|{{small|{{flag|GRE}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}" |

|{{small|S&D}}

|colspan=5 |Nils Ušakovs

|{{small|{{flag|LAT}}}}

style="background-color:{{party color|Greens–European Free Alliance}}" |

|{{small|G/EFA}}

|colspan=5 |Cristina Guarda

|{{small|{{flag|ITA}}}}

colspan=20 |Sources:{{cite web |title=List of Committees |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/about/list-of-committees |website=europarl.europa.eu |publisher=European Parliament |access-date=24 July 2024}}{{cite web |title=Parliament confirms the list and size of its committees and delegations |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240710IPR22813/parliament-confirms-the-list-and-size-of-its-committees-and-delegations |website=europarl.europa.eu |publisher=EP |access-date=24 July 2024 |date=17 July 2024}}{{cite web |title=Committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs elected |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240722IPR22991/committee-chairs-and-vice-chairs-elected |publisher=EP |access-date=24 July 2024 |date=23 July 2024}}

Special committees

Under Rule 213 of its rules of procedure, the Parliament may at any time set up special committees for specific reports for an initial period of no longer than 12 months.

Examples of such special committees have been:

  • The temporary committee on the Echelon interception system (2000–01)
  • The temporary committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (2006–07)
  • Special Committee on the EU authorisation procedure for pesticides (2018)
  • Special committee on foreign interference in the democratic processes of the European Union (2020–23)

= Committees of Inquiry =

The European Parliament was granted the right to create temporary committees of inquiry under Article 226 of the 1993 Maastricht Treaty. This in fact recognised an existing practice, as the Parliament had created nine committees of inquiry in the period between the introduction of direct elections in 1979 and the inclusion of this legal basis in the treaty. They were:

class="wikitable"

! Year !! Committee

1983The Seveso disaster
1984The rise of fascism and racism. The committee's work led to the 'Joint Declaration against racism and xenophobia'.
1985The drugs problem
1986Agricultural stocks
1988The Transnuklear scandal
1988Hormones in meat
1991Racism and Xenophobia (The application of the Joint Declaration against racism and xenophobia)
1991Trans-frontier crime linked to drug trafficking.

Since then, under Article 226 of the 1993 Maastricht Treaty, the Inquiry Committees since 1995 have been:

class="wikitable"

! EP !! Year !! Abbrev !! Committee of inquiry !! Chairperson !! Rapporteur

Fourth1996-1997TRANSITTemporary Committee of Inquiry into the Community Transit SystemJohn TomlinsonEdward Kellett-Bowman
Fourth1996-1997ESB ITemporary Committee of Inquiry into BSE (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy)Reimer BögeManuel Medina Ortega
Sixth2006-2007EQUITemporary Committee of Inquiry into the Crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance SocietyMairead McGuinnessDiana Wallis
Eighth2015EMISon the measurement of emissions in the automotive sector, established on 17 December 2015, whose work was finalised on 4 April 2017. See Dieselgate.Kathleen Van BremptPablo Zalba Bidegain, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy
Eighth2016PANAon money laundering, tax avoidance and tax fraud, established on 8 June 2016, whose work was finalised on 13 December 2017. See Panama Papers.Werner LangenJeppe Kofod, Petr Ježek
Ninth2020ANITon the Protection of animals during transport, established on 19 June 2020.[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-9-2021-0350_EN.html REPORT on the investigation of alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to the protection of animals during transport within and outside the Union]Tilly MetzDaniel Buda, Isabel Carvalhais
Ninth2022PEGAOn the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware, established on 10 March 2022. See Pegasus Project (investigation).Jeroen LenaersSophie in 't Veld

Delegations

MEPs also compose delegations to various Parliaments outside of the European Union. Joint parliamentary committees are set up with candidate countries. There are also delegations to the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/intcoop/eurolat/default_en.htm Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly] the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly and the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/public/staticDisplay.do?id=45&pageRank=6&language=EN Delegations] and the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assemmbly

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Conference of Committee Chairs and Conference of Delegation Chairs<!--'' and '' redirect here-->

Two bodies in the Parliament are the Conference of Committee Chairs (CCC) and the Conference of Delegation Chairs (CDC). The Conference of Committee Chairs is the political body in Parliament that organises cooperation between the committees and consists of the chairs of all the standing and special committees.

The Conference of Delegation Chairs is the political body in Parliament that periodically considers all matters concerning the smooth running of interparliamentary delegations and delegations to the joint parliamentary committees.

They may make recommendations to the Conference of Presidents and can be instructed to carry out particular tasks by the Bureau or Conference of Presidents.[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/confPres.do?language=EN Conference of Committee Chairs][http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/delegations/cpd.do?language=EN Conference of Delegation Chairs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531011714/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/delegations/cpd.do?language=EN |date=31 May 2009 }}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/expert/committees.do?language=EN Official Website]
  • [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/committees.do?language=EN Lists of MEPs by committee membership]
  • [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/omk/sipade3?PROG=RULES-EP&L=EN&REF=TOC#COT7 Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament]
  • [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/expert/delegations.do?language=EN List of delegations on EP website]

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