The new structure of the EP committees and subcommittees

Of the 24 committees and subcommittees in the European Parliament, 8 are allocated to the EPP, 5 to S&D, 4 to Renew Europe, 3 to ECR and the Greens, and 2 to The Left. No committees were assigned to the Patriots for Europe and Europe of Sovereign Nations. Claiming “injustice for the voters”, a small group of the Patriots, led by the Italian Roberto Vannacci, protested during the Foreign Affairs Committee.

The new shape of the committees

After last week’s plenary session, the European Parliament established the new structure of the parliamentary committees. 24 chairs and 96 vice-chairs were named following the constitutive meetings of the committees.

EPP Chairs

The 8 Chairs for the EPP were given to:
– Sven Simon (DE) in Constitutional Affairs (AFCO)
– David McAllister (DE) in Foreign Affairs (AFET)
– Niclas Herbst (DE) in Budgetary Control (CONT)
– Boris Budka (PL) in Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
– Javier Zarzalejos (ES) in Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
– Carmen Crespo (ES) in Fisheries (PECH)
– Adam Jarubas (PL) in Subcommittee on Public Health (SANT)
– Eliza Vozemberg (EL) in Transport and Tourism (TRAN)

S&D

For the socialists, the Chairs were assigned to:
– Antonio Decaro (IT) in Environment, Public Health and food safety (ENVI)
– Aurore Lalucq (FR) in Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
– Lina Galvez (ES) in Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
– Bernd Lange (DE) in International Trade (INTA)
– Dragos Benea (RO) in Regional Development (REGI)

Renew Europe

Their three committees went to:
– Barry Andrews (IE) in Development (DEVE)
– Ilhan Kyuchyuk (BG) in Legal Affairs (JURI)
– Marie-Agnes Strack- Zimmermann (DE) in the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE)

ECR

Three Chairs were assigned to the ECR group:
– Veronika Vrecionova (CZ) in Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
– Johan Van Overtveldt (BE) in Budgets (BUDG)
– Bogdan Rzoca (PL) in Petitions (PETI)

Greens/Efa

The three places for the Greens were given to:
– Nela Riehl (DE) in Culture and Education (CULT)
– Mounir Satouri (FR) in the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI)
– Anna Cavazzini (DE) in Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)

The Left

Two Chairs left for The Left, which assigned them to:
– Li Andersson (FI) in Employment and Social affairs (EMPL)
– Pasquale Tridico (IT) in Subcommittee on Tax matters (FISC)

The country with the most committee Chairs is Germany, with six, followed by Spain with three. The committee with the highest number of MEPs is Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, with 90 members, while the smallest committees are Legal Affairs and Development, each with 25 MEPs. The Commissioners are designed for the following two years and a half.