The European Parliament's political groups have appointed almost all their coordinators, who are responsible in particular for guiding the political line that will be defended within the parliamentary committees on which the groups sit.
EUROPE has updated a first list published on 13 July (see EUROPE 12295/2).
Foreign Affairs (AFET). The coordinators of this 71-member committee are: EPP - Michael Gahler (Germany) and Željana Zovko (Croatia) as Vice-Coordinator. S&D - Tonino Picula (Croatia). Renew Europe - Hilde Vautmans (Belgium). Greens/EFA - Reinhard Bütikofer (Germany). ID - Thierry Mariani (France). ECR - Anna Fotyga (Poland); Angel Dzhambazki (Bulgaria), Vice-Coordinator. GUE/NGL - Idoia Villanueva Ruiz (Spain) and Manu Pineda (Spain).
Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI). The coordinators of this 30-member committee are: EPP - Isabel Wiseler-Lima (Luxembourg) with Leopoldo Lopez Gil (Spain) as Vice-Coordinator. S&D - Isabel Santos (Portugal). Renew Europe - Irina Von Wiese (United Kingdom). Greens/EFA - Hannah Neumann (Germany). ID – Lars Patrick Berg (Germany). ECR - Karol Karski (Poland); Ryszard Czarnecki (Poland), Vice-Coordinator. GUE/NGL - Miguel Urban Crespo (Spain).
Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE). The coordinators of this 30-member committee are: EPP - Arnaud Danjean (France) with Lukas Mandl (Austria) as Vice-Coordinator. S&D: Sven Mikser (Estonia). Renew Europe - Petras Auštrevičius (Lithuania) and Urmas Paet (Estonia) for the second half of the mandate. Greens/EFA - Hannah Neumann (Germany). ID - Jérôme Rivière (France). ECR - Geoffrey Van Orden (United Kingdom); Assita Kanko (Belgium), Deputy Coordinator. GUE/NGL - Mick Wallace (Ireland).
Development (DEVE): The coordinators of this 26-member committee are: EPP - György Hölvenyi (Hungary), avec Hildegard Bentele (Germany) as Vice-Coordinator. S&D - Udo Bullmann (Germany). Renew Europe - Charles Goerens (Luxembourg). Greens/EFA - Michèle Rivasi (France). ID - Bernhardt Zimniok (Germany). ECR - Beata Kempa (Poland) and Ryszard Czarnecki (Poland) as Vice-Coordinator. GUE/NGL - Miguel Urbán Crespo (Spain).
International Trade (INTA). The coordinators of this 41-member committee are: EPP - Christophe Hansen (Luxembourg) and Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou (Greece), who will be Vice-Coordinator. S&D - Kathleen Van Brempt (Belgium) who also heads her delegation. Renew Europe - Karin Karlsbro (Sweden) with Samira Rafaela (Netherlands) as Vice-Coordinator. Greens/EFA- Heidi Hautala (Germany). ID - Markus Buchheit (Germany). ECR - Geert Bourgeois (Belgium); Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece), Vice-Coordinator. GUE/NGL - Helmut Scholz (Germany).
Budget (BUDG). The coordinators of this 41-member committee are: EPP - José Manuel Fernandes (Portugal) and Jan Olbrycht (Poland), Vice-Coordinator. S&D - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial (Spain). Renew Europe - Valérie Hayer (France). Greens/EFA - Rasmus Andresen (Germany). ID - Hélène Laporte (France). ECR - Bogdan Rzońca (Poland) and Derk Jan Eppink (Netherlands) as Vice-Coordinator. GUE/NGL - Younous Omarjee (France).
Budgetary Control (CONT): The coordinators of this 30-member committee are: EPP - Tomáš Zdechovsky (Czech Republic), with Petri Sarvamaa (Finland) as Vice-Coordinator. S&D - Claudiu Manda (Romania). Renew Europe - Olivier Chastel (Belgium), Martina Dlabajová (Czech Republic), Vice-Coordinator. Greens/EFA - Mikuláš Peksa (Czech Republic). ID - Joachim Kuhs (Germany). ECR - Ryszard Czarnecki (Poland). GUE/NGL - Luke Ming Flanagan (Ireland).
Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON). The coordinators of this 60-member committee are: EPP - Markus Ferber (Germany), Vice-Coordinator: Lídia Pereira (Portugal). S&D - Jonás Fernández (Spain). Renew Europe - Luis Garicano (Spain), Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (France), Vice-Coordinator. Greens/EFA - Sven Giegold (Germany). ID - Gunnar Beck (Germany). ECR - Derk Jan Eppink (Netherlands) and Johan Van Overtveldt (Belgium), Vice-Coordinator. GUE/NGL - Manon Aubry (France).
Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL). The coordinators of this 55-member committee are: EPP - David Casa (Malta), Vice-Coordinator: Dennis Radtke (Germany). S&D - Agnes Jongerius (Netherlands). Renew Europe - Dragoș Pîslaru (Romania), Sylvie Brunet (France), Vice-Coordinator. Greens/EFA - Kira Peter-Hansen (Denmark); Katrin Langensiepen (Germany), Vice-Coordinator. ID - France Jamet (France). ECR - Elżbieta Rafalska (Poland) and Helmut Geuking (Germany), Vice-Coordinator. GUE/NGL - Nikolaj Villumsen (Denmark).
Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI). The coordinators of this 76-member committee are: EPP - Peter Liese (Germany), Vice-Coordinator: Jessica PolfjÄrd (Sweden). S&D - Jytte Guteland (Sweden). Renew Europe - Nils Torvalds (Finland). Greens/EFA -Bas Eickhout (Netherlands). ID - Silvia Sardone (Italy). ECR - Alexandr Vondra (Czech Republic) and Pietro Fiocchi (Italy), Vice-Coordinator. GUE/NGL - Silvia Modig (Finland).
Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE). The coordinators of this 72-member committee are: EPP - Christian Ehler (Germany); Vice-Coordinator: Maria Da Graça Carvalho (Portugal) for the EPP. S&D - Dan Nica (Romania). Renew Europe - Martina Dlabajová (Czech Republic); Christophe Grudler (France), Vice-Coordinator. Greens/EFA - City Niinistö (Finland). ID - Paolo Borchia (Italy). ECR - Zdzisław Krasnodębski (Poland); Evžen Tošenovský (Czech Republic), Vice-Coordinator. GUE/NGL - not yet known.
Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO). The coordinators of this 45-member committee are: EPP - Andreas Schwab (Germany); Vice-Coordinator: Pablo Arias Echeverria (Spain). S&D - Christel Schaldemose (Denmark), who also heads her delegation. Renew Europe - Dita Charanzová (Czech Republic). Greens/EFA - Marcel Kolaja (Germany). ID - Virginie Joron (France). ECR - Adam Bielan (Poland) and Carlo Fidanza (Italy) as Vice-Coordinator. GUE/NGL - Kateřina Konečná (Czech Republic).
Transport and Tourism (TRAN). The coordinators of this 49-member committee are: EPP - Marian-Jean Marinescu (Romania), Vice-Coordinator: Barbara Thlaer (Austria). S&D - Ismail Ertug (Germany). Renew Europe - José Ramón Bauzá Díaz (Spain). Greens/EFA - Ciarán Cuffe (Ireland). ID - Roman Haider (Austria). ECR - Roberts Zīle (Latvia) and Kosma Złotowski (Poland), Vice-Coordinator. GUE/NGL - Elena Kountoura (Greece).
Regional Development (REGI). The coordinators of this 43-member committee are: EPP - Andrey Novakov (Bulgaria), Vice-Coordinator: Pascal Arimont (Belgium). S&D - Constanze Krehl (Germany). Renew Europe - Ondřej Knotek (Czech Republic); Christian Ghinea (Romania), Vice-Coordinator. Greens/EFA- Niklas Nienaß (Germany). ID - Francesca Donato (Italy). ECR - Raffaele Fitto (Italy) and Andżelika Możdżanowska (Poland), Vice-Coordinator. GUE/NGL - Martina Michels (Germany).
Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI). The coordinators of this 48-member committee are: EPP - Juan Ignaio Zoido (Spain) or Herbert Dorfmann (Italy). S&D - Paolo De Castro (Italy). Renew Europe - Ulrike Müller (Germany); Martin Hlaváček (Czech Republic), Vice-Coordinator. Greens/EFA - Martin Häusling (Germany). ID - Ivan David (Czech Republic). ECR - not yet known. GUE/NGL - Luke Ming Flanagan (Ireland).
Fisheries (PECH). The coordinators of this 28-member committee are: EPP - Francisco José Millan Mon (Spain), Vice-Coordinator: Peter van Dalen (Netherlands). S&D - Clara Aguilera García (Spain). Renew Europe - Pierre Karleskind (France). Greens/EFA - Grace O'Sullivan (Ireland). ID - Rosanna Conte (Italy). ECR - Ruža Tomašić (Croatia); Bert-Jan Ruissen (Netherlands), Vice-Coordinator. GUE/NGL - João Ferreira (Portugal).
Culture and Education (CULT). The coordinators of this 31-member committee are: EPP - Michaela Šojdrova (Czech Republic), Vice-Coordinator: Tomasz Frankowski (Poland). S&D - Petra Kammerevert (Germany) retains her position as Coordinator for the S&D group. Renew Europe - Laurence Farreng (France); Shaffaq Mohammed (United Kingdom), Vice-Coordinator. Greens/EFA - Salima Yenbou (France). ID - Christine Anderson (Germany). ECR - Dace Melbārde (Latvia); Elżbieta Kruk (Poland), Vice-Coordinator. GUE/NGL - not yet known.
Legal Affairs (JURI). The coordinators of this 25-member committee are: EPP - Axel Voss (Germany) retains his position as Coordinator; Geoffroy Didier (France), Vice-Coordinator. S&D - Tiemo Wölken (Germany). Renew Europe - Karen Melchior (Denmark). Greens/EFA - Marie Toussaint (France); Patrick Breyer (Germany) as Vice-Coordinator. ID - Gilles Lebreton (France). ECR - Nicola Procaccini (Italy); Angel Dzhambazki (Bulgaria), Vice-Coordinator. GUE/NGL - Manon Aubry (France).
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE): The coordinators of this 68-member committee are: EPP - Roberta Metsola (Malta), who has previously been Coordinator between 2009 and 2014, and Jeroen Lenaers (Netherlands) as Vice-Coordinator. S&D - Birgit Sippel (Germany). Renew Europe - Sophie in't Veld (Netherlands). Greens/EFA - Co-coordinators Terry Reintke (Germany) and Tineke Strik (Netherlands). ID - Annalisa Tardino (Italy). ECR - to be confirmed, Patryk Tomasz Jaki (Poland). GUE-NGL - Cornelia Ernst (Germany), previously Coordinator during the preceding legislature.
Constitutional Affairs (AFCO). The coordinators of this 28-member committee are: EPP - Danuta Hübner (Poland), Vladimír Bilcik (Slovakia), Vice-Coordinator. S&D - Domènec Ruiz Devesa (Spain). Renew Europe - Pascal Durand (France). Greens/EFA - Daniel Freund (Germany). ID - Gerolf Annemans (Belgium). ECR - not yet known. GUE/NGL - Martina Anderson (United Kingdom).
Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM). The coordinators of this 35-member committee are: EPP - Frances Fitzgerald (Ireland). S&D - Maria Noichl (Germany). Renew Europe - Irène Tolleret (France). Greens/EFA - Alice Bah Kuhnke (Sweden). ID - Christine Anderson (Germany). ECR - Jadwiga Wiśniewska (Poland); Beata Kempa (Poland), Vice-Coordinator. GUE/NGL - Sandra Pereira (Portugal).
Petitions (PETI). The coordinators of this 35-member committee are: EPP - Peter Jahr (Germany), Lorant-Gyorgy Vincze (Romania) as Vice-Coordinator. S&D - Jude Kirton-Darling (United Kingdom). Renew Europe - Yana Toom (Estonia). Greens/EFA - Margrete Auken (Denmark). ID - Gianna Gancia (Italy). ECR - Kosma Złotowski (Poland) and Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece) as Vice-Coordinator. GUE/NGL - Sira Rego (Spain) et Alexandros Georgoulis (Greece). (Sophie Petitjean and the editorial staff)