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For new Chair of European Parliament Committee, Antonio Decaro, “there is no reason to go back” on ambitions of Green Deal

Brussels, 23/07/2024 (Agence Europe)

Italy’s Antonio Decaro (S&D) was elected Chair of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) on Tuesday 23 July. He thus takes the place of Frenchman Pascal Canfin (Renew Europe), who has become ENVI coordinator for his political family. 

As the only candidate put forward by the S&D Group, which had the right to chair this committee under the ‘D’Hondt’ system, Mr Decaro was elected by acclamation by the 90 members of the European Parliament’s largest...