Brussels, 14/03/2005 (Agence Europe) - The new European Parliament Intergroup, the European Fourth World Committee, has elected Inigo Mendez de Vigo (EPP-Ed, Spain) as its president as well as four vice-presidents: Martine Roure (PES, France), Bronislaw Geremek (ALDE, Poland), Jean Lambert (Greens/EFA, UK) and Ilda Figueiredou (GUE/NGL, Portugal). Martine Roure, former chairperson, stressed the extent to which the former legislature allowed the Intergroup's work (begun nearly 25 years ago) to be continued. She hoped the committee would continue to make the views of people living in poverty heard within the European institutions. The members of the Intergroup mainly approved the 2005 working programme and discussed the position of the Committee concerning assessment of the Lisbon Strategy (EUROPE of 12 March, p.14).