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Legislative work of the European Parliament is done in 20 standing committees and two sub-committees. Each committee elects a chair and 4 vice-chairs.
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Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) |
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Chair: |
Carlo CASINI (EPP, IT) |
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Vice-Chairs: |
Zita GURMAI (S&D, HU) |
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Constance LE GRIP (EPP, FR) |
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Morten MESSERSCHMIDT (EFD, DK) |
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Ashley FOX (ECR, UK) |
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Foreign Affairs (AFET) |
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Chair: |
Elmar BROK (EPP, DE) |
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Vice-Chairs: |
Fiorello PROVERA (EFD, IT) |
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Ioan Mircea PAŞCU (S&D, RO) |
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Andrey KOVATCHEV (EPP, BG) |
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Willy MEYER (GUE/NGL, ES) |
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Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) |
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Chair: |
Paolo DE CASTRO (S&D) |
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Vice-Chairs: |
Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI (EPP, PL), |
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José BOVÉ (Greens/EFA, FR) |
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Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI (ECR, PL) |
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Marit PAULSEN (ALDE, SE) |
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Budgets (BUDG) |
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Chair: |
Alain LAMASSOURE (EPP, FR) |
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Vice-Chairs: |
Jutta HAUG (S&D, DE) |
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George LYON (ALDE, UK) |
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Jean-Luc DEHAENE (EPP, BE) |
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Ivalio KALFIN (S&D, BG) |
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Culture and Education (CULT) |
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Chair: |
Doris PACK (EPP, DE) |
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Vice-Chairs: |
Helga TRÜPEL (Greens/EFA, DE) |
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Lorenzo FONTANA (EFD, IT) |
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Lothar BISKY (GUE/NGL, DE) |
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Morten LØKKEGAARD (ALDE, DK) |
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Development (DEVE) |
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Chair |
Eva JOLY (Greens/EFA, FR) |
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Vice-Chairs: |
Michèle STRIFFLER (EPP, FR) |
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Nirj DEVA (ECR, UK) |
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Iva ZANICCHI (EPP, IT) |
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Corina CREŢU (S&D, RO) |
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Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) |
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Chair: |
Sharon BOWLES (ALDE, UK) |
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Vice-Chairs: |
Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN (EPP, ES) |
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Arlene McCARTHY (S&D, UK) |
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Theodor Dumitru STOLOJAN (EPP, RO) |
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Edward SCICLUNA (S&D, MT) |
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Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) |
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Chair: |
Pervenche BERÈS (S&D, FR) |
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Vice-Chairs: |
Nadja HIRSCH (ALDE, DE) |
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Inês Cristina ZUBER (GUE/NGL, PT) |
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Elisabeth SCHROEDTER (Greens/EFA, DE) |
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Thomas MANN (EPP, DE) |
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Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) |
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Chair: |
Matthias GROOTE (S&D, DE) |
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Vice-Chairs: |
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY (ALDE, NL) |
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Carl SCHLYTER (Greens/EFA, SE) |
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János ÀDER (EPP, HU) |
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Dan JØRGENSEN (S&D, DK) |
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Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) |
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Chair: |
Malcolm HARBOUR (ECR, UK) |
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Vice-Chairs: |
Eija-Riitta KORHOLA (EPP, FI) |
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Bernadette VERGNAUD (S&D, FR) |
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Gino TREMATERRA (EPP, IT) |
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Louis GRECH (S&D, MT) |
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International Trade (INTA) |
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Chair: |
Vital MOREIRA (S&D, PT) |
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Vice-Chairs: |
Cristiana MUSCARDINI (EPP, IT) |
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Robert STURDY (ECR, UK) |
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Paweł ZALEWSKI (EPP, PL) |
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Yannick JADOT (Greens/EFA, FR) |
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Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) |
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Chair: |
Amalia SARTORI (EPP,IT) |
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Vice-Chairs: |
Patrizia TOIA (S&D, IT) |
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Jens ROHDE (ALDE, DK) |
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Dimitrios DROUTSAS (S&D, EL) |
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Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ (ECR, CZ) |
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Legal Affairs (JURI) |
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Chair: |
Klaus-Heiner LEHNE (EPP, DE) |
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Vice-Chair: |
Luigi BERLINGUER (S&D, IT) |
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Raffaele BALDASSARRE (EPP, IT) |
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Evelyn REGNER (S&D, AT) |
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Sebastian Valentin BODU (EPP, RO) |
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Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) |
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Chair: |
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES) |
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Vice-Chairs: |
Kinga GÁL (EPP, HU) |
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Sophie IN'T VELD (ALDE, NL) |
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Salvatore IACOLINO (EPP, IT) |
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Kinga GÖNCZ (S&D, HU) |
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Fisheries (PECH) |
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Chair: |
Gabriel MATO ADROVER (EPP, ES) |
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Vice-Chairs: |
Struan STEVENSON (ECR, UK) |
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Alain CADEC (EPP, FR) |
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Guido MILANA (S&D, IT) |
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Carl HAGLUND (ALDE, FI) |
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Regional Development (REGI) |
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Chair: |
Danuta Maria HÜBNER (EPP, PL) |
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Vice-Chairs: |
Georgios STAVRAKAKIS (S&D, EL) |
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Markus PIEPER (EPP, DE) |
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Filiz Hakaeva HYUSMENOVA (ALDE, BG) |
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Michail TREMOPOULOS (Greens/EFA, EL) |
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Transport and Tourism (TRAN) |
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Chair: |
Brian SIMPSON (S&D, UK) |
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Vice-Chairs: |
Dominique RIQUET (EPP, FR) |
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Peter van DALEN (ECR, NL) |
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Silvia-Adriana ŢICĂU (S&D, RO) |
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Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH (EPP, DE) |
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Budgetary Control (CONT) |
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Chair: |
Michael THEURER (ALDE, DE) |
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Vice-Chairs: |
Bart STAES (Greens/EFA, BE) |
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Iliana IVANOVA (EPP, BG) |
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Bogusław LIBERADZKI (S&D, PL) |
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Bogusław SONIK (EPP, PL) |
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Petitions (PETI) |
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Chair: |
Erminia MAZZONI (EPP, IT) |
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Vice-Chairs: |
Chrysoula PALIADELI (S&D, EL) |
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Willy MEYER (GUE/NGL, ES) |
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Carlos José ITURGAIZ ANGULO (EPP, ES) |
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Elena BĂSESCU (EPP, RO) |
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Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) |
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Chair: |
Mikael GUSTAFSSON (GUE/NGL, SE) |
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Vice-Chairs: |
Lívia JÁRÓKA (EPP, HU) |
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Edite ESTRELA (S&D, PT) |
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Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER (EPP, FR) |
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Barbara MATERA (EPP, IT) |
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Security and defence (SEDE) |
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Chair: |
Arnaud DANJEAN (EPP, FR) |
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Vice-Chairs: |
Kyriakos MAVRONIKOLAS (S&D, CY) |
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Norica NICOLAI (ALDE, RO) |
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Justas Vincas PALECKIS (S&D, LT) |
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Krzysztof LISEK (EPP, PL) |
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Human rights (DROI) |
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Chair: |
Barbara LOCHBIHLER (Greens/EFA, DE) |
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Vice-Chairs: |
Andrzej GRZYB (EPP, PL) |
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Agnès LE BRUN (EPP, FR) |
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Metin KAZAK (ALDE, BG) |
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Joanna SEYSZYN (S&D, PL) |