Maria ARENA
Maria ARENA
Belgium

Date of birth : , Mons

9th parliamentary term Maria ARENA

Political groups

  • 02-07-2019 / 15-07-2024 : Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament - Member

National parties

  • 02-07-2019 / 15-07-2024 : Parti Socialiste (Belgium)

Chair

  • 10-07-2019 / 19-01-2022 : Subcommittee on Human Rights
  • 20-01-2022 / 10-01-2023 : Subcommittee on Human Rights

Vice-Chair

  • 19-05-2021 / 31-12-2023 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Member

  • 02-07-2019 / 09-07-2019 : Subcommittee on Human Rights
  • 02-07-2019 / 18-05-2021 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
  • 02-07-2019 / 19-01-2022 : Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • 02-07-2019 / 15-07-2024 : Delegation for relations with the Pan-African Parliament
  • 10-07-2019 / 10-01-2023 : Conference of Committee Chairs
  • 14-09-2020 / 23-03-2022 : Special Committee on Beating Cancer
  • 20-01-2022 / 15-07-2024 : Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • 18-05-2022 / 15-07-2024 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
  • 11-01-2023 / 15-07-2024 : Subcommittee on Human Rights
  • 01-01-2024 / 15-07-2024 : Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
  • 01-01-2024 / 15-07-2024 : Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly

Substitute

  • 02-07-2019 / 19-01-2022 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
  • 20-01-2022 / 17-05-2022 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
  • 24-03-2022 / 18-07-2023 : Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware

Main parliamentary activities

Contributions to plenary debates

Speeches made during the plenary session and written declarations relating to plenary debates. Rules Rule 204 and 171(11)

Reports - as shadow rapporteur

Political groups designate a shadow rapporteur for each report in the responsible committee to follow progress and negotiate compromise texts with the rapporteur. Rule 215

Opinions - as rapporteur

Committees may draft an opinion to a report of the responsible committee covering the elements linked to their committee remit. Rapporteurs of such opinions are also responsible for the drafting of compromise amendments and negotiations with shadow rapporteurs of the opinion. Rule 56, Rule 57, Annex VI

Opinion on Better regulation: Joining forces to make better laws

25-04-2022 AFET_AL(2022)729925 PE729.925v01-00 AFET
Maria ARENA

OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on applying a generalised scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council

01-03-2022 AFET_AD(2022)700536 PE700.536v04-00 AFET
Maria ARENA

Opinions - as shadow rapporteur

Political groups designate a shadow rapporteur for an opinion to follow progress and negotiate compromise texts with the rapporteur. Rule 215

OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and amending Regulations (EU) 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, 2018/1724 and (EU) 2019/1020

18-07-2023 AFET_AD(2023)749074 PE749.074v02-00 AFET
Miriam LEXMANN

OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2013/34/EU, Directive 2004/109/EC, Directive 2006/43/EC and Regulation (EU) No 537/2014, as regards corporate sustainability reporting

04-03-2022 ENVI_AD(2022)699184 PE699.184v02-00 ENVI
Lídia PEREIRA

OPINION on a European strategy for critical raw materials

29-06-2021 ENVI_AD(2021)689783 PE689.783v02-00 ENVI
Sara MATTHIEU

Oral questions

Questions for oral answer with debate, addressed to the European Commission, the Council or the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union can be tabled by a committee, a political group or at least 5% of Parliament’s members. Rule 136

The EU’s responsibility to protect local staff targeted due to their working relations with the EU

23-09-2021 O-000062/2021 Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EU Magnitsky Act)

16-06-2021 O-000048/2021 Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

Other parliamentary activities

Written questions

Members can submit a specific number of questions to the President of the European Council, the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union, for written answer. Rule 138, Annex III

Questions to the Bureau, the Conference of Presidents and the Quaestors

Members can submit questions to the President concerning the Bureau, the Conference of Presidents and the Quaestors as regards their respective duties. Rule 32(2)

Questions to the ECB and concerning the SSM and the SRM

Members can put questions for written reply to the ECB and questions concerning the Single Supervisory Mechanism and the Single Resolution Mechanism. Such questions are first submitted to the Chair of the responsible committee.Rule 140, Rule 141, Annex III

Answers to questions to the ECB and concerning the SSM and the SRM

Reply to members’ questions to the ECB and questions concerning the Single Supervisory Mechanism and the Single Resolution Mechanism. Rule 140, Rule 141, Annex III

Individual motions for resolutions

In accordance with Rule 143 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure, any individual Member may table a motion for resolution on a matter falling within the spheres of activity of the EU. These motions for resolution express the position of the individual Members who tabled them. Admissible motions are referred to the committee responsible, which shall decide whether to follow up the motion for resolution and, if so, which procedure is to be followed. Where a committee has decided to follow-up a motion for resolution, more detailed information is provided on this page, below the resolution in question. Rule 143

Declarations

All declarations below have been signed by the Member, even if the signature is not visible in the online copy.

Meetings

Migration jeunesse africaine

Member
ARENA Maria
Date, Place:
Parlement européen
Capacity:
Member Staff meeting
Meeting with:
Hallearning

Elections en République démocratique du Congo

Member
ARENA Maria
Date, Place:
Brussels
Capacity:
Member Staff meeting
Code of associated committee or delegation
DROI
Meeting with:
Commission Justice et Paix

Detergents

Member
ARENA Maria
Date, Place:
Brussels
Capacity:
Shadow rapporteur Staff meeting
Meeting related to procedure:
2023/0124(COD)
Code of associated committee or delegation
ENVI
Meeting with: