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Othmar KARAS
Othmar KARAS

Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)

Member

Austria - Österreichische Volkspartei (Austria)

Date of birth : , Ybbs an der Donau

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Vice-President

PE
European Parliament
Responsibilities as vice-president:

  • Relations with national Parliaments, primary responsibility (with Vice-President Charanzová)
  • Parliamentary democracy and modern parliamentarism
  • Implementation of Article 17 TFEU
  • Information Policy and Press, including European Parliament Liaison Offices (EPLOs) (with Vice-President Barley)
  • Europe Day (with Vice-President Picierno)
  • Members’ Research Service and Library (EPRS) (with Vice-President Šimečka)
  • WG on Information and Communication Policy, Chair
  • Replacing the President for the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries
  • Replacing the President for Africa and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (with Vice-President Angel)
  • Replacing the President for World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), secondary responsibility (with Vice-President Silva Pereira)
  • Replacing the President for multilateral bodies (security) including North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), secondary responsibility (with Vice-President Picierno)

Vice-Chair

FISC
Subcommittee on Tax Matters

Member

BURO
Parliament's Bureau
ECON
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Substitute

ITRE
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
AFCO
Committee on Constitutional Affairs
DPAL
Delegation for relations with Palestine
D-US
Delegation for relations with the United States
DASE
Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
DACP
Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
DMED
Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean

Most recent activities

Implementation of the common foreign and security policy - annual report 2022 - Implementation of the common security and defence policy - annual report 2022 (debate)

17-01-2023 P9_CRE-PROV(2023)01-17(2-341-0000)
Contributions to plenary debates

Implementation of the common foreign and security policy - annual report 2022 - Implementation of the common security and defence policy - annual report 2022 (debate) DE

17-01-2023 P9_CRE-PROV(2023)01-17(2-347-0000)
Contributions to plenary debates

Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter - annual report 2022 (debate) DE

17-01-2023 P9_CRE-PROV(2023)01-17(2-349-0000)
Contributions to plenary debates
Othmar KARAS
Othmar KARAS

On EP NEWSHUB

🗞️ #Flucht und #Migration wird es angesichts der Krisenherde in der Welt und unserer Demographie immer geben. Unser Ziel ist ein gemeinsames EU-Asylsystem, bei dem wir irreguläre Migration eindämmen und wieder mehr Kontrolle erlangen, wer wie zu uns kommt. https://t.co/pn5yj1Ovm1 

RT @J_Kohlenberger: Herzliche Einladung! @othmar_karas und ich stellen im Gespräch mit @HanneloreVeit und in Anwesenheit vieler der Autor*innen vor, wie wir das schaffen - wenn wir nur wollen. https://t.co/85Y8Hm3S6a 

RT @profilonline: Othmar Karas (@othmar_karas ), Erster Vizepräsident des EU-Parlaments, führt den Höhenflug der FPÖ auf ein Versagen der Mitte zurück und legt ein Buch zur Asylpolitik vor. Interview mit @evalinsinger. https://t.co/zBqJWknjqt 

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