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
Responsibilities as vice-president:

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

Parliamentarism, European citizenship and democracy (debate) DE

14-09-2023 P9_CRE-PROV(2023)09-14(4-012-0000)
Contributions to plenary debates

Composition of the European Parliament (debate) DE

12-09-2023 P9_CRE-PROV(2023)09-12(2-006-0000)
Contributions to plenary debates

Composition of the European Parliament (debate) DE

12-09-2023 P9_CRE-PROV(2023)09-12(2-019-0000)
Contributions to plenary debates

Contact

Bruxelles

Parlement européen
Bât. ALTIERO SPINELLI
06E202
60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
Strasbourg

Parlement européen
Bât. LOUISE WEISS
T12023
1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman
CS 91024
F-67070 Strasbourg Cedex