When will we know which MEPs go to which committee?
In its constituent sitting (2-4 July), Parliament will also decide the numerical composition of its committees, based on a proposal from the Conference of Presidents (CoP). The CoP proposal is submitted to plenary for approval (simple majority).
The nominations will be decided by the political groups and announced to the plenary during the first plenary session (no vote, according to the Appendix to Rules of Procedure) The committees meet in the following week for their constitutive meetings to elect their Chairs and Vice-Chairs. They are set up for 2.5 years.
Committees amend legislative proposals through the adoption of reports, propose amendments to plenary and appoint a negotiation team to conduct negotiations with the Council on EU legislation. They also adopt own-initiative reports, organise hearings with experts and scrutinise the other EU bodies and institutions.
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