Standing Committees of the European Parliament
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The Committees of the European Parliament are designed to aid the European Commission
in initiating legislation
.
Standing Committees are made up of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), who are directly elected to the seats in the European Parliament
by the electorate. Each Committee has a Chairman and three Vice-Chairmen, along with numerous Committee Members. Each Committee also has substitute Members.
Reports are usually compiled by a rapporteur
, who is appointed by the chairman of the Committee, selected from amongst the Members or permanent substitutes.
will consult the various Standing Committees during the Codecision procedure, and these committees will advise the Commission by producing reports, proposing amendments to the draft legislation, and providing, if necessary, a drafted legislative resolution.
In the event of at least one-tenth of the Members objecting to any particular amendment, the amendment will be put to a vote at the Committee’s next meeting.
Similarly, unless at least one-tenth of Committee Members object, Committees can also pass legislation back to the Commission without amendments.
on the Committee’s behalf. These reports must include a motion
for a resolution
, an explanatory statement, and must also outline financial implications.
Before drawing up any such report, a Committee must obtain the permission of the Conference of Presidents
. The Conference of Presidents has two months to make a decision, and any reasons for withholding permission must always be stated.
Amendments that are proposed by the secondary Committee will be voted on by the Committee responsible for producing the report.
If the Conference of Presidents
decides that a requested report falls equally to two Committees, both Committees will agree upon a joint timetable, and shall work together in producing the report.
As of 8 July 2010 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/committeesList.do?language=EN
On the 25th of April 2007 MEPs voted to set up a temporary committee on climate change
. The committee will have a year to come up with proposals on the EU's future integrated climate-change policy, to coordinate the EP's position in this field, to assess the latest evidence on climate change and to evaluate the cost of action.
Following the 2009 elections, in light of the Late 2000s recession
, Parliament set up a Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis.
, the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
and the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly
.
The Conference of Delegation Chairs is the political body in Parliament that periodically considers all matters concerning the smooth running of interparliamentary delegations and delegations to the joint parliamentary committees.
They may make recommendations to the Conference of Presidents and can be instructed to carry out particular tasks by the Bureau
or Conference of Presidents.
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
in initiating legislation
European Union law
European Union law is a body of treaties and legislation, such as Regulations and Directives, which have direct effect or indirect effect on the laws of European Union member states. The three sources of European Union law are primary law, secondary law and supplementary law...
.
Standing Committees are made up of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), who are directly elected to the seats in the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
by the electorate. Each Committee has a Chairman and three Vice-Chairmen, along with numerous Committee Members. Each Committee also has substitute Members.
Reports are usually compiled by a rapporteur
Rapporteur
Rapporteur is used in international and European legal and political contexts to refer to a person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation....
, who is appointed by the chairman of the Committee, selected from amongst the Members or permanent substitutes.
Legislative Reports
In the process of proposing and drafting legislation, the European CommissionEuropean Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
will consult the various Standing Committees during the Codecision procedure, and these committees will advise the Commission by producing reports, proposing amendments to the draft legislation, and providing, if necessary, a drafted legislative resolution.
In the event of at least one-tenth of the Members objecting to any particular amendment, the amendment will be put to a vote at the Committee’s next meeting.
Similarly, unless at least one-tenth of Committee Members object, Committees can also pass legislation back to the Commission without amendments.
Non-Legislative Reports
Committees are also able to produce non-legislative reports. The appointed rapporteur is responsible for preparing the report, and presenting it to ParliamentEuropean Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
on the Committee’s behalf. These reports must include a motion
Motion (democracy)
A motion is a formal step to introduce a matter for consideration by a group. It is a common concept in the procedure of trade unions, students' unions, corporations, and other deliberative assemblies...
for a resolution
Resolution (law)
A resolution is a written motion adopted by a deliberative body. The substance of the resolution can be anything that can normally be proposed as a motion. For long or important motions, though, it is often better to have them written out so that discussion is easier or so that it can be...
, an explanatory statement, and must also outline financial implications.
Own-Initiative Reports
Committees can also produce reports relevant to their competence, without having to be consulted. These are called “Own-Initiative Reports”, and are used to submit a motion for a resolution.Before drawing up any such report, a Committee must obtain the permission of the Conference of Presidents
Conference of Presidents
In the European Union, the Conference of Presidents is a governing body of the European Parliament. The body is responsible for the organisation of Parliament, its administrative matters and agenda....
. The Conference of Presidents has two months to make a decision, and any reasons for withholding permission must always be stated.
Cross-Committee Co-Operation
When drawing up a report, a Committee may ask the opinion of another Committee on the matter, particularly if it is felt that a proposed amendment would fall into the interests of another Committee. The Committee asked for an opinion will be named as such in the final report. The Chairman and Draftsman of the secondary Committee may be invited to take part in any Committee discussions held by the primary Committee, where the meeting deals with the matter that the secondary Committee is advising on.Amendments that are proposed by the secondary Committee will be voted on by the Committee responsible for producing the report.
If the Conference of Presidents
Conference of Presidents
In the European Union, the Conference of Presidents is a governing body of the European Parliament. The body is responsible for the organisation of Parliament, its administrative matters and agenda....
decides that a requested report falls equally to two Committees, both Committees will agree upon a joint timetable, and shall work together in producing the report.
List of standing committees
| Committee | Acronym | Chairperson | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Affairs Committee on Foreign Affairs (EU) The Committee on Foreign Affairs , previously called Political Affairs, is a committee of the European Parliament... |
AFET | Gabriele Albertini Gabriele Albertini Gabriele Albertini is an Italian politician, former Mayor of Milan and incumbent Member of the European Parliament for North-Western Italy with The People of Freedom, part of the European People's Party, and sits in the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism.He is a substitute... |
EPP European People's Party The European People's Party is a pro-European centre-right European political party. The EPP was founded in 1976 by Christian democratic parties, but later it increased its membership to include conservative parties and parties of other centre-right perspectives.The EPP is the most influential of... |
| *Human Rights Subcommittee on Human Rights The Subcommittee on Human Rights is a subcommittee of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament. The committee is chaired by Barbara Lochbihler .- See also :* Sakharov Prize... (subcommittee) |
DROI | Heidi Hautala Heidi Hautala -External links:* * *... |
Greens-EFA |
| *Security and Defence Subcommittee on Security and Defence The Subcommittee on Security and Defence is a subcommittee of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament. It concerns Defence, and Security.... (subcommittee) |
SEDE | Arnaud Danjean Arnaud Danjean ' is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament elected in the 2009 European election for the East constituency. He's a former intelligence operative.... |
EPP European People's Party The European People's Party is a pro-European centre-right European political party. The EPP was founded in 1976 by Christian democratic parties, but later it increased its membership to include conservative parties and parties of other centre-right perspectives.The EPP is the most influential of... |
| Development Committee on Development The Committee on Development is a standing committee of the European Parliament responsible for promoting, implementing and monitoring the development and cooperation policy of the European Union, notably talks with developing countries; aid to developing countries; and promotion of democratic... |
DEVE | Eva Joly Eva Joly Eva Joly is a Norwegian-born French magistrate and politician for the French Green Party.-Early life:Born in Grünerløkka, Oslo, she moved to Paris at 20 to work as an au pair... |
Greens-EFA |
| International Trade Committee on International Trade The Committee on International Trade INTA is a committee of the European Parliament.-External links:*... |
INTA | Vital Moreira | S&D |
| Budgets Committee on Budgets -Key Members:-External links:*... |
BUDG | Alain Lamassoure Alain Lamassoure Alain Lamassoure is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the south-west of France. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement, which is part of the European People's Party, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets.He is a substitute for the... |
EPP EPP -Organisations:* Engineering and Public Policy, an academic department at Carnegie Mellon University* European People's Party, a European political party* European People's Party * European Public Prosecutor, a proposed EU agency... |
| Budgetary Control Committee on Budgetary Control -Responsibilities of the committee:As the name suggests, the CONT is the European Parliament committee charged with producing reports relating to the European Union's Budget.-Membership: Members of the Committee -External links:*... |
CONT | Luigi de Magistris Luigi de Magistris (magistrate) Luigi de Magistris is the Mayor of Naples and a former prosecutor. He started his career as a public prosecutor in 1995 and worked in Naples from 1998 to 2002. He was deputy public prosecutor in Catanzaro, Italy, from 2002 to 2009 and was a Member of the European Parliament... |
ALDE Alde Alde is a village in Suffolk, England.ALDE is also an auction house specialized in books, manuscripts and coins : .... |
| Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs is a committee of the European Parliament.Since Economic and Monetary Union , the most important function of this Committee has been in relation to the European Central Bank . Although guaranteed independence under the Treaty, the ECB is accountable... |
ECON | Sharon Bowles Sharon Bowles Sharon Margaret Bowles is a Liberal Democrat politician and Member of the European Parliament for the South East England region of the United Kingdom... |
ALDE Alde Alde is a village in Suffolk, England.ALDE is also an auction house specialized in books, manuscripts and coins : .... |
| Employment and Social Affairs Committee on Employment and Social Affairs The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs is a committee of the European Parliament.- Chairman :2009 - : -External links:*... |
EMPL | Pervenche Beres Pervenche Bérès Pervenche Berès is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Île-de-France. She is a member of the Socialist Party; part of the Party of European Socialists. On 28 July 2004 she was elected Chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.-References:... |
S&D |
| Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety is a committee of the European Parliament. It has 68 members and a secretariat of 10 administrators. Its chairman is... |
ENVI | Jo Leinen Jo Leinen Jo Leinen is a Member of the European Parliament. He was elected on the SPD ticket and acts as a representative within the Party of European Socialists group... |
S&D |
| Industry, Research and Energy Committee on Industry, Research and Energy The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy is a committee of the European Parliament. Its areas of responsibility relate to industry, especially technology-intensive manufacturing, information technology, and telecommunications. It also coordinates European space policy, and as such, has ties... |
ITRE | Herbert Reul Herbert Reul Herbert Reul is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for North Rhine-Westphalia. He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.- References :... |
EPP EPP -Organisations:* Engineering and Public Policy, an academic department at Carnegie Mellon University* European People's Party, a European political party* European People's Party * European Public Prosecutor, a proposed EU agency... |
| Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection is a committee of the European Parliament.- Work of the committee :The committee is responsible for:... |
IMCO | Malcolm Harbour Malcolm Harbour Malcolm Harbour is a British politician. He is a Conservative Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands. He is a member of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group and the Chairman of the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection.-Motor industry:Malcolm Harbour was... |
ECR European Conservatives and Reformists The European Conservatives and Reformists, abbreviated to ECR, is a conservative anti-federalist political group in the European Parliament. The group currently comprises 57 MEPs, making it the fourth-largest group in the European Parliament.... |
| Transport and Tourism Committee on Transport and Tourism The Committee on Transport and Tourism is a committee within the European Parliament.-External links:* Present Chairman is British Labour MEP Brian Simpson... |
TRAN | Brian Simpson Brian Simpson Brian Simpson is a Member of the European Parliament for the Labour Party for North West England.He was a member of the European Parliament from 1989 until 1999 representing Cheshire East and from 1999 until 2004 representing the North West Region, when European Elections switched from First Past... |
S&D |
| Regional Development Committee on Regional Development The Committee on Regional Development is a committee within the European Parliament.-External links:*... |
REGI | Danuta Hübner Danuta Hübner Danuta Hübner is a Polish economist, academic, and policy maker. She served as European Commissioner for Regional Policy from 22 November 2004 until 4 July 2009, when she resigned to become a Member of European Parliament for the Civic Platform.... |
EPP EPP -Organisations:* Engineering and Public Policy, an academic department at Carnegie Mellon University* European People's Party, a European political party* European People's Party * European Public Prosecutor, a proposed EU agency... |
| Agriculture and Rural Development Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development is a committee of the European Parliament.-Responsibilities of the Committee:AGRI is the European Parliament committee responsible for:... |
AGRI | Paolo De Castro Paolo De Castro Paolo De Castro is an Italian politician, and former Italian Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies. In 2009 he was elected to the European Parliament, and currently serves as chair of the parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.He has also served as professor of... |
S&D |
| Fisheries Committee on Fisheries The Committee on Fisheries is a committee of the European Parliament. is the Chairman.-Members 2009 -:-Members 2004-2009:-External links:* *... |
PECH | Carmen Fraga Estévez Carmen Fraga Estévez Carmen Fraga Estévez is a Spanish politician and Member of the European Parliament with the People's Party. She is a member of the Bureau of the European People's Party and sits on... |
EPP EPP -Organisations:* Engineering and Public Policy, an academic department at Carnegie Mellon University* European People's Party, a European political party* European People's Party * European Public Prosecutor, a proposed EU agency... |
| Culture and Education Committee on Culture and Education The Committee on Culture and Education is a committee of the European Parliament.- Responsibilities of the Committee :This committee has focused on the well-being of all members of the human race and the increased opportunities for education in all countries of the European Union... |
CULT | Doris Pack Doris Pack Doris Pack is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament . She served as a member of the Bundestag 1974–1983 and 1985–1989. She is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party... |
EPP EPP -Organisations:* Engineering and Public Policy, an academic department at Carnegie Mellon University* European People's Party, a European political party* European People's Party * European Public Prosecutor, a proposed EU agency... |
| Legal Affairs Committee on Legal Affairs The Committee on Legal Affairs is a committee of the European Parliament.It is preparing many crucial decisions of the European Parliament. It met on 20 and 21 June 2005 and debated and voted on the Directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions.-External links:*... |
JURI | Klaus-Heiner Lehne Klaus-Heiner Lehne Klaus-Heiner Lehne is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for North Rhine-Westphalia. He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.-References:... |
EPP EPP -Organisations:* Engineering and Public Policy, an academic department at Carnegie Mellon University* European People's Party, a European political party* European People's Party * European Public Prosecutor, a proposed EU agency... |
| Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs is a standing committee of the European Parliament.-External links:*... |
LIBE | Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar Juan Fernando López Aguilar Juan Fernando López Aguilar is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politician, and former Minister of Justice in the government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. He also represented Las Palmas in the congress between 2000 and 2004.... |
S&D |
| Constitutional Affairs Committee on Constitutional Affairs The Committee on Constitutional Affairs is a committee of the European Parliament dealing with institutional matters such as the treaties and the Parliament's rules of procedure. As of 2008, it is chaired by Jo Leinen MEP .-External links:*... |
AFCO | Carlo Casini Carlo Casini Carlo Casini is an Italian politician. He has been a member of the European Parliament since May 8, 2006, when he took up a seat vacated after the 2006 Italian general election. He represents the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats within the EPP-ED parliamentary group. He was previously an... |
EPP EPP -Organisations:* Engineering and Public Policy, an academic department at Carnegie Mellon University* European People's Party, a European political party* European People's Party * European Public Prosecutor, a proposed EU agency... |
| Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality The Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality is a committee of the European Parliament.-Chair:-Members:*BASTOS, Regina *BAUER, Edit *BOZKURT, Emine *ČEŠKOVÁ, Andrea *CORNELISSEN, Marije *COSTA, Silvia *CYMAŃSKI, Tadeusz... |
FEMM | Eva-Britt Svensson Eva-Britt Svensson Eva-Britt Svensson is a Swedish politician and former Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Left Party.... |
GUE/NGL |
| Petitions Committee on Petitions The Committee on Petitions is a committee of the European Parliament.Petitions can also be brought forward by any EU citizen on a matter within the EU's sphere of activities. The Committee hears cases, some 1500 each year, sometimes presented by the citizen themselves at the Parliament... |
PETI | Erminia Mazzoni | EPP EPP -Organisations:* Engineering and Public Policy, an academic department at Carnegie Mellon University* European People's Party, a European political party* European People's Party * European Public Prosecutor, a proposed EU agency... |
Temporary committees
Under Rules 175 and 176 the European Parliament may at any time set up temporary committees for specific reports for an initial period of no longer than 12 months. Examples of such temporary committees have been:-
- The temporary committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisonersExtraordinary renditionExtraordinary rendition is the abduction and illegal transfer of a person from one nation to another. "Torture by proxy" is used by some critics to describe situations in which the United States and the United Kingdom have transferred suspected terrorists to other countries in order to torture the...
. - The temporary committee of Inquiry into the crisis of The Equitable Life Assurance Society.
- The temporary committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners
On the 25th of April 2007 MEPs voted to set up a temporary committee on climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
. The committee will have a year to come up with proposals on the EU's future integrated climate-change policy, to coordinate the EP's position in this field, to assess the latest evidence on climate change and to evaluate the cost of action.
Following the 2009 elections, in light of the Late 2000s recession
Late 2000s recession
The late-2000s recession, sometimes referred to as the Great Recession or Lesser Depression or Long Recession, is a severe ongoing global economic problem that began in December 2007 and took a particularly sharp downward turn in September 2008. The Great Recession has affected the entire world...
, Parliament set up a Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis.
Delegations
MEPs also compose delegations to various Parliaments outside of the European Union. Join parliamentary committees are set up with candidate countries. There are also delegations to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary AssemblyACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
The ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly was created to bring together the elected representatives of the European Union and the elected representatives of the African, Caribbean and Pacific states that have signed the Cotonou Agreement.Since the entry into force of the Treaty on European Union...
, the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
The Euronest Parliamentary Assembly is the parliamentary component of the proposed Eastern Partnership. It consists of members of the European Parliament and Parliaments of Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia...
and the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly
Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly
The Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly , established in Naples on 3 December 2003 by decision of the Ministerial Conference of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, is the most recent institution of the Barcelona Process. The EMPA opened its proceedings in Vouliagmeni on 22 and 23 March 2004...
.
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Conference of Committee Chairs
Two major bodies in the Parliament are the Conference of Committee Chairs and the Conference of Delegation Chairs. The Conference of Committee Chairs is the political body in Parliament that works for better cooperation between the committees and consists of the chairs of all the standing and special committees.The Conference of Delegation Chairs is the political body in Parliament that periodically considers all matters concerning the smooth running of interparliamentary delegations and delegations to the joint parliamentary committees.
They may make recommendations to the Conference of Presidents and can be instructed to carry out particular tasks by the Bureau
Bureau (European Parliament)
The Bureau of the European Parliament is responsible for matters relating to the budget, administration, organisation and staff. It is composed of the President of the European Parliament along with all 14 Vice-Presidents and the five Quaestors . They are elected for two and a half years with the...
or Conference of Presidents.