EPP Group elects speakers for the Parliament's Committees

Tonight, the EPP Group elected its leaders in the different Parliamentary Committees. Called 'coordinators' or 'speakers' of the Group, they chair the EPP Group in the respective Committees, build consensus among EPP Group MEPs, and negotiate on its behalf with the other political groups. They are the EPP Group's spokespeople on the topics of the Committees.

Foreign Affairs (AFET)

• Coordinator: Michael GAHLER (Germany)
• Vice-Coordinator: Sebastião BUGALHO (Portugal)

Human Rights (DROI)

• Coordinator: Isabel WISELER-LIMA (Luxembourg)

Security and Defence (SEDE)

• Coordinator: Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE (Spain)
• Vice-Coordinator: Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ (Lithuania)

Development (DEVE)

• Coordinator: Lukas MANDL (Austria)

International Trade (INTA)

• Coordinator: Jörgen WARBORN (Sweden)
• Vice-Coordinator: Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ (Spain)

Budgets (BUDG)

• Coordinator: Karlo RESSLER (Croatia)
• Vice-Coordinator: : Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA (Spain)

Budgetary Control (CONT)

• Coordinator: Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ (Czechia)
• Vice-Coordinator: Monika HOHLMEIER (Germany)

Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)

• Coordinator: Markus FERBER (Germany)
• Vice-Coordinator: Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS (Spain)

Tax Matters (FISC)

• Coordinator: Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS (Spain)

Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)

• Coordinator: Dennis RADTKE (Germany)
• Vice-Coordinator: Liesbet SOMMEN (Belgium)

Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)

• Coordinator: Peter LIESE (Germany)
• Vice-Coordinator: Jessica POLFJÄRD (Sweden)

Public Health (SANT)

• Coordinator: Tomislav SOKOL (Croatia)
• Vice-Coordinator: András Tivadar KULJA (Hungary)

Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)

• Coordinator: Christian EHLER (Germany)
• Vice-Coordinator: Eva MAYDELL (Bulgaria)

Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)

• Coordinator: Andreas SCHWAB (Germany)
• Vice-Coordinator: Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA (Spain)

 Transport and Tourism (TRAN)

• Coordinator: Jens GIESEKE (Germany)
• Vice-Coordinator: Dariusz JOŃSKI (Poland)

Regional Development (REGI)

• Coordinator: Andrey NOVAKOV (Bulgaria)
• Vice-Coordinator: Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU (Romania)

Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI):

• Coordinator: Herbert DORFMANN (Italy)
• Vice-Coordinator: Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ (Spain)

Fisheries (PECH)

• Coordinator: Gabriel MATO (Spain)
• Vice-Coordinator: Isabelle LE CALLENNEC (France)

 Culture and Education (CULT)

• Coordinator: Zoltán TARR (Hungary)
• Vice-Coordinator: Sunčana GLAVAK (Croatia)

Legal Affairs (JURI)

• Coordinator: Axel VOSS (Gemany)
• Vice-Coordinator: Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER (Spain)

 Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)

• Coordinator: Lena DÜPONT (Germany)
• Vice-Coordinator: Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ (Poland)

Constitutional Affairs (AFCO)

• Coordinator: Loránt VINCZE (Romania)
• Vice-Coordinator: Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ (Spain)

 Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)

• Coordinator: Eleonora MELETI (Greece)

Petitions (PETI)

• Coordinator: Alma EZCURRA ALMANSA (Spain)
• Vice-Coordinator: Peter AGIUS (Malta)

The constitution of all Parliamentary Committees and the election of the Committee Chairs will take place on Tuesday 23 July.