EPP Group picks speakers for Parliament's committees

The EPP Group today elected its Coordinators in the different parliamentary committees. The Coordinators are the speakers of the Group in the respective committees. They build consensus among the EPP Group Members in the committees and negotiate on behalf of the EPP Group with the Coordinators of the other political groups.

Foreign Affairs (AFET)

• Coordinator: Michael GAHLER (Germany)
• Vice-Coordinator: Željana ZOVKO (Croatia)

Human Rights (DROI)

• Coordinator: Isabel WISELER-LIMA (Luxembourg)
• Vice-Coordinator: Leopoldo LÓPEZ GIL (Spain)

Security and Defence (SEDE)

• Coordinator: Arnaud DANJEAN (France)
• Vice-Coordinator: Lukas MANDL (Austria)

Development (DEVE)

• Coordinator: György HÖLVÉNYI (Hungary)
• Vice-Coordinator: Hildegard BENTELE (Germany)

International Trade (INTA)

• Coordinator: Christophe HANSEN (Luxembourg)
• Vice-Coordinator: Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU (Greece)

Budgets (BUDG)

• Coordinator: José Manuel FERNANDES (Portugal)
• Vice-Coordinator: Jan OLBRYCHT (Poland)

Budgetary Control (CONT)

• Coordinator: Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ (Czech Republic)
• Vice-Coordinator: Petri SARVAMAA (Finland)

Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)

• Coordinator: Markus FERBER (Germany)
• Vice-Coordinator: Lídia PEREIRA (Portugal)

Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)

• Coordinator: David CASA (Malta)
• Vice-Coordinator: Dennis RADTKE (Germany)

Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)

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

Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)

• Coordinator: Christian EHLER (Germany)
• Vice-Coordinator: Maria Da Graça CARVALHO (Portugal)

Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)

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

Transport and Tourism (TRAN)

• Coordinator: Marian-Jean MARINESCU (Romania)
• Vice-Coordinator: Barbara THALER (Austria)

Regional Development (REGI)

• Coordinator: Andrey NOVAKOV (Bulgaria)
• Vice-Coordinator: Pascal ARIMONT (Belgium)

Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI):

• Coordinator: Norbert LINS (Germany)
• Vice-Coordinator: Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ (Spain)

Fisheries (PECH)

• Coordinator: Francisco José MILLÁN MON (Spain)
• Vice-Coordinator: Peter van DALEN (Netherlands)

Culture and Education (CULT)

• Coordinator: Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ (Czech Republic)
• Vice-Coordinator: Tomasz FRANKOWSKI (Poland)

Legal Affairs (JURI)

• Coordinator: Axel VOSS (Germany)
• Vice-Coordinator: Geoffroy DIDIER (France)

Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)

• Coordinator: Roberta METSOLA (Malta)
• Vice-Coordinator: Jeroen LENAERS (Netherlands)

Constitutional Affairs (AFCO)

• Coordinator: Danuta HÜBNER (Poland)
• Vice-Coordinator: Vladimír BILČÍK (Slovakia)

Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)

• Coordinator: Frances FITZGERALD (Ireland)

Petitions (PETI)

• Coordinator: Peter JAHR (Germany)
• Vice-Coordinator: Lorant-Gyorgy VINCZE (Romania)

The constitution of all parliamentary committees and the election of the Committee chairs will take place on Wednesday 10 July.