Key committees installed at the European Parliament
Following the first session of the newly-elected European Parliament in Strasbourg on July 14-16, the chairs of the committees and the key positions have been granted. German MEP Herbert Reul from the centre-right European Peoples Party (EPP) was elected chairman of the Industry, Research and Energy committee while the Regional Development committee belongs to its polish colleague Danuta Hübner.
Former environmentalist Jo Leinen, from the Socialists and Democrats group, takes over the helm of the legislature’s environment committee, which was previously held by the EPP. The Socialists take also the Transport and Tourism committee (previously ALDE) with British MEP Bran Simpson. The new Conservative ECR group will chair the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (previously Socialists) with Tory MEP Malcolm Harbour named as chairman. The EHA compiled a list of key MEP’s per country in these relevant EP Committees that is available for EHA members on the Intranet (see also under EHA in Action).
