Committees

THE COMMITTEES IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

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The committees in the European Parliament are permanent, temporary, investigation (inquiry) and subcommittees. The subcommittees, investigation and temporary committees are established in connection with the consideration of specific issues. The permanent committees in the EP are 20. They prepare the work of the MEPs in plenary sessions in specific sectors - foreign affairs,...

Committee : Petitions

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The Committee on Petitions is responsible for the petitions and the relations with the European Ombudsman.

Committee : Constitutional Affairs

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The Committee is responsible for the institutional aspects of the European integration process especially within the framework of the preparation and carrying on of conventions and intergovernmental conferences, the implementation of the Treaty on European Union and the evaluation of its effect as well as the institutional impact of the negotiations for EU enlargement.

Committee : Women's Rights and Gender Equality

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The Committee is responsible for determining, promoting and protecting women's rights within the European Union and the related Community measures, enhancing women's rights in third countries as well as the equal opportunities policy. Another responsibility of this Committee is the elimination of all sorts of gender discrimination.

Committee : Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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The Committee is responsible for the protection of citizens' rights, human rights and fundamental rights on the territory of the European Union including the protection of minorities. The Committee is also in charge of the measures needed to combat all other forms of discrimination, the protection of physical persons in relation to personal data processing, asylum and...

Committee : Legal Affairs

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The committee focuses on the interpretation and application of European Union law, the conformity between EU legal acts and the primary European law, the observance of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality and control of the adherence to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality. The Committee is also in charge of the interpretation and application of...

Committee : Culture and Education

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Committee responsible for the cultural aspects of the European Union, and in particular: improving the knowledge and dissemination of culture, the protection and promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity and the conservation and safeguarding of cultural heritage, cultural exchanges and artistic creation. The other responsibilities of the Commitee are: the Union's...

Committee : Fisheries

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The Committee on Fisheries is engaged in common policy-making in the field of fisheries, protection of fishing resources and general organization of the fisheries market - including the financial instruments for fisheries guidance.

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

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The Agricultural Committee is responsible for the development and implementation of the common agricultural policy and rural regions development, including the activities of the relevant financial instruments. Its main priority is the EU legislation adoption in the field of veterinary and plant-health matters, animal feedingstuffs, animal husbandry and welfare.

Committee : Regional Development

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The Committee on Regional Development is in charge of regional and cohesion policy-making, and in particular: the European Regional Development Fund, European Cohesion Fund and other regional policy instruments. The Committee is also engaged in transborder and intraregional development, relations with the Committee on Regions, as well as with organizations for intraregional...

Committee : Transport and Tourism

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The Committee is responsible for the issues related to common policy-making in the field of railway, automobile, inland river, maritime and air transport, in particular concerning the common rules applicable to transport within the European Union, building and development of Trans-European transport networks, provision of transport services and third-country relations in the area...

Committee : Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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The Committee is responsible for the coordination of national legislation at Community level in the field of EU internal market and the Customs Union, in particular concerning the free movement of goods, including harmonization of technical standards and measures aimed at establishing and eliminating potential obstacles to internal market functioning.

Committee : Industry, Research and Energy

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The Committee has oversight duties on the Community measures in the field of energy policy as a whole, energy supply security and energy efficiency, including building and development of Trans-European networks in the energy infrastructure sector. More specifically, its responsibilities relate to the Euratom Treaty and the Euratom Supply Agency; nuclear safety, decommissioning of...

Committee : Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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The Committee's areas of responsibility relate to environmental policy and environment protection measures, in particular concerning air, water and soil pollution, management and recycling of waste, hazardous substances and chemicals, noise levels, climate change, biodiversity protection and others. In the field of public health, the Committee is responsible for...
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