News in the category "European Community"
Apple tax ruling verdict: Commission should propose ban of tax avoidance says Chair of EP tax committee
Pasquale Tridico, the new Chair of the EP's subcommittee on tax matters has reacted to today's decision of the EU Court of Justice. Reacting to the decision of the Court confirming that Ireland's tax arrangements with Apple were illegal, Mr Tridico said: “The European Court of...
“Equality over discrimination: history must never repeat itself” - President Metsola
The European Parliament marks European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day and honours the Sinti and Roma murdered in Nazi-occupied Europe. Today, the European Parliament joins the international community in marking European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day and remembering the 500,000 Sinti and Roma who...
Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann elected Chair of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence
Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman (Renew Europe, Germany) will serve as the Chair of Parliament’s Subcommittee on Security and Defence for the next two and a half years. Following her election by subcommittee members by acclamation on Tuesday, Ms Strack-Zimmerman said: “Conflicts in our...
Public health subcommittee elects its Bureau
During its constitutive meeting on Tuesday, the Subcommittee Public Health elected Adam Jarubas (EPP, PL) as its Chair, alongside its four Vice-Chairs. Members elected the following leadership, which constitutes the committee’s Bureau, for a two-and-a-half year mandate. Chair: Adam JARUBAS...
ITRE committee elects its chair and vice-chairs
Borys Budka (EPP, Poland) was elected as Chair of the Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) committee on Tuesday. The committee bureau (chair and up to four vice-chairs) is elected for a two and a half year mandate. During the tenth legislature, the ITRE committee will have 90 members. Chair:...
Lina Gálvez elected Chair of the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee
On Tuesday, along with the Chair, MEPs on the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee elected all four Vice-Chairs for the next two and a half years. Ms Galvez was elected by acclamation and will chair the committee, which has 40 members this term. Following her election, Lina Gálvez...
Barry Andrews elected Chair of the Committee on Development
MEP Barry Andrews (Renew Europe, Ireland) will serve as the Chair of the European Parliament’s Development Committee for the next two and a half years. Following his election by committee members by acclamation on Tuesday, Mr Andrews said: "It is a huge honour for me today to have been...
Civil Liberties Committee elects Javier Zarzalejos (EPP, Spain) as new Chair
In Tuesday’s constitutive meeting, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs elected its new Chair and Vice-Chairs. The committee elected Javier Zarzalejos (EPP, Spain) as its new Chair by acclamation for a period of 2.5 years. He has been a member of the committee since...
ENVI committee elects its Bureau during constitutive meeting
During its constitutive meeting on Tuesday, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety elected Antonio Decaro (S&D, IT) as its Chair, alongside its four Vice-Chairs. Members elected the following leadership, which constitutes the committee’s Bureau, for a...
Johan Van Overtveldt re-elected Chair of the Committee on Budgets
In their constitutive meeting, members of the Committee on Budgets have elected their bureau consisting of the Chair and four Vice-Chairs for a two-and-a-half year term. The new bureau of the Committee on Budgets consists of the following MEPs: Chair: Johan Van Overtveldt (ECR, BE), elected...
