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July 20, 2009

MEPs committees positions

The newly-elected European Parliament assembled for the first time in Strasbourg on 14 July. This session saw the election of Poland's Jerzy Buzek as its new President until January 2012, receiving over 86% of the vote. The 20 EP committees which draw up, amend and adopt proposals and reports to be presented to the plenary on proposed legislation for which they have joint responsibility alongside the national ministers in the European Council were also formed.

The Irish MEPs were allocated to the following (alphabetical) committees:
Agriculture & Rural Development (Mairead McGuinness; Liam Aylward)
Development (Gay Mitchell)
Employment & Social Affairs (Proinsias De Rossa; Marian Harkin)
Environment, Public Health & Food Safety (Nessa Childers; Bairbre de Brun representing Northern Ireland)
Fisheries (Pat the Cope Gallagher);
Industry, Research & Energy (Brian Crowley)
Internal Market & Consumer Protection (Alan Kelly)
International Trade (Joe Higgins)
Petitions (Mairead McGuinness; Bairbre de Brun)
Regional Development (Sean Kelly)
Transport &Tourism (Jim Higgins).

No Irish MEPs will sit on the following committees: Budgets; Budgetary Control; Civil Liberties, Foreign Affairs; Constitutional Affairs; Culture and Education; Justice and Home Affairs; Legal Affairs; or Women's Rights and Gender Equality, although some have been granted substitute member status.

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Posted by iroronan at July 20, 2009 09:47 AM