At the end of July, the EU Parliament elected its committee chairs and their deputies. The composition of the committees reflects the diversity and complexity of the European political landscape. A clear political demarcation against far-right political groups became apparent. Although the right-wing nationalist ‘European Conservatives and Reformers’ were able to win some top positions, the far-right groups were unable to occupy any influential positions despite their efforts. This supports the stability and pro-European orientation of the parliament.
- German MEPs lead 7 out of 20 committees, including the Defence Committee (Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Renew Europe ) and the Budget Committee (Niclas Herbst, EPP).
- Aurore Lalucq (FR, S&D) heads the Economic Affairs Committee and is in favour of an EU-wide wealth tax.
- Johan Van Overtveldt (BE, ECR) remains Chairman of the Committee on Budgets and focuses on digitalisation and research.
- The far-right political groups ‘Patriots for Europe’ and ‘Europe of Sovereign Nations’ were unable to fill a committee chair or deputy chair position.
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