Composition of the committees of the new EU Parliament

During the constituent meeting, the committees elected their chairs and deputy chairs in mid-July 2024. This meeting is of crucial importance as it sets the framework for the work of the respective committee in the new legislative period (2024-2029). This also applies to the five of the twenty committees that play a special role in international academic exchange and European higher education and research: CULT, ITRE, BUDG, EMPL and DEVE.

30 August 2024

The Committee for Culture and Education CULT is central to the programmatic orientation and funding of the current programme in the remaining term (2021-2027) and of Erasmus+ in the next programme period (2028-2034).

The Committee for Industry, Research and Energy ITRE is responsible for the programmatic orientation and funding of the current Horizon Europe programme (2021-2027) and the next research framework programme (2028-2034).

The BUDG Budget Committee will deal with the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028-2035. The new MFF also determines the budget for the successor programmes to Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe (FP10).

The Employment and Social Affairs Committee EMPL deals with employment policy and social issues that may also have an impact on the academic labour market and the conditions for university graduates to enter working life in the EU member states.

The DEVE Committee monitors the EU’s development policy and is important for the further development of the Global Gateway approach.

How are the five committees actually made up? Which Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are in the chair? How many members does each committee have in total? Which MEPs come from Germany? We have compiled this information for you here, along with details of the MEPs’ political groups and party affiliations:

Chair: Nela Riehl (The Greens/European Free Alliance, DE)

Vice-Chair: Bogdan Zdrojewski (The European People’s Party, Poland)
Vice-Chair: Emma Rafowicz (Socialists and Democrats, France)
Vice-Chair: Diana Riba i Giner (The Greens/European Free Alliance, Spain)
Vice-Chair: Hristo Petrov (Renew, Bulgaria)

30 members, including 3 from Germany:

Nela RIEHL (Chair, The Greens/European Free Alliance, Volt)
Sabrina Repp (Socialists and Democrats, SPD)
Manuela RIPA (The European People’s Party, Ecological Democratic Party)

Four MEPs from Germany, including the previous committee chair Sabine Verheyen, are involved in the CULT Committee as Vice-Chair (Sibylle Berg, NI; Marc Jongen, ESN; Erik Marquardt, The Greens/EFA; Sabine Verheyen, PPE).

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Chair: Mr Borys BUDKA (The European People’s Party, Poland)