The European Parliament is the largest Parliament in the world with 732 Members. The role of the European Parliament is to represent their constitutents, which they do at both committee level and at plenary level. So if you have any concerns about a piece of proposed EU legislation then contact your MEP – they will welcome your input!
The work of the European Parliament is handled by 23 committees, which largely mirrors the DG system at Commission level. These committees are detailed below:
- MEP Commitee on Agriculture
- MEP Committee on Budgets
- MEP Committee on Budgetary Control
- MEP Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
- MEP Committee on Constitutional Affairs
- MEP Committee on Culture and Education
- MEP Committee on Development
- MEP Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
- MEP Committeee on Employment and Social Affairs
- MEP Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
- MEP Committee on Fisheries
- MEP Committee on Foreign Affairs
- MEP Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
- MEP Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection
- MEP Committee on International Trade
- MEP Committee on Legal Affairs
- MEP Committee on Petitions
- MEP Committee on Regional Development
- MEP Committee on Transport and Tourism
- MEP Committee on Womens Rights and Gender Equality
There are also two subcommittees:
1. Sub Committee on Human Rights
2. Sub Committee on Security and Defence
and a committee which is dealing with the policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged union 2007-2013.
The European Parliament has its own website which you can go to by clicking here.
source: europeanlawmonitor.org
