SPECIAL REPORT

Key points for the 8th term of the (2014-2019)

Madrid, November 2014

BARCELONA BOGOTÁ BUENOS AIRES LIMA LISBOA MÉXICO PANAMÁ QUITO RIO J SÃO PAULO SANTIAGO STO DOMINGO KEY POINTS FOR THE 8TH TERM OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT (2014-2019)

1. THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 1. THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2. THE LATEST ELECTION The European Parliament has, since its creation in 1962 in the 3. MAIN ISSUES IN THE context of the evolution of , become the LEGISLATIVE AGENDA (EU) Institution to have gained more power and 4. SPANISH DELEGATION relevance in the decision-making process of the Union. Indeed, over the years, it has gained increasingly important powers, legitimized 5. CONCLUSIONS and differentiated by the fact that it is the only EU Institution to be 6. APPENDIX 1: COMPETENCES elected by universal suffrage. 7. APPENDIX 2: CURRENT COMPOSITION OF THE It has evolved from being a mere advisory body to having the COMMITTEES power to co-legislate, together with the Council, in more than 85 legislative areas, exercising legislative powers as well as powers 8. APPENDIX 3: THE CURRENT of budgetary and political control. It also wields a considerable BUREAU OF THE EUROPEAN amount of political influence, and its competences include those PARLIAMENT of electing the President of the , vetoing the 9. APPENDIX 4: EUROPEAN appointment of the College, and even forcing the resignation of the PARLIAMENT DELEGATIONS entire Commission after a motion of no confidence.

AUTHORS The official headquarters of the Parliament are in Strasbourg, where the main plenary sessions are held. However, its activities also take LLORENTE & CUENCA place in its Luxembourg and mainly , where additional plenary sessions and committee meetings take place.

More than 500 million Union citizens are represented in the European Parliament by 751 MEPs, 54 of whom are Spanish. Every 5 years, the Members of Parliament, allocated to each of the 28 Member States in accordance to population, are elected by direct universal suffrage.

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2014 2. THE LATEST ELECTION the person who would hold this 52 position. A delicate game of This year’s European Parliament behind-the-scenes negotiations 48 221 elections have marked a new and press statements started in democratic milestone in the order to see who would be the 50 history of the Union. For the first chosen one. time, European political parties 52 have nominated candidates Some Member States led by the to the presidency of the United Kingdom, unsuccessfully Commission. Heretofore, it was tried to torpedo Juncker’s the that chose candidacy, which gave rise to a 67 the President of the Commission clash between the Parliament on the basis of the results of the and the European Council. election, leaving Parliament the Due to the conversations held 191 70 possibility to, either approve or by the leaders of Government not, this appointment. of the Member States, the intermediation of the President EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2009 This time was different. of the European Council and to The Spitzenkandidaten, or the joint influence of the three 31 33 candidates nominated by main parliamentary groups, 35 274 political parties, campaigned the Parliament came out on so that European citizens could top. Juncker was finally named 57 vote for the next President of the President of the Commission by Commission in the Parliamentary the European Council, to later 57 elections. Being the only body be elected by the Parliament. democratically elected, the Parliament demanded the This marked a turning point in power that corresponds to the the history of the Union. Even representatives of the citizens. though the effects of Juncker’s 83 This step forward is a true show of election as President may not 196 strength on behalf of Parliament, be fully visible to the citizens taking into consideration the of Europe, it established a accusations of democratic deficit new institutional balance in in EU Institutions. the Union. The Parliament has EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2009 gained ground vis-a-vis the (before the Lisbon Treaty) The winner of the election Member States in its latest 27 was Jean-Claude Juncker, power increase since the first 54 the former Prime Minister of election in 1979. 32 265 Luxembourg and a member of the European People’s Party, As was previously mentioned, 35 who secured the support of the winner of the latest election the main Parliamentary groups, was the European People’s Party 55 Socialists and , in order which, despite experiencing to become the future President a considerable drop, second of the Commission. 221 of the 751 seats. This figure is far from a majority, 84 However, the Heads of State as is usual in the European Government had still to appoint Parliament, and once again the 184

EPP ECR GUE/NGL MELD S&D ALDE Greens/EFA NI

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main parliamentary groups will growth and sustainability, will be have to foster agreements and an integral part of the work of compromises as their main tools MEPs during this term. to work in a divided hemicycle. Proposals to improve and promote Participation was only 43%, ICTs, or to improve citizen which reflects a significant dip protection, social rights, and since 1979, when 62% of voters general consumer interests will elected their representatives be discussed. So-called energy “Perhaps the most in Strasbourg. Even though this islands will also be analysed, relevant area of may seem alarming, it should and intercommunication and legislative action for be noted that participation interconnection between the next years is the is not too different in many national electricity networks field of economy and established democracies, and will be promoted. Work will be finance” participation in the European done towards the improvement Parliament election is higher of renewable energy sources, than the average participation in and new frameworks for action the federal legislative elections will be established in order to to Congress in the . fight against climate change. As regards to trade policy, the priority will be the negotiations 3. MAIN ISSUES IN THE with the United Sates in regards LEGISLATIVE AGENDA to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). An exhaustive analysis of the various political and institutional Perhaps the most relevant area of changes that have taken place in legislative action for the coming Brussels, the economic and socio- years is the field of economy and political situation in Europe, finance. After experiencing the and the programme of the new worst economic and financial President of the Commission crisis in decades, the first signs make it possible to foreshadow of a slight recovery start to the issues that will be discussed show. Due in part to the effort of during this Parliament. Member States, but also to the actions and decisions of European Jean-Claude Juncker, the institutions, the Union is now president of the Commission, better prepared and above all has gave in his keynote acceptance sounder structures. Legislation speech a number of basic lines of from Brussels, such as Solvency II, action which not only established or European Directive 2013/36/EU the composition and organisation on Access to the Activity of Credit of the new Commission, but also Institutions and the Prudential provided the key aspects and main Supervision of Credit Institutions fields of action. and Investment Firms (CRD IV), have played a crucial role in These basic lines were established Europe’s recovery. We are now on the basis of a main goal: job in a new stage of EU integration, creation, which, together with with the establishment of a single

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SPAIN 2014 bank regulator which has been The irruption of new political an important step towards the forces, together with citizen’s 1 2 1 creation of a Banking Union. disenchantment and disaffection 2 16 towards the main parties, account 3 Now that the worst part of the for this drop. crisis seems to have passed, the trend is now to leave austerity and The number of Spaniards on 4 crisis measures behind and apply the Bureau of the European policies to stimulate growth. Parliament as well as chairing For this reason, such aspects as Parliamentary Committees is 5 the increase in investment have thus considerably lower. In the become particularly important. 7th Term, had two Vice- Juncker has announced an Presidents of the Parliament: 6 investment package of more Alejo Vidal-Quadras, who was 14 than 300 billion euros to be still in the PP at the time, and the PP approved before Christmas. socialist Miguel Ángel Martínez. PSOE New European supervision This term, Ramón Luis Valcárcel La Izquierda Plural laws, and the harmonisation (PP) is the only Spanish VP. Podemos of payment methods have UPyD also been announced. This is Furthermore, this drop in the CEU confirmed by the recent fall number of seats by the main EPDD economic forecasts by the parties has also led to a decrease C’s European Commission. These in the number of Chairs and LPD predict a further strengthening Vice-Chairs of Parliamentary Primavera Europea of the economy in the next two Committees. Spaniards have gone years, due to the effects of the from chairing the Committee on structural reforms implemented Fisheries and the Committee during the crisis, as well as on Civil Liberties, Justice, and SPAIN 2009 the improvement of financing Home Affairs, to chairing the conditions, the implementation Committee on Women’s Rights of stimulus policies and the and Gender Equality and the 1 1 2 24 improvement of labour markets. Committee on Human Rights. Spanish Vice-Chairs have 3 dropped from four to three. 4. SPANISH DELEGATION During the 7th Term, Spain had Vice-Chairs in the Committee on The Spanish delegation in the Economic and Monetary Affairs European Parliament has lost and in the Committee on Foreign weight in comparison to the 2009- Affairs, added to two more Vice- 2014 term, which is partly due Chairs in the Committee on 23 to the fact that the number of Petitions. This Term, Spain has a seats corresponding to the main Vice-Chair in the Committee on Spanish parties has considerably Foreign Affairs, a Vice-Chair in PP decreased: the conservative the Committee on Petitions, and PSOE People’s Party (PP) has gone a Vice-Chair in the Committee CEU from 24 MEPs to 16, and socialist on Agriculture and Rural IU-ICV-EUiA-BA PSOE has dropped from 23 to 14. Development. UPyD Edp-V

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5. CONCLUSIONS has appointed the President of the European Commission. Rumour has “The challenges Even though the European it that in Parliament’s corridors in of the European Parliament has been the most Brussels MEPs already talk about integration process overlooked EU institution, and “their Commission”. make it necessary was snubbed in the past as it to closely follow was unable to rival the European The scope and reach of the Commission and the Council due Parliament’s powers, added to and monitor its to its competences, it has acquired the challenges of the European work during this weight, power, and influence integration process make it new term with the over time through the signing of necessary to closely follow needed anticipation, new Treaties, and can now face and monitor its work during in particular the up to the main European bodies. this new term with the needed ordinary legislative Not only has it clashed with the anticipation, in particular the Council, but has won the fight, and ordinary legislative process. process”

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6. APPENDIX I: COMPETENCES

Legislative powers

According to the Treaty, the European Commission is the only institution with the capacity of legislative initiative. However, the Parliament can request that the Commission present legislative proposals to the Council.

“One of the most Even though the Parliament has no legislative initiative, it plays a key important duties of the role in the Union’s legislative process, as MEPs must draft reports on European Parliament is the Commission proposals for the production of legislative texts. Once the supervision of the the text is reviewed and adopted by the Plenary, the Parliament adopts actions of the other a position in that regard. This process is repeated until the Council and European Institutions, the Parliament reach an agreement on the legislative text, in a similar way to the operation of a traditional bicameral parliament. from the Council of the European Union to the Budgetary powers European Commission, as well as the European One of the aspects in which the European Parliament has increased Central Bank” its decision-making powers is in budgetary control of the Union. The Lisbon Treaty establishes that the Parliament will have decision- making powers on the annual general budget of the European Union, together with the Council. However, the final decision will fall to the Parliament, which will be able to approve, extend, or reject budgets.

The Parliament exercises direct control over the budgetary execution and implementation of the European Commission through the Parliamentary Committee on Budgetary Control. In addition to this control, the Parliament can make recommendations to the Commission regarding the execution of its budget, and the Commission must to report to the Parliament on the measures taken to follow these indications.

Powers of supervision

One of the most important duties of the European Parliament is the supervision of the actions of the other European Institutions, from the Council of the European Union to the European Commission, as well as the European Central Bank.

• European Council: The President of the European Parliament has the floor at the start of every meeting of the European Council, and can present the Parliament’s position on the main issues to be discussed during the meeting of Heads of State and Government. Furthermore, after every summit, the President of the Council must present a report on its conclusions to the Parliament.

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• Council of the European Union: The President of the Council of the European Union must present the programme of the 6-month rotating presidency in the Plenary. MEPs can them make written and spoken questions to the Council, and request the inclusion of policies not included in the programme. “The Parliament ensures the democratic • European Commission: As previously seen, the Parliament can control of the ask the Commission to present a proposal for a legislative text. Commission” The Parliament ensures the democratic control of the Commission. This is perhaps its most relevant political role. In addition to electing the President of the European Commission, the Parliament examines the candidates to holding a portfolio in the College of Commissioners and can recommend their replacement if it disagrees with the appointment. It can even block the appointment of the entire College, although not that of a specific Commissioner.

It can also force the removal or resignation of the Commission through motions of censure. None of the eight motions of censure made so far have been successful. However, in 1999 the entire Santer Commission resigned before the Parliament could file a motion of censure to force their removal.

The President of the Commission must also make an annual speech before the plenary of the Parliament on the State of the Union.

• Court of Justice of the European Union: Another way in which the Parliament can exercise control over the other institutions is through the Court of Justice of the European Union. The Parliament can take action against the Commission or the Council if it believes that they have breached European legislation.

• European Central Bank: The Parliament must be consulted by the European Council for the appointments of the President and Vice-President of the European Central Bank, as well as those of the members of its Executive Committee. Furthermore, the President of the Central Bank must present an annual report to the Plenary and take part in an ongoing dialogue with the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs regarding all matters that fall under the latter’s field of competence.

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7. APPENDIX 2: CURRENT COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEES

COMMITTEE LEGAL AFFAIRS (JURI) Chair Pavel SVOBODA (EPP, CZ) Lidia GERINGER DE OEDENBERG (S&D, PL) Jean Marie CAVADA (ALDE, FR) Vice-Chairs (EPP, DE) Mady DELVAUX-STEHRES (S&D, LU) Spanish members Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT (EPP) Substitutes Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL (EPP) COMMITTEE INTERNATIONAL TRADE (INTA) Chair (S&D, DE) Tokia SAÏFI (EPP, FR) (Greens/EFA, FR) Vice-Chairs (EPP, RO) Jan ZAHRADIL (ECR, CZ) Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ (EPP) Spanish members Inmaculada RODRÍGUEZ-PÑERO FERNÁNDEZ (S&D) Clara Eugenia AGUILERA GARCÍA (S&D) Gabriel MATO (EPP) Substitutes Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY (GUE/NGL) Ramón TREMOSA I BALCELLS (ALDE) Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN (EPP) CIVIL LIBERTIES, JUSTICE, AND HOME AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (LIBE) Chair Claude MORAES (S&D, UK) Kinga GÁL (EPP, HU), Iliana IOTOVA (S&D, BG) Vice-Chairs (Greens/EFA, DE) Barbara KUDRYCKA (EPP, PL) Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA-CONSUEGRA (EPP) Spanish members Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D) Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN (GUE/NGL) Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO (S&D) Substitutes Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO (EPP) Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA RUIZ (ALDE) Josep-María TERRICABRAS (Greens/EFA) COMMITTEE BUDGETS (BUDG) Chair (ALDE, FR) (EPP, FI) (S&D, DE) Vice-Chairs Siegfried MUREŞAN (EPP, RO ) Patricija ŠULIN (EPP, SL) RUBIAL (S&D) Spanish members Esteban González PONS (EPP) Pablo ECHENIQUE (GUE/NGL) Substitutes Ernest MARAGALL (Greens/EFA)

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COMMITTEE ECONOMIC AND MONETARY AFFAIRS (ECON) Chair Roberto GUALTIERI (S&D, IT) (EPP, DE) Vice-Chairs (S&D, DE) Jonás FERNÁNDEZ (S&D) Ramón TREMOSA I BALCELLS (ALDE) Spanish members (Greens/EFA) Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN (EPP) VERA (EPP) Ramón JAÚREGUI ATONDO (S&D) Substitutes Paloma LÓPEZ (GUE/NGL) Teresa RODRÍGUEZ-RUBIO (GUE/NGL) Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ (EPP) COMMITTEE BUDGETARY CONTROL (CONT) Chair Inge GRÄßLE (EPP, DE) Derek VAUGHAN (S&D, UK) Igor ŠOLTES (Greens/EFA, SL) Vice-Chairs Martina DLABAJOVÁ (ALDE, CZ) (S&D, RO) Spanish members Inés AYALA SENDER (S&D) Substitutes Inmaculada RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO FERNÁNDEZ (S&D) COMMITTEE INDUSTRY, RESEARCH, AND ENERGY (ITRE) Chair (EPP, PL) (S&D, IT) Hans-Olaf HENKEL (ECR, DE) Vice-Chairs Miloslav RANSDORF (GUE, CZ) (ALDE, DK) Soledad Cabezón Ruiz (S&D) Pilar del CASTILLO VERA (EPP) Pablo ECHENIQUE (GUE/NGL) Spanish members Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL (ALDE) Paloma LÓPEZ (GUE/NGL) Ernest MARAGALL (Greens/EFA) José BLANCO LÓPEZ (S&D) Francesc GAMBÚS (EPP) Substitutes Esteban González PONS (EPP) Inmaculada RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO FERNÁNDEZ (S&D) ENVIRONMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND FOOD COMMITTEE SAFETY (ENVI) Chair Giovanni LA VIA (EPP, IT) Benedek JÁVOR (Greens/EFA, HU) Daciana SÂRBU (S&D, RO) Vice-Chairs Pavel POC (S&D, CZ) Gilles PARGNEAUX (S&D, FR) Pilar AYUSO (EPP) Francesc GAMBÚS (EPP) Spanish members Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D) Iosu JUARISTI ABAUNZ (GUE/NGL) Teresa RODRÍGUEZ RUBIO (GUE/NGL) Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ (S&D) Substitutes Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA (EPP)

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INTERNAL MARKET AND CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMITTEE (IMCO) Chair Vicky FORD (ECR, UK) Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT (EPP, SE) Robert ROCHEFORT (ALDE, FR) Vice-Chairs Catherine STIHLER (S&D, UK) Sergio COFFERATI (S&D, IT) Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO (S&D) Spanish members Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE (EPP) COMMITTEE EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS (EMPL) Chair Thomas HÄNDEL (GUE/NGL, DE) Marita ULVSKOG (S&D, SE) Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA (EPP, PL) Vice-Chairs Ulla TØRNÆS (ALDE, DK) (S&D, NL ) BASTERRECHEA (ALDE) Spanish members Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ (EPP) Javi LÓPEZ (S&D) Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO (S&D) Substitutes Paloma LÓPEZ (GUE/NGL) Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS (GUE/NGL) COMMITTEE TRANSPORT AND TOURISM (TRAN) Chair Michael CRAMER (Greens/EFA, DE) (ALDE, FR) Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH (EPP, DE) Vice-Chairs Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA (ECR, PL) István UJHELYI (S&D, HU) Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS (GUE/NGL) Inés AYALA SENDER (S&D) Spanish members Izaskun BARANDICA (ALDE) Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL (EPP) Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT (EPP) Substitutes Javi LÓPEZ (S&D) COMMITTEE AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (AGRI) Chair Czeslaw SIEKIERSKI (EPP, PL) Eric ANDRIEU (S&D, FR) (ECR, PL) Vice-Chairs Clara Eugenia AGUILERA GARCÍA (S&D, ES) Vasilica-Viorica DĂNCILĂ (S&D, RO) Clara Eugenia AGUILERA GARCÍA (S&D) VC Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA (EPP) Spanish members Jordi SEBASTIÀ (Greens/EFA) Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ (GUE/NGL) Pilar AYUSO (PPS) Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D) Substitutes Pablo IGLESIAS (GUE/NGL) Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL (EPP)

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COMMITTEE FISHERIES (PECH) Chair Alain CADEC (EPP, FR) Jaroslaw WALESA (EPP, PL) Vice-Chairs (EPP, DE) Renata BRIANO (S&D, IT) Clara Eugenia AGUILERA GARCÍA (S&D) Spanish members Gabriel Mato (EPP) (ALDE) José BLANCO LÓPEZ (S&D) Substitutes Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ (EPP) Francisco José MILLÁN MON (EPP) Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ (GUE/NGL) COMMITTEE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT (REGI) Chair (ALDE, BG) (GUE/NGL, FR) Stanislav POLČÁK (EPP, CZ) Vice-Chairs (EPP, DE) (S&D, IT) José BLANCO LÓPEZ (S&D) Spanish members Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL (EPP) Ángela VALLINA (GUE/NGL) Substitutes Iosu JUARISTEI ABAUNZ (GUE/NGL) COMMITTEE CULTURE AND EDUCATION (CULT) Chair Silvia COSTA (S&D, IT) (EPP HU) (ALDE, RO) Vice-Chairs Helga TRÜPEL (Greens/EFA, DE) Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ (EPP, CZ) Spanish members Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN (ALDE) Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ (EPP) Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL (S&D) Substitutes Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL (ALDE) Ernest MARAGALL (Greens/EFA) COMMITTEE FOREIGN AFFAIRS (AFET) Chair (EPP, DE) (ECR, PL) Javier COUSO PERMUY (GUE/NGL, ES) Vice-Chairs Ioan Mircea PASCU (S&D RO) Andrej PLENKOVIĆ (EPP, HR) Javier COUSO PERMUY (GUE/NGL) VC Pablo IGLESIAS (GUE/NGL) Spanish members Francisco José MILLÁN MON (EPP) (ALDE) Elena VALENCIANO MARTÍNEZ-OROZCO (S&D) Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL (EPP) Javi LÓPEZ (S&D) Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D) Substitutes Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE (EPP) Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN (ALDE) Ernest URTASUN (Greens/EFA)

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COMMITTEE PETITIONS (PETI) Chair Cecilia WIKSTRÖM (ALDE, SE) Rosa ESTARAS FERRAGUT (EPP, ES) (EPP, MT) Vice-Chairs Marlene MIZZI (S&D, MT) Pál CSÁKY (EPP, SK) Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT (EPP) VC Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN (GUE/NGL) Spanish members Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA (ALDE) Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ (S&D) Gabriel MATO (EPP) Javier NART (ALDE) Substitutes Josep-María TERRICABRAS (Greens/EFA) Elena VALENCIANO MARTÍNEZ-OROZCO (S&D) Ángela VALINA (GUE/NGL) COMMITTEE CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS (AFCO) Chair Danuta HÜBNER (EPP, PL) Barbara SPINELLI (GUE/NGL, IT) (S&D, PT) Vice-Chairs Kazimierz UJAZDOWSKI (ECR, PL) (EPP, PT) Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA RUIZ (ALDE) Spanish members Ramón JAÚREGUI ATONDO (S&D) Josep-María TERRICABRAS (Greens/EFA) Substitutes Enrique GUERRERO SALOM (S&D) WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY COMMITTEE (FEMM) Chair Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D, ES) Barbara MATERA (EPP,IT) Ines ZUBER (GUE, PT) Vice-Chairs Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ (S&D, LT) Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ (ECR, SL) Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D) P Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA (ALDE) Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO (EPP) Spanish members Jordi SEBASTIÀ (Greens/EFA) Ernest URTASUN (Greens/EFA) Ángela VALLINA (GUE/NGL) Inés AYALA SENDER (S&D) Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA (ALDE) Substitutes Rosa ESTARAS FERRAGUT (EPP) Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS (EPP)

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COMMITTEE DEVELOPMENT (DEVE) Chair Linda McAVAN (S&D, UK) Maurice PONGA (EPP, FR) Paavo VÄYRYNEN (ALDE, FI) Vice-Chairs Kostas CHRYSOGONOS (GUE/NGL, EL) Nirj DEVA (ECR, UK) Enrique GUERRERO SALOM (S&D) Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO (EPP) Spanish members Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA RUIZ (ALDE) Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY (GUE/NGL) Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN (GUE/NGL) Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA-CONSUEGRA (EPP) Substitutes Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D) Javier NART (ALDE) Jordi SEBASTIÀ (Greens/EFA) COMMITTEE HUMAN RIGHTS (DROI) Chair Elena VALENCIANO (S&D, ES) Cristian Dan PREDA (EPP, RO) Vice-Chairs László TŐKÉS (EPP, HU) (Greens/EFA, DE) Elena VALENCIANO (S&D) C Spanish members Pablo IGLESIAS (GUE/NGL) Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO (EPP) Javier COUSO PERMUY (GUE/NGL) Substitutes Enrique GUERRERO SALOM (S&D) COMMITTEE SECURITY AND DEFENCE (SEDE) Chair Anna ELZBIETA FOTYGA (ECR, PL) (EPP, DE) Jaromír ŠTĚTINA (EPP, CZ) Vice-Chairs Afzal KHAN (S&D, UK) Sabine LÖSING (GUE/NGL, DE) Javier COUSO PERMUY (GUE/NGL) Spanish members Javier NART (ALDE) Jonás FERNÁNDEZ (S&D) Pablo IGLESIAS (GUE/NGL) Substitutes Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE (EPP) Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN (ALDE) Inés AYALA SENDER (S&D)

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8. APPENDIX 3: THE CURRENT BUREAU OF THE EURO- PEAN PARLIAMENT

The President of the European Parliament heads its activities, chairs its plenary sessions, and declares the final EU budget. On 1 July 2014 (S&D, DE) was re-elected for his second term, of two and a half years, leading the institution. Fourteen vice-chairs have been designated hierarchically, according to the number of votes, to replace him in his absence and to represent the Parliament in specific ceremonies and events.

• (EPP, )

• Mairead MCGUINNESS (EPP, )

• (EPP, )

• Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO (EPP, Spain)

• Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ (EPP, )

• Adina Ioana VALEAN (EPP, )

• (S&D, )

• Corina CREŢU (S&D, Romania)

• (S&D, Italy)

• (ALDE, )

• Alexander GRAF LAMBSDORFF (ALDE, Germany)

• Ulrike LUNACEK (Greens/EFA, Austria)

• Dimitris PAPADIMOULIS (GUE/NGL, Greece)

• (ECR, )

Together with the president and the vice-presidents, five quaestors are members of the Bureau of the European Parliament, constituting the body in charge of economic and administrative affairs that have a direct impact on MEPs, ensuring that they have the tools required to perform their work. They constitute an advisory body, as they have no voting rights.

The five current quaestors are Elisabeth Morin-Chartier (EPP, France), Bogusław Liberadzki (S&D, Poland), Catherine Bearder (ALDE, United Kingdom), (EPP, ), and Karol Adam Karski (ECR, Poland). They were elected in the recent election in July 2014, and will hold their positions for two and a half years.

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9. APPENDIX 4: EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DELEGATIONS

European Parliament Delegations in Latin America:

DELEGATION IN THE EU-CHILE JOINT DELEGATION PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE Chair (S&D, DE) Renate WEBER (EPP, RO) Vice-Chairs Eleonora FORENZA (GUE/NGL, IT) Pilar AYUSO (EPP) Spanish members Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ (S&D) Inmaculada RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO FERNÁNDEZ (S&D) Enrique GUERRERO SALOM (S&D) Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA (EPP) Substitutes Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA RUIZ (ALDE) Jordi SEBASTIÀ (Greens/EFA) Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN (EPP) DELEGATION IN THE EU-MEXICO JOINT DELEGATION PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE Chair Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO (EPP, ES) (S&D, IT) Vice-Chairs José BLANCO LÓPEZ (S&D) Beatriz BECERRA BATERRECHEA (ALDE) Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ (EPP) Spanish members Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY (GUE/NGL) Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS (Greens/EFA) José BLANCO LÓPEZ (S&D) VC Clara Eugenia AGUILERA GARCIA (S&D) Substitutes Javier COUSO PERMUY (GUE/NGL) Agustín DIAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA (EPP) DELEGATION FOR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE DELEGATION FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL Chair Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT) António MARINHO E PINTO (ALDE, PT) Vice-Chairs (S&D, PT) Pilar del CASTILLO VERA (EPP) Spanish members Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ (S&D) Substitutes Pablo IGLESIAS (GUE/NGL)

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DELEGATION FOR RELATIONSHIPS WITH DELEGATION CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES Chair SAKORAFA (GUE/NGL, GR) Gabriel MATO (EPP, ES) Vice-Chairs (S&D, IT) Gabriel MATO (EPP) Spanish members Inés AYALA SENDER (S&D) Ernest URTASUN (Greens/EFA) Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN (GUE/NGL) Substitutes Pilar AYUSO (EPP) Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ (EPP) DELEGATION FOR RELATIONSHIPS WITH DELEGATION ANDEAN COMMUNITY COUNTRIES Chair Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL (EPP, ES) Vice-Chairs Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA (ALDE, ES) Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL (EPP) C Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA (ALDE) VC Spanish members Agustín DIAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA (EPP) Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS (GUE/NGL) Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO (S&D) Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS (GUE/NGL) Substitutes Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO (S&D) Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA RUIZ (ALDE) DELEGATION FOR RELATIONSHIPS WITH DELEGATION MERCOSUR Chair (S&D, PT) Pablo IGLESIAS (GUE/NGL, ES) Vice-Chairs (EPP, IT) Clara Eugenia AGUILERA GARCIA (S&D) Spanish members Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA RUIZ (ALDE) Pablo IGLESIAS (GUE/NGL) VC Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL (EPP) Substitutes Javi LÓPEZ (S&D) DELEGATION IN THE CARIFORUM-EU DELEGATION PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE Chair Boleslaw G. PIECHA (ECR, PL) Vice-Chairs Maurice PONGA (EPP, FR) José BLANCO LÓPEZ (S&D) Substitutes Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO (S&D) Gabriel MATO (EPP)

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DELEGATION DELEGATION IN THE JOINT ACP-EU ASSEMBLY Chair (ALDE, FR) Michèle RIVASI (Greens/EFA, FR) João FERREIRA (GUE/NGL, PT) Kashetu KYENGE (S&D, IT) Renaud MUSELIER (EPP, FR) Daniel HANNAN (ECR, UK) Louis-Joseph MANSCOUR (S&D, FR) Vice-Chairs (MELD, IT) Andrzej DUDA (ECR, PL) Fernando RUAS (EPP, PT) Javier NART (ALDE, ES) Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES) Jadwiga WISNIEWSKA (EFR, PL) Javier NART (ALDE) VC Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D) VC Miguel ARIAS CAÑETE (EPP) Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT (EPP) Spanish members Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL (S&D) Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL (ALDE) Enrique GUERRERO SALOM (S&D) Esther HERRANZ GARCIA (EPP) Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ (GUE/NGL) Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA (EPP) Francesc GAMBÚS (EPP) Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS (EPP) Substitutes Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO (EPP) Gabriel MATO (EPP) Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN (ALDE) Elena VALENCIANO MARTÍNEZ-OROZCO (S&D)

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DELEGATION IN THE EURO-LATIN AMERICAN DELEGATION PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY Chair Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO (S&D, ES) Tomasz Piotr POREBA (ECR, PL) Ernest URTASUN (Greens/EFA, ES) Miroslav MIKOLASIK (EPP, SK) Vice-Chairs Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN (GUE/NGL, ES) Gérard DEPREZ (ALDE, FR) Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA (EPP, ES) Jörg LEICHTFRIED (S&D, AU) Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO (S&D) C Ernest URTASUN (Greens/EFA) VC Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN (GUE/NGL) VC Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA (EPP) VC Pilar AYUSO (EPP, ES) Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA (ALDE) Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA (ALDE) José BLANCO LÓPEZ (S&D) Spanish members Pilar del CASTILLO VERA (EPP) Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL (EPP) Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO (EPP) Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ (EPP) Javi LÓPEZ (S&D) Gabriel MATO (EPP) Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY (GUE/NGL) Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS (Greens/EFA) Inés AYALA SENDER (S&D) Javier COUSO PERMUY (GUE/NGL) Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT (EPP) Jonás FERNÁNDEZ (S&D) Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS (GUE/NGL) Enrique GUERRERO SALOM (S&D) Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO (S&D) Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA (EPP) Substitutes Pablo IGLESIAS (GUE/NGL) Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA RUIZ (ALDE) Inmaculada RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO FERNÁNDEZ (S&D) Jordi SEBASTIÁ (Greens/EFA) Francisco SOSA WAGNER (ALDE) Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN (EPP) Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY (GUE/NGL) Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS (Greens/EFA)

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European Parliament Delegations in Canada and the United States:

DELEGATION DELEGATION FOR RELATIONSHIPS WITH CANADA Chair Bernd KÖLMEL (ECR, DE) Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL (EPP, DE) Vice-Chairs Glenis WILLMOTT (S&D, UK) DELEGATION FOR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE DELEGATION UNITED STATES Chair David McALLISTER (EPP, DE) Jeppe KOFOD (S&D, DK) Vice-Chairs (ALDE, NL) Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ (GUE/NGL) Spanish members Francisco José MILLÁN MON (EPP) Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE (EPP) Substitutes Inmaculada RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO FERNÁNDEZ (S&D) Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY (GUE/NGL) DELEGATION FOR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE DELEGATION NATO PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY Chair (S&D, GR) (EPP, FR) Vice-Chairs Georgios KYRTSOS (EPP, GR) Javier COUSO PERMUY (GUE/NGL) Spanish members Jonás FERNÁNDEZ (S&D) Ramón TREMOSA i BALCELLS (ALDE)

European Parliament Delegations in Africa and the Near East:

DELEGATION FOR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE DELEGATION PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT Chair (EPP, DE) (ALDE, SE) Vice-Chairs (Greens/EFA, DE) Substitutes Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO (GUE/NGL) DELEGATION FOR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE DELEGATION ARABIAN PENINSULA Chair Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE (EPP, FR) Alessa MARIA MOSCA (S&D, IT) Vice-Chairs Salvatore CICU (EPP, IT) Spanish members Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D) Substitutes Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA (ALDE)

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DELEGATION FOR RELATIONSHIPS WITH DELEGATION THE MAGHREB COUNTRIES AND THE ARAB MAGHREB UNION Chair Pier Antonio PANZERI (S&D, IT) Tokia SAÏFI (EPP, FR) Vice-Chairs Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN (EPP, ES) Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN (EPP) VC Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ (EPP) Spanish members Teresa RODRÍGUEZ RUBIO (GUE/NGL) Jordi SEBASTIÀ (Greens/EFA) Elena Valenciano MARTÍNEZ-OROZCO (S&D) DELEGATION FOR RELATIONSHIPS WITH DELEGATION MASHREQ COUNTRIES Chair (GUE/NGL, PT) Ramona Nicole MANESCU (EPP, RO) Vice-Chairs Gilles PARGNEAUX (S&D, FR) Francesc GAMBÚS (EPP) Spanish members Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO (GUE/NGL) Ramón Luis VALCARCEL (EPP) Javier NART (ALDE) Substitutes Inés AYALA SENDER (S&D) DELEGATION IN THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY DELEGATION OF THE UNION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN Chair Martin SCHULZ (S&D, DE) Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ (EPP) Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS (EPP) Teresa RODRÍGUEZ RUBIO (GUE/NGL) Spanish members Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN (EPP) Elena Valenciano MARTÍNEZ-OROZCO (S&D) Ramón LUIS VALCARCEL (EPP) Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE (EPP) Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEHO (GUE/NGL) Substitutes Ramón TREMOSA i BALCELLS (ALDE) Inés AYALA SENDER (S&D) Ernest MARAGALL (Greens/EFA)

European Parliament Delegations in Asia and Oceania:

DELEGATION FOR RELATIONSHIPS WITH DELEGATION AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND Chair (ALDE, DE) Axel VOSS (EPP, DE) Vice-Chairs Jacqueline FOSTER (ECR, UK)

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DELEGATION FOR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE DELEGATION PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Chair (S&D, DE) Reinhard BÜTIKOFER (Greens/EFA, DE) Vice-Chairs Frank ENGEL (EPP, LU) Pablo ECHENIQUE (GUE/NGL) Spanish members Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN (EPP) Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA (ALDE) Izascun BILBAO BARANDICA (ALDE) Substitutes Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ (S&D) Francisco José MILLÁN MON (EPP) DELEGATION DELEGATION FOR RELATIONSHIPS WITH JAPAN Chair Petr JEZEK (ALDE, CZ) (EPP, SI) Vice-Chairs (S&D, AU) Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA (ALDE) Substitutes Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO (S&D) DELEGATION IN THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES FOR COOPERATION DELEGATION EU-, EU- , AND EU-, AND FOR RELATIONSHIPS WITH , , AND Chair Iveta GRIGULE (NI, LV) Gabrielius LANDSBERGIS (EPP, LT) Vice-Chairs Tatjana ZDANOKA (Greens/EFA, LV) DELEGATION FOR RELATIONSHIPS WITH DELEGATION SOUTHEAST ASIA COUNTRIES AND THE ASSOCIA- TION OF SOUTH-EAST ASIA COUNTRIES (ASEAN) Chair (EPP, DE) (S&D, BG) Vice-Chairs (EPP, NL) Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ (EPP) Substitutes Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D) Javier NART (ALDE) DELEGATION FOR RELATIONSHIPS WITH SOUTH DELEGATION ASIA COUNTRIES Chair Jean LAMBERT (Greens/EFA, UK) Ian DUNCAN (ECR, UK) Vice-Chairs Richard HOWITT (S&D, UK) Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL (ALDE) Substitutes Inmaculada RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO FERNÁNDEZ (S&D) Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY (GUE/NGL)

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DELEGATION DELEGATION IN THE JOINT ACP-EU ASSEMBLY Chair Louis MICHEL (ALDE, BG) Michèle RIVASI (Greens/EFA, FR) João FERREIRA (GUE/NGL, PT) Kashetu KYENGE (S&D, IT) Renaud MUSELIER (EPP, FR) Daniel HANNAN (ECR, UK) Louis-Joseph MANSCOUR (S&D, FR) Vice-Chairs Piernicola PEDICINI (MELD, IT) Andrzej DUDA (ECR, PL) Fernando RUAS (EPP, PT) Javier NART (ALDE, ES) Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES) Jadwiga WISNIEWSKA (ECR, PL) Javier NART (ALDE) VC Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D) VC Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT (EPP) Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL (S&D) Spanish members Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL (ALDE) Enrique GUERRERO SALOM (S&D) Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA (EPP) Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ (GUE/NGL) Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS (EPP) Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO (EPP) Gabriel MATO (EPP) Substitutes Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN (EPP) Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA (EPP) Francesc GAMBÚS (EPP) Elena VALENCIANO MARTÍNEZ-OROZCO

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