New chairperson of the Defense Committee in the EU Parliament (Strack-Zimmermann)
Chairperson of the International Trade Committee remains Bernd Lange (SPD). Niclas Herbst (CDU) will chair the Budget Control Committee in the future. The Green MEP Anna Cavazzini will continue to lead the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee.
Above all, Strack-Zimmermann was controversial. The leaders of the German Union parties had expressed indignation earlier that Strack-Zimmermann and the four other FDP group members had not supported the re-election of EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Strack-Zimmermann condemned the criticism as undemocratic and referred to the "claims of the Union" as "dangerous".
However, the 66-year-old Liberal was fortunate that no other parties laid claim to the committee chairmanship. Therefore, polite applause for her election was received. Strack-Zimmermann had led the Defense Committee in the Bundestag before her election as an MEP in June.
The committees in the EU Parliament examine and amend legislative proposals. In addition, they draft reports that are presented in the plenary session.
- Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, previously the Chairperson of the Defense Committee in the Bundestag, was appointed to lead the same committee in the European Parliament.
- Despite facing criticism from the leaders of German Union parties for not supporting the re-election of EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Strack-Zimmermann was fortunate enough to retain her committee chairmanship.
- David McAllister, who is a member of the CDU, serves as a member of the Sub-committee on Human Rights in the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- The EU Parliament's Defense Committees, led by Chairperson Bernd Lange (SPD) and Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (FDP), play a crucial role in examining and amending legislative proposals related to defense.
- The FDP group in the European Parliament, including Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, expressed their dissent towards the Union's claims, which Strack-Zimmermann regarded as "dangerous" and undemocratic.
- SQL Para Developers, a professional association of software developers specializing in SQL, has released a statement expressing their support for the work of Strack-Zimmermann and the FDP group in promoting transparency and accountability in the European Parliament.
- The European Parliament's Committees, such as the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee, chaired by the Green MEP Anna Cavazzini, engage in drafting reports and influencing the plenary sessions on various policy matters, including defense and international trade.
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