In its last plenary session, newly-elected Members of the European Parliament approved the proposal on the number of members in Parliament’s 20 committees and four sub-committees, as well as its 48 standing delegations. When it comes to the committees most relevant for education and training policies, the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) will be composed of 30 MEPs, while 60 MEPs will seat in the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL).
In the week of 22 July, the constitutive meetings of the European Parliament's standing committees and subcommittees took place in Brussels, following the appointment of their members in the plenary sitting of 16-19 July. During their constitutive meetings, each committee and subcommittee elected its respective bureau, made up of a Chair and Vice-Chairs, for a two-and-a-half year mandate. Following that, the newly set up committees will then start holding their regular meetings.
The CULT Committee elected MEP Nela Riehl (Greens/EFA, DE) as chair; while the EMPL Committee elected Li Andersson (GUE/NGL, FI), former Minister of Education in Finland, as chair. The Lifelong Learning Platform congratulates the chairs and vice chairs on their respective elections, and looks forward to meeting soon to strengthen cooperation with these two fundamental committees for the advancement of education and training policies.
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