Committes
COMMITTEES
Issues Model
European Parliament Madrid 2012
Committee on Foreign Affairs
The question of the role of the EU with regard to the new Arab "democracies": to what extent should/could the EU intervene with a view to influencing the social, economic and political processes in countries such as Egypt, Tunisia and Libya after the succession of new leaders?
Committee on International Trade
The question of the competitive position of the EU in the field of patents and production technology: through mergers and acquisitions, know-how of European companies is getting into the hands of non-EU foreign companies. Protectionist measures could safeguard the European competitive position vis a vis, for instance, the US and China, but such measures would contravene WTO-rules. What should the EU position be in this respect?
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
The question of the euro-crisis: how should we evaluate both the history and the future of the Euro? Is the exit of individual countries from the monetary union a possibility that should be seriously considered, or should the Euro-countries stick together at all costs and continue to accept the risk of a weaker common currency resulting from the poorer financial performance of some of the group?
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
The question of growing unemployment among young people in the European Union: increasingly unemployment, specifically amongst the younger generation, is becoming a serious problem within the European Union. What measures can the EU take to stimulate the participation of young people in the labour market – or should fighting unemployment be considered a national responsibility?
Committee on Environment, Health and Food Safety
The question of the protection of biodiversity: the EU strives to protect, and where necessary restore, flora and fauna by creating a network of nature reserves, Natura 2000. This will inevitably entail limitations on sectors such as recreation, agriculture, fishing and housing, with consequences for employment. How can these competing interests be balanced?
Committee on Culture and Education
The question of international standardisation of secondary education in the EU: how can international standardisation of the secondary educational system in Europe be achieved in order to allow nationals of the member states to function more effectively in the public domain and to participate fully as European citizens?
Committee on Legal Affairs
The question of the protection of intellectual property: many Europeans illegally download films, music and games. Because of these practices, artists and producers miss out on rightful income. Is illegal downloading an innocent activity, or should the EU act against it forcefully? In the latter case, what measures could be taken?
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
The question of human trafficking: every year great numbers of people are smuggled into the European Union by traffickers. A large percentage of these end up in prostitution, others fall victim to forced labour, human organ trade and illegal adoption. What can be done to fight this modern-day slave trade?
Committee on Constitutional Affairs
The question of the cohesion of the European Union: the European leaders have, since the beginning of the financial crisis, not proved able to provide the decisive leadership required to face the present problems. This jeopardises the overall cohesion of the Union. What instruments does the EU have at its disposal to face the problems and retain cohesion, and how should these be deployed?
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
The question of gender balance in the work place: in several EU member states women earn less than men in the same positions. Furthermore, there are many fewer women than men in senior positions. How can true gender equality in the work place be achieved and what measures should be taken to have more women in executive and leading positions?
Committee on Foreign Affairs
The question of the role of the EU with regard
to the new Arab "democracies": to what extent should/could the EU
intervene with a view to influencing the social, economic and political processes
in countries such as Egypt, Tunisia and Libya
after the succession of new leaders?
President: Deivi Õis (f)
Secretary: Francisco
Javier Gómez Recio (m)
|
Kristiana Kuneva |
f |
Bulgaria |
|
Niklas Berger |
m |
Cyprus (represented by Austria) |
|
Georgios Marinos |
m |
Denmark |
|
Toomas Koitmäe |
m |
Estonia |
|
Sophie Babule |
f |
France |
|
Lisa Gänsheimer |
f |
Germany |
|
Tom Simington |
m |
Ireland |
|
Amanda Kvedaraitė |
f |
Lithuania |
|
Céline Evans |
f |
Luxembourg |
|
William Martin |
m |
Malta (represented by the
United Kingdom) |
|
Siebe de Roest |
m |
the Netherlands |
|
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|
Poland |
|
Marco Barone |
m |
Slovak Republic (represented by
Italy) |
|
Sofía González |
f |
Spain |
|
Kristina Madjoska |
f |
FYR of Macedonia |
Committee on International Trade
The question of the competitive position of the
EU in the field of patents and production technology: through mergers and
acquisitions, know-how of European companies is getting into the hands of
non-EU foreign companies. Protectionist measures could safeguard the European
competitive position vis a vis, for instance, the US and China, but such
measures would contravene WTO-rules. What should the EU position be in this
respect?
President: Massimiliano Ciaramelli (m)
Secretary: Jacobo Miralles (m)
|
Sebastian Saxinger | m |
Austria |
|
Margot van Cauwenberghe |
f |
Belgium |
|
Kristián Kozák |
m |
Czech Republic |
|
Laura Karinen |
f |
Finland |
|
Theodore Katsaros |
m |
Greece |
|
Mihály Kupa |
m |
Hungary |
|
Michela Palma |
f |
Italy |
|
Karl Martin Jaup |
m |
Latvia (represented by Estonia) |
|
Alejandro Ramón Pérez Pérez |
m |
Portugal (represented by Spain) |
|
Mara Sărăţeanu |
f |
Romania |
|
Tilen Džafić |
m |
Slovenia |
|
Jonas Julius Wihlke |
m |
Sweden |
|
Joseph Whiting |
m |
United Kingdom |
|
Kelly Clark |
f |
Croatia (represented by the
Netherlands) |
|
Selin Kazbay |
f |
Turkey |
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
The question of the euro-crisis: how should we evaluate
both the history and the future of the Euro? Is the exit of individual
countries from the monetary union a possibility that should be seriously
considered, or should the Euro-countries stick together at all costs and
continue to accept the risk of a weaker common currency resulting from the
poorer financial performance of some of the group?
President: Jan Willem Kothe (m)
Secretary: Eduardo García Igualada (m)
|
Iliya Kalchev |
m |
Bulgaria |
|
Irene Hauzenberger |
f |
Cyprus (represented by Austria) |
|
Sarah Silberbrandt |
f |
Denmark |
|
MadisTeinemaa | m |
Estonia |
|
Alix Chabaud |
f |
France |
|
Kyra Heidemanns |
f |
Germany |
|
Aifric Nolan |
f |
Ireland |
|
Sergej Pašuk |
m |
Lithuania |
|
Carlotta Hoss |
f |
Luxembourg |
|
Edward Wilson |
m |
Malta (represented by the
United Kingdom) |
|
Emile van Hoof |
m |
the Netherlands |
|
Michalina Białek |
f |
Poland |
|
Davide Palladino |
m |
Slovak Republic (represented by
Italy) |
|
Alberto Nicolás Gimeno Sanz |
m |
Spain |
|
Mile Grncharov |
m |
FYR of Macedonia |
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
The question of growing unemployment among
young people in the European Union: increasingly unemployment, specifically
amongst the younger generation, is becoming a serious problem within the
European Union. What measures can the EU take to stimulate the participation of
young people in the labour market – or should fighting unemployment be
considered a national responsibility?
President: Márton Pósa (m)
Secretary:
Pía Martínez Giménez (f)
|
Matthäus Ratschew |
m |
Austria |
|
Femke Osselaer |
f |
Belgium |
|
Matyáš Osička |
m |
Czech Republic |
|
Kaisa Pakarinen |
f |
Finland |
|
Georgia Lytra |
f |
Greece |
|
Janka Reke |
f |
Hungary |
|
Raffaele Vitolo |
m |
Italy |
|
Oliver Grauberg |
m |
Latvia (represented by Estonia) |
|
Laura Artiga Sáinz |
f |
Portugal (represented by Spain) |
|
Alexandra Ardeleanu |
f |
Romania |
|
Jana Vrbancic | f |
Slovenia |
|
Saga Almin |
f |
Sweden |
|
William Dodds |
m |
United Kingdom |
|
Yente Teunissen |
f |
Croatia (represented by the
Netherlands) |
|
Karlina Kavurmaci | f |
Turkey |
Committee on Environment, Health and Food Safety
The question of the protection of biodiversity:
the EU strives to protect, and where necessary restore, flora and fauna by
creating a network of nature reserves, Natura 2000. This will inevitably entail
limitations on sectors such as recreation, agriculture, fishing and housing,
with consequences for employment. How can these competing interests be
balanced?
President: Veselin Hristov (m)
Secretary: Ana Galiana (f)
|
Hannah Niese |
f |
Austria |
|
Camiel de Schutter |
m |
Belgium |
|
Tomáš Boček |
m |
Czech Republic |
|
Minjing Yuan |
f |
Finland |
|
Danai Spentzou |
f |
Greece |
|
Gergely Boldogkői |
m |
Hungary |
|
Chiara Saggiomo |
f |
Italy |
|
Kristina Reintam |
f |
Latvia (represented by Estonia) |
|
Jose Alejandro Santamaría Rodríguez |
m |
Portugal (represented by Spain) |
|
Alexandra Bojanopol |
f |
Romania |
|
Ana Škof | f |
Slovenia |
|
Rikard Kajland |
m |
Sweden |
|
Hamza Abu-Elmagd |
m |
United Kingdom |
|
Aafko Boonstra |
m |
Croatia (represented by the
Netherlands) |
|
Madihah Mujeeb |
f |
Turkey |
Committee on Culture andEducation
The question of international standardisation
of secondary education in the EU: how can
international standardisation of the
secondary educational system in Europe be achieved in order to allow nationals
of the member states to function more effectively in the public domain and to
participate fully as European citizens?
President: Sterre de Geus (f)
Secretary:
Rodrigo Riaza (m)
|
Georgi Marinkov |
m |
Bulgaria |
|
Michaela Kalcher |
f |
Cyprus (represented by Austria) |
|
Marika Marthedal |
f |
Denmark |
|
Valev Laube |
m |
Estonia |
|
Méabh Fearon |
f |
France |
|
Samuel Frey |
m |
Germany |
|
Bevan Rooke |
m |
Ireland |
|
Ieva Valavičiūtė |
f |
Lithuania |
|
Cassandra Roch |
f |
Luxembourg |
|
Samuel Thatcher |
m |
Malta (represented by the
United Kingdom) |
|
Jeroen Ginjaar |
m |
the Netherlands |
|
Mikołaj Ciarkowski |
m |
Poland |
|
Mariano Iervolino | m |
Slovak Republic (represented by
Italy) |
|
Arturo López Peirò |
m |
Spain |
|
Stefan Stojanovski |
m |
FYR of Macedonia |
Committee on Legal Affairs
The question of the protection of intellectual
property: many Europeans illegally download films, music and games. Because of
these practices, artists and producers miss out on rightful income. Is illegal
downloading an innocent activity, or should the EU act against it forcefully?
In the latter case, what measures could be taken?
President: Daniel Kratkovski (m)
Secretary: Miguel Ángel García San José (m)
|
Denis Iliev |
m |
Bulgaria |
|
Alexander Brenn |
m |
Cyprus (represented by Austria) |
|
Mahela Madeleine Nilsson |
f |
Denmark |
|
Kadri Eek |
f |
Estonia |
|
Marie Romet |
f |
France |
|
Catharina Jacob |
f |
Germany |
|
Robbie Bowes |
m |
Ireland |
|
Martynas Blažaitis |
m |
Lithuania |
|
Noémie Engel |
f |
Luxembourg |
|
Allister Maguire-Buck |
m |
Malta (represented by the
United Kingdom) |
|
Mart Lootsma |
m |
the Netherlands |
|
Michał Pisula |
m |
Poland |
|
Alice Cosenza |
f |
Slovak Republic (represented by
Italy) |
|
Rafael San Martín |
m |
Spain |
|
Petar Ivanovski |
m |
FYR of Macedonia |
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
The question of human trafficking: every year
great numbers of people are smuggled into the
European Union by traffickers. A large percentage of these end up in
prostitution, others fall victim to forced labour, human organ trade and
illegal adoption. What can be done to fight this modern-day slave trade?
President: Ingrid Hampe (f)
Secretary: Rebecca Rico (f)
|
Kristi-Marija Rotländer |
f |
Austria |
|
Nel Maertens |
f |
Belgium |
|
Vít Dvořák |
m |
Czech Republic |
|
Niini Halonen |
f |
Finland |
|
Maria Savvidou |
f |
Greece |
|
Máté Bakos |
m |
Hungary |
|
Chiara Zaia |
f |
Italy |
|
Els Heile |
f |
Latvia (represented by Estonia) |
|
Ignacio Seijo Vázquez |
m |
Portugal (represented by Spain) |
|
Anda Comănici |
f |
Romania |
|
Elvira Pašagič |
f |
Slovenia |
|
Isabelle Reihell |
f |
Sweden |
|
Lucy Furneaux |
f |
United Kingdom |
|
Stan Smeets |
m |
Croatia (represented by the
Netherlands) |
|
Selin Oztemizer |
f |
Turkey |
Committee on ConstitutionalAffairs
The question of the cohesion of the European
Union: the European leaders have, since the beginning of the financial crisis,
not proved able to provide the decisive leadership required to face the present
problems. This jeopardises the overall cohesion of the Union. What instruments
does the EU have at its disposal to face the problems and retain cohesion, and
how should these be deployed?
President: Louis Eastwood (m)
Secretary: Alberto Domingo (m)
|
Sophie Erfurth |
f |
Austria |
|
Sarah Roobaert |
f |
Belgium |
|
Tomáš Tichomirov |
m |
Czech Republic |
|
Tatu Suontausta |
m |
Finland |
|
Ioannis Savvidis |
m |
Greece |
|
István Korompai |
m |
Hungary |
|
Nicholas Gold |
m |
Italy |
|
Stella Veski |
f |
Latvia (represented by Estonia) |
|
Julia Tomás Chenoll |
f |
Portugal (represented by Spain) |
|
Lukas Kollmann | M |
Romania (represented by
Germany) |
|
Mark Noč Bogataj |
m |
Slovenia |
|
Theodor Ohlsson |
m |
Sweden |
|
Jessica Simpson |
f |
United Kingdom |
|
Lennart Zandbergen |
m |
Croatia (represented by the
Netherlands) |
|
Oguzhan Akgun |
m |
Turkey |
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
The question of gender balance in the work
place: in several EU member states women earn less than men in the same
positions. Furthermore, there are many fewer women than men in senior
positions. How can true gender equality in the work place be achieved and what
measures should be taken to have more women in executive and leading positions?
President: Anna Berg (f)
Secretary: Isabel
Bandín (f)
|
Gergana Zaharieva |
f |
Bulgaria |
|
Vincenz Scharner |
m |
Cyprus (represented by Austria) |
|
Claudia Pérez Tidmand |
f |
Denmark |
|
Kirke Pralla |
f |
Estonia |
|
Anne Le Bescond |
f |
France |
|
Louis Lukas |
m |
Germany |
|
Sarah Murray |
f |
Ireland |
|
Deimantė Zabitytė |
f |
Lithuania |
|
Annelise Scheuren |
f |
Luxembourg |
|
Natasha Bateman |
f |
Malta (represented by the
United Kingdom) |
|
Karlijn Saris |
f |
the Netherlands |
|
Daniel Janiak |
m |
Poland |
|
Mattia Napolitano |
m |
Slovak Republic (represented by
Italy) |
|
Irene Candìa Roqué | f |
Spain |
|
Elisaveta Ampova |
f |
FYR of Macedonia |
