Our Team

The following Parliamentary Committees are overseen by this department:

• Agriculture and Rural Development
• Budgets
• Budgetary Control
• Fisheries
• Regional Development
• Culture and Education
• Economic and Monetary affairs
• Employment and Social affairs
• Women's Rights and Gender Equality
• Internal Market and Consumer Protection
• Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
• Industry, Research and Energy
• Transport and Tourism

The department contributes to the S&D Group's effectiveness on these committees through:

• assisting our MEPs in preparing legislative and non-legislative texts and amendments
• negotiating Parliamentary texts with other Parliamentary groups, working with or on behalf of S&D MEPs
• providing briefings, background notes and research on legislative and political issues
• helping co-ordinate a common approach between MEPs working on different Parliamentary committees
• providing organisational support to S&D MEPs: organising meetings, providing information and keeping them informed about the relevant activities of the European Commission and Council of Ministers
• advising our MEPs and staff on matters concerning EU internal policies
• liaising with trade unions, NGOs and other civil society organisations
• liaising with our press and communications team and responding to queries from the public, in order to ensure the fullest transparency in the Group's work
• organising events and preparing publications related to the Group's work.