We have collected the names of the new members of the different committees in the European Parliament and elaborated the stats on the representation of different segments of the EU population. 

For the full list of MEPs, which includes their professional and political background and their views on a wide range of policies, as well as requests for debriefs, forecasts on the new Commission and broader policy monitoring into the new political cycle, feel free to contact us at [email protected]. 

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MEPs from North-Western Europe (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden) are strongly represented in committees dealing with key regulatory matters such as ECON, IMCO, as well as the EMPL committee. When it comes to the international dimension, North-Westerners are strongly represented in the INTA, DEVE and SEDE committee, but are more minoritarian in the DROI committee. Their presence in the BUDG committee is also weaker, which is important since these countries are net contributors to the EU budget.

Southern Europeans (Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain) tend to prioritize agro-fisheries committees, including the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) and the Committee on Fisheries (PECH), as well as economic and fiscal matters handled by the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and the Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC). 

Southerners are less strongly represented in the committees dealing with the external dimension, such as the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE), the Committee on International Trade (INTA), and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), which deals with migration. Southern Europeans are also a small minority within the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), which is expected to deal with key single-market files in the coming years.

Southern Europeans are also strongly represented in committees whose legislative role is more limited, such as the Committee on Petitions (PETI), the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT), and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM). The same applies to MEPs from Central and Eastern Europe. 

Central and Eastern European (CEE) members (Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia) are almost the majority in the key Committee on Regional Development (REGI), which deals with cohesion funding, which benefits the poorer regions in the Eastern part of the continent. Unsurprisingly, CEE are strongly represented in the Committee on Budgets (BUDG) and the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), reflecting the priorities of MEPs from this part of Europe.

Conversely, CEE are less represented in committees dealing with economic and fiscal matters, such as the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and the Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC), as well as those dealing with agriculture and fisheries.

Beyond nationalities, we have also elaborated committee's stats by gender. Women’s representation across the different committees is in line with historical patterns. Unsurprisingly, the strongest representation of women is observed within the committee dedicated to women’s rights and gender equality (FEMM). 

The other committees with a higher concentration of women tend to focus on social, cultural, and consumer issues. For example, women are majoritarian in the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT), the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL), and the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), and they are almost evenly represented in the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE).

In contrast, committees related to the economy, the budget, and foreign policy, like the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), the Committee on Budgets (BUDG), and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) show a low representation of women, with men holding a vast majority of seats.