Brussels, 23 July 2024
On Tuesday, the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) elected Niclas Herbst (EPP, DE) as committee Chair for the first half of the legislature.
They also elected Caterina Chinnici (EPP, IT), Cristian Terheş (ECR, RO) and Claudiu Manda (S&D, RO) as Vice-Chairs. The 4th Vice-Chair will be elected at a forthcoming meeting
Vote results
Chair Niclas Herbst (EPP, DE) was elected by acclamation
- 1st Vice-Chair: Caterina Chinnici (EPP, IT), acclamation
- 2nd Vice-Chair: Cristian Terheş (ECR, RO), elected by secret electronic vote with 10 in favour, 7 against and 12 abstentions
- 3rd Vice-Chair: Claudiu Manda (S&D, RO), acclamation
- 4th Vice-Chair: will be elected at a forthcoming meeting
Background
All of Parliament’s 20 standing committees and 4 subcommittees held their constitutive meetings on Tuesday to elect their Chair and Vice-Chairs.
The Chair presides over committee and coordinators’ meetings, represents the committee both within and outside the European Parliament and presides legislative negotiations led by the committee. Furthermore, the Chair has authority over voting procedures and rules on the admissibility of amendments.
Committee Chair and Vice-Chairs form the bureau, which is responsible for their respective committee’s smooth functioning. The committee bureau holds office for two and a half years (half of the legislature).