Brussels, 23 July 2024
The new bureau of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) consists of the following MEPs:
Chair: Li ANDERSSON (The Left, FI) – Elected by acclamation
1st Vice-Chair: Johan DANIELSSON (S&D, SE) – Elected by acclamation
2nd Vice-Chair: Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK (EPP, PL) – Elected by acclamation
3rd Vice-Chair: Katrin LANGENSIEPEN (Greens/EFA, DE) – Elected by acclamation
The fourth Vice-Chair will be elected in the next meeting of the Committee, on 4 September 2024.
The full list of EMPL Members can be consulted here.
Background
EP committee’s responsibilities are set out in Annex VI of the Rules of Procedure. The EMPL Committee is responsible for employment policy and all aspects of social policy, workers’ rights, health and safety measures at the workplace, the European Social Fund, vocational training, the free movement of workers and pensioners and social dialogue.
During the previous legislative period, Parliament approved structural reforms for a more modern and efficient Parliament, changing the way committees and delegations handle their respective duties.
Committees meet in public (unless the rules dictate otherwise). Their work revolves around drawing up, amending, and voting on legislative proposals and own-initiative reports, as well as holding debates with Council and Commission representatives, hearings with external experts, and organising fact-finding missions. They will play a crucial role in the upcoming hearings of Commissioners-designate.