Decision on the powers and responsibilities of the standing committees

The European Parliament adopted by 626 votes to 29, with 5 abstentions, a decision on the powers and responsibilities of European Parliament standing committees.

The European Parliament decides that this decision will enter into force on the first day of the first part-session of the seventh parliamentary term. There will be 20 standing committees as follows:

1. Committee on Foreign Affairs
2. Committee on Development
3. Committee on International Trade
4. Committee on Budgets
5. Committee on Budgetary Control
6. Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
7. Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
8. Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
9. Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
10. Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection
11. Committee on Transport and tourism
12. Committee on Regional Development
13. Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
14. Committee on Fisheries
15. Committee on Culture and Education
16. Committee on Legal Affairs
17. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
18. Committee on Constitutional Affairs
19. Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
20. Committee on Petitions.

Parliament also made a number of amendments to Annex VI of its Rules of Procedure which concern the powers and responsibilities of standing committees.