Movers and shakers (May 11 2015)

Keep track of movements in the European parliament with our movers and shakers column.

By Dods people EU

11 May 2015

Outgoing MEPs include, Hans Jansen (NI, NL) who passed away on 5 May.

Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner (ECR, FI) has joined the European parliament to replace outgoing MEP Sampo Terho.

In committee news, Nicola Danti (S&D, IT) has become the fourth vice-chair of the internal market and consumer protection committee (IMCO), replacing Sergio Gaetano Cofferati (S&D, IT).

Pavel Telička (ALDE, CZ) has joined the delegation for relations with the United States (D-US).

In parliament's Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group (EFDD), Ignazio Corrao (IT) has switched from vice-chair to member.

The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) launched  a new policy group on subsidiarity and localism. 

There were also big changes in two national parties, Jean-Marie Le Pen (NI, FR) has been suspended from Front National, while Nigel Farage (EFDD, UK) has stood down as leader of UKIP after failing in his bid to become a British MP.

And finally, the list of members in the working group against the interference of the tobacco industry has been made public and includes the following:
• Gilles Pargneaux (S&D, FR),
• Pervenche Beres (S&D, FR),
• Christel Schaldemose (S&D, DK)
• Marc Tarabella (S&D, BE),
• Claudia Schmidt (EPP, AT),
• Frédérique Ries (ALDE, BE),
• Bart Staes (Greens-EFA, BE),  
• José Bove (Greens-EFA, FR)
• Michèle Rivasi (Greens-EFA, FR)
• Younous Omarjee (GUE/NGL, FR)
• Lynn Boylan (GUE, IE)
• Eleonora Evi (EFDD, IT)  
• Fabio Massimo Castaldo (EFDD, IT)

 

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