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Veronika Vrecionová became the chairwoman of the agricultural committee in the EP

by AI | 23.Jul 2024 | Europe in brief AI

Czech Member of the European Parliament Luděk Niedermayer became Vice-Chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)

Plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Photo: Roberto Monaldo / Zuma Press / ContactoPhoto

Brussels – Veronika Vrecionová (ODS) from the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) faction was elected today as the chair of the influential Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) in the European Parliament. Czech MEP Luděk Niedermayer (TOP 09) from the European People’s Party (EPP) faction became the vice-chair of the Economic and Monetary Committee (ECON).

According to Vrecionová, her position is very important not only for ODS and the ECR faction but also for the Czech Republic, especially because the EU is awaiting negotiations on the new form of the common agricultural policy. “It is necessary to realize that one-third of the European budget goes directly to agriculture, which is a huge amount of money, and therefore it is very important how we set the next conditions for Czech and European farmers,” Vrecionová told Czech journalists in Brussels.

“Being re-elected to the leadership of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) is both a commitment and recognition of my work here so far,” said Niedermayer after his election. According to him, this includes, for example, preventing money laundering in the union, changing fiscal rules important for more responsible economic management of countries, or adjusting rules for resolving banking crises. Niedermayer mentioned the need for greater competitiveness of the EU economy, also identifying the simplification of company operations as an important issue, which means finding ways to simplify even in the tax area.

Vrecionová became only the third Czech MEP to lead a European Parliament committee since the Czech Republic joined the EU. Before her, this function was held only by her party colleague Miroslav Ouzký, who chaired the Committee on the Environment (ENVI) between 2006 and 2009, and Pavel Svoboda (KDU-ČSL), who led the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) between 2014 and 2019. (23 July)