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Committee On Agriculture And Rural Development
The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) is a committee of the European Parliament. Responsibilities of the Committee AGRI is the European Parliament committee responsible for: #The operation and development of the Common Agricultural Policy #Rural development (including the activities of the relevant financial instruments) #Legislation on: ##Veterinary and plant-health matters, animal feedingstuffs provided such measures are not intended to protect against risks to human health ##Animal husbandry and welfare #Improvements in the quality of agricultural products #Supplies of raw materials for agriculture #The Community Plant Variety Office #Forestry Members, 8th Parliament Those members listed as United Kingdom members are no longer members of the Committee. Research service The Committee is directly supported by a research service, the Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies.European ParliamentCommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Committees Of The European Parliament
The committees of the European Parliament are designed to examine proposals in detail before the matter is dealt with by the full Parliament. They comprise Standing Committees and occasional Temporary Committees or Committees on Inquiry. Each committee is comopsed to reflect the overall political balance of the Parliament as a whole, with seats allocated to each of the political Groups in proportion to their size. Each committee also has substitute members who may vote in place of an absennt full member from their political Group. Standing Committees generally produce reports for consideration by Parliament in its debates. These can be on legislative proposals from the European Commission, or "own initiative reports" on a matter which the committee wishes to take up. Reports are usually drafted by a rapporteur, who is appointed by the committee, selected from amongst its members. The rapporteur's draft is voted on by the committee, typically with amendments being tabled and vot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Köstinger
Elisabeth Köstinger (born 22 November 1978) is an Austrian politician who served as Minister for Agriculture, Sustainability and Tourism in the government of Chancellors Sebastian Kurz, Alexander Schallenberg, and Karl Nehammer from 7 January 2020. She had served in this capacity previously from December 2017 until June 2019. She is a member of the Austrian People's Party, part of the European People's Party. From 9 November 2017 to 18 December 2017, Köstinger briefly served as President of Austria's National Council; as secretary general of the Austrian People's Party from May 2017 to January 2018. Elisabeth Köstinger had become a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Austria in 2009 under OeVP delegation leader Ernst Strasser. Reelected in 2014 under Othmar Karas Köstinger resigned as MEP in late 2017 to become minister. Education and career * Freelance professional - communication sector (2003-2009) * Assisted at the Kärnten District Health Insurance Fund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janusz Wojciechowski
Janusz Czesław Wojciechowski (born 6 December 1954) is a Polish politician and was a long-standing Member of the European Parliament, elected from the Lodz Voivodship representing the Polish People's Party (PSL) (2004–2006), the Polish People's Party "Piast" (PSL "Piast") (2006–2010) and, lately, Law and Justice (since 2010). In 2016, he left the parliament to become a member of the Court of Auditors. Since 2019 he has been the European Commissioner for Agriculture. Wojciechowski was member of United People's Party, a Member of the Bureau of the European People's Party (EPP) from 2004 to 2006 and was vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Wojciechowski was dismissed from his PSL party following his decision to leave the EPP for the Union for Europe of the Nations EU parliamentary grouping. Wojciechowski was a substitute for the Committee on Budgetary Control and a member of the Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Tarabella
Marc Tarabella (born 11 March 1963) is a Belgian politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament for the French Community of Belgium with the Parti Socialiste, part of the Socialist Group. In February 2023 he was charged with corruption and money laundering in connection with the Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament. Early life Tarabella was born in Ougrée, a suburb of Seraing from a family originally from Versilia, Italy. Education * 1986: Degree in sociology, University of Liège * 1988: Seconded to the office of the Premier of the Walloon Region * 1990: Customer adviser, General Savings and Retirement Fund Political career Career in national politics * 1988–1994: Member of the Anthisnes Municipal Council * since 1994: Mayor of Anthisnes * 2000: Member of the executive of the Huy-Waremme Federation of the Socialist Party * 2003: President of the Rural Foundation of Wallonia * 2002: Belgian coordinator of the committees supporting I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantin Rebega
Constantin is an Aromanian, Megleno-Romanian and Romanian male given name. It can also be a surname. For a list of notable people called Constantin, see Constantine (name). See also * Constantine (name) * Konstantin The first name Konstantin () is a derivation from the Latin name '' Constantinus'' ( Constantine) in some European languages, such as Bulgarian, Russian, Estonian and German. As a Christian given name, it refers to the memory of the Roman empe ... References {{Reflist Aromanian masculine given names Megleno-Romanian masculine given names Romanian masculine given names Masculine given names Romanian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Noichl
Maria Noichl (born 9 January 1967) is a German politician and member of the European Parliament representing Germany since July 2014. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists. Prior to entering politics Noichl was a teacher of nutrition and design. Parliamentary service *Member, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (2014-) *Member, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) is a committee of the European Parliament. Responsibilities of the Committee AGRI is the European Parliament committee responsible for: #The operation and development of the Common Agricul ... (2014-) *Member, Delegation to the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2014-) *Member, Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2014-2014) In addition to her committee assignments, Noichl is a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo De Castro
Paolo De Castro (born 2 February 1958) is an Italian politician. He was Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies in the D'Alema I, D'Alema II and Prodi II cabinets. In 2009 he was elected to the European Parliament, and served as chair of the parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development from 2009 to 2014. He has also served as professor of Agricultural Economics at the Veterinary Medicine University of Bologna. He is married and has two sons. Early life and career Born in San Pietro Vernotico, Apulia, as a son of farmers; De Castro grew up on the family's 36-hectare farm. In 1980 he graduated at Bologna getting the maximum mark in Agricultural Science. Career Career in academia From January 2001 to May 2004, De Castro chaired the Nomisma Economics Studies Institute. He also chaired the Qualivita Foundation and currently runs the International Agricultural Policy Magazine edited by the Informatore Agrario in Verona. He is professor at the Agriculture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Caputo
Nicola may refer to: People * Nicola (name), including a list of people with the given name or, less commonly, the surname **Nicola (artist) or Nicoleta Alexandru, singer who represented Romania at the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest * Nicola people, an extinct Athapaskan people of the Nicola Valley in British Columbia, Canada, and a modern alliance now residing there ** Nicola language, an extinct Athabascan language Places * Nicola River, British Columbia, Canada ** Nicola Country, a region of British Columbia around the river ** Nicola Lake, a lake near the upper reaches of the river ** Nicola, British Columbia, a hamlet on the river Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Nicola'' (album) (1967), by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch * (magazine), a Japanese fashion magazine * ''Nicola'' (composition), a piano composition by Steve Race Other uses * Nicola (apple), trade name of an apple cultivar * MV ''Nicola'', a ferryboat in British Columbia, Canada * ''Nicola'' (sponge) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Brannen
Paul Brannen (born 13 September 1962) is a British Labour Party politician. He is a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the North East England region: he was elected in 2014 and lost his seat in 2019. Early life Brannen was brought up in Tyneside, North East England. He attended the University of Leeds, where he studied theology and religious studies. Being involved in student politics, he became President of the Leeds University Union. Brannen also holds an MBA from Durham University Business School. Early career After university, Brannen worked as a campaigns officer for the Anti-Apartheid Movement, leading the campaign against executions by the apartheid government in South Africa. He famously interrupted a press conference being held by Mike Gatting to announce his plans to lead a rebel cricket tour to South Africa in breach of the international sporting boycott. He was a press officer for the Labour Party from 1991 to 1992. He then moved to Christian Aid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Aguilera GarcÃa
Clara Eugenia Aguilera GarcÃa (; born 3 January 1964) is a Spanish politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019. In addition to her committee assignments, she is part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital. In June 2023, Aguilera was the recipient of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development Award at ''The Parliament Magazine ''The Parliament Magazine'' is a monthly EU politics, policy and culture magazine. Its website, www.theparliamentmagazine.eu, is a forum for discussion on the latest developments in EU politics and policy, featuring regular contributions from pr ...s annual MEP Awards Aguilera was featured in the investigative journalistic film "Food for Profit" where she expressed a controversial view on animal welfare. A statement from the documentary, "I am not interested in the happiness of the chicken, the rabbit, or the cat. I eat them anyway," was highlighted in the television program "Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éric Andrieu
Éric Andrieu (born 14 April 1960) is a French politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2012 until 2023. Political career Andrieu entered the European Parliament when Kader Arif vacated his seat to join the government of Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault. In parliament, he was a member of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (2012–2022) and the Committee on Development (2022–2023). In 2018, he also served on the Special Committee on the Union's authorisation procedure for pesticides. He was also the parliament's rapporteur on the common organisation of agricultural markets (CMO) in 2020. In addition to his committee assignments, Andrieu was part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas and of the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals. From the 2019 elections until 2021, Andrieu served as vice-chair of the S&D Group, under the lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
