Committees of the EU Parliament
- Committee meeting (Photo: EU Commission)
The European Parliament has 20 permanent committees that prepare the reports to be decided by a full session (the plenary). According to new rules the committees can - with an especially large majority - decide certain issues on their own.
The Parliament has decided to increase its number of committees from 17 - 20. This came into effect from the EU Parliament's first gathering after the EU election in June 2004.
Links
Homepage - Committees: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/......pert/committees.do?language=EN
Rules of Procedures of the European Parliament: http://www2.europarl.eu.int/om......=RULES-EP&L=EN&REF=TOC
