OVERVIEW: IMCO COMMITTEE MEPs As the EU institutions’ summer break nears its end and the European Parliament heads back to town on 2nd September, Cicero has taken a closer look at the Internal Market & Consumer Protection (IMCO) Committee members who are likely to play a prominent role throughout the Parliament’s 5 year mandate.
RETURNING MEPs:
OVERVIEW: IMCO COMMITTEE MEPs
NAME
ABOUT Roza Thun EPP
• An experienced politician, Roza Thun is starting her third term as MEP serving as Vice-Chair of the IMCO Committee.
Andreas Schwab EPP
• Having served as MEP since 2004, Andreas Schwab has played a key role on digital and consumer-related topics in
Evelyne Gebhardt S&D
• As MEP since 1994, Evelyn Gebhardt is one of the longest-serving members of the IMCO Committee. She is best
Christel Schaldemose S&D
• Schaldemose made a name for herself last year during her role as Rapporteur on the Platform-to-Business
Dita Charanzova RE
• Vice-President of the European Parliament Dita Charanzova will be re-joining the IMCO Committee where she has
Ivan Stefanec EPP
• Returning IMCO MEP Ivan Stefanec strongly promotes SMEs, serving as Vice-President of SME Europe. He is known
Having worked on important digital topics over the past years, including as Rapporteur on the GEO-Blocking Regulation and the Report on Completing the Digital Single Market, Thun is expected to continue to play an important role. the IMCO Committee. Not only was Schwab Rapporteur on the Consumer Rights Directive, the Network and Security Directive and the Report on EU Competition Policy, he is also an advocate for ensuring fairer competition in the online platform economy which will continue to be a key issue for the next European Commission.
known for her role in shaping the controversial Services Directive as well as the Digital Single Market Act and is expected to continue to put her stamp on legislation passing through the IMCO Committee.
Regulation. She is an active supporter of consumer rights and expected to continue to be one of IMCO’s most vocal supporters of consumer rights.
made a name for herself through her work on single market and digital files. Named one of the “Women who shape Brussels” as part of the ‘tech MEP gang’ by Politico, Charanzova is expected to continue to be an important figure in the IMCO Committee.
for being Rapporteur on the Regulation on the Mutual Recognition of Goods and for his involvement on Single Market and digital topics.
European People’s Party (EPP) - Socialists & Democrats (S&D) - Renew Europe (RE)
Cicero Group | 1
OVERVIEW: IMCO COMMITTEE MEPs NEW MEPs:
OVERVIEW: IMCO COMMITTEE MEPs
NAME
ABOUT Andrus Ansip RE
• Previously Commission Vice-President on the Digital Single Market, Andrus Ansip will play an important role in
Marcel Kolaja Greens/EFA
• A member of the Czech Pirate Party, Kolaja was elected as Vice-President of the European Parliament, despite
Kris Peeters EPP
• Kris Peeters is joining the IMCO Committee after a career in national politics, having served as Minister-President
Leszek Miller S&D
• Previous Prime Minister of Poland Lezlek Miller is starting his first term as MEP and joining the IMCO Committee.
the IMCO Committee. As Commissioner, Ansip was able to push through and find agreement on 28 out of 30 legislative proposals aimed at completing the Digital Single Market. He is likely to lead on any of the important upcoming digital files in the IMCO Committee. serving as MEP for the first time. He is seen as a competent MEP, whose priorities include digital rights, consumer protection and technological competitiveness. He is expected to get actively involved on digital and consumerrelated topics. of Flanders and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy under the Prime Minister Charles Michel. His experience in consolidating views within Belgium will come in handy as Rapporteur on single market files. During his term as Prime Minister, he played a key role in bringing Poland into the European Union. Prior to his work in national politics, he was involved in civic and trade union affairs. Miller is expected to be an active figure in the IMCO Committee.
You may also be interested in Cicero Group’s overview of the European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) Committee - please click here to access.
GET IN TOUCH... If you would like to speak to the Cicero team about this document, or how we can support your organisation and its public affairs objectives in 2019, please do contact Helena Walsh: Helena Walsh, Managing Director - EU Public Affairs BXL: +32 (0)2 612 8152 Helena.Walsh@cicero-group.com European People’s Party (EPP) - Socialists & Democrats (S&D) - Renew Europe (RE)
Cicero Group | 2