Press release - MEPs filling the ranks of five new committees

The members of these committees are chosen by the political groups, which communicate their selection to Parliaments President.

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https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20200706IPR82723/https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20200706IPR82723/
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Saturday, July 11, 2020
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Parliamentary procedure, Government, Select or special committee, Committee, Member of the European Parliament, Parliament of Singapore, Articles, Human behavior, European Parliament
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  • The members of these committees are chosen by the political groups, which communicate their selection to Parliaments President.
  • Each political group is allocated a number of seats in proportion to the number of MEPs it accounts for in the whole of the EP.
  • Each special committee is composed of 33 members, whereas the subcommittee and committee of inquiry have 30 members each.
  • Special committees, committees of inquiry and subcommittees cannot adopt legislative texts.
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