List of Standing Committees
As of 8 July 2010
| Committee | Acronym | Chairperson | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Affairs | AFET | Gabriele Albertini | EPP |
| *Human Rights (subcommittee) | DROI | Barbara Lochbihler | Greens-EFA |
| *Security and Defence (subcommittee) | SEDE | Arnaud Danjean | EPP |
| Development | DEVE | Eva Joly | Greens-EFA |
| International Trade | INTA | Vital Moreira | S&D |
| Budgets | BUDG | Alain Lamassoure | EPP |
| Budgetary Control | CONT | Luigi de Magistris | ALDE |
| Economic and Monetary Affairs | ECON | Sharon Bowles | ALDE |
| Employment and Social Affairs | EMPL | Pervenche Beres | S&D |
| Environment, Public Health and Food Safety | ENVI | Jo Leinen | S&D |
| Industry, Research and Energy | ITRE | Herbert Reul | EPP |
| Internal Market and Consumer Protection | IMCO | Malcolm Harbour | ECR |
| Transport and Tourism | TRAN | Brian Simpson | S&D |
| Regional Development | REGI | Danuta Hübner | EPP |
| Agriculture and Rural Development | AGRI | Paolo De Castro | S&D |
| Fisheries | PECH | Carmen Fraga Estévez | EPP |
| Culture and Education | CULT | Doris Pack | EPP |
| Legal Affairs | JURI | Klaus-Heiner Lehne | EPP |
| Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs | LIBE | Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar | S&D |
| Constitutional Affairs | AFCO | Carlo Casini | EPP |
| Women's Rights and Gender Equality | FEMM | Michael Gustafsson | GUE/NGL |
| Petitions | PETI | Erminia Mazzoni | EPP |
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