Interface Committee

European Parliament committee information.

Represents a standing committee, special committee, or temporary committee of the European Parliament. Committees are responsible for preparing legislation, conducting hearings, and producing reports on matters within their mandate. Each committee has members, substitutes, and leadership positions.

Committee Types:

Standing Committees (20 permanent committees)
Special Committees (temporary, specific mandate)
Committees of Inquiry (investigative powers)
Subcommittees (under standing committees)

Data Source: EP API /committees

Committee

Example

const committee: Committee = {
  id: "COMM-DEVE",
  name: "Committee on Development",
  abbreviation: "DEVE",
  members: ["person/124936", "person/198765", "person/100000"],
  chair: "person/124936",
  viceChairs: ["person/198765"],
  meetingSchedule: ["2024-11-25T09:00:00Z", "2024-12-10T14:00:00Z"],
  responsibilities: [
    "Development cooperation policy",
    "Relations with ACP countries",
    "Humanitarian aid"
  ]
};

Example

// Minimal committee (optional fields omitted)
const minimalCommittee: Committee = {
  id: "COMM-ENVI",
  name: "Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety",
  abbreviation: "ENVI",
  members: ["person/111111", "person/222222"]
};

See

MEP for member information
LegislativeDocument for committee documents
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/home

interface Committee {
    abbreviation: string;
    id: string;
    members: string[];
    name: string;
    chair?: string;
    meetingSchedule?: string[];
    responsibilities?: string[];
    viceChairs?: string[];
}

Index

Properties

abbreviation id members name chair? meetingSchedule? responsibilities? viceChairs?

Properties

abbreviation

abbreviation: string

Committee abbreviation.

Short 4-letter code used for references and citations. Abbreviations are stable and widely used in EP documentation.

EP API Field: abbreviation Format: 4 uppercase letters Validation: Must match /^[A-Z]{4}$/

Common Abbreviations:

"AFET" - Foreign Affairs
"DEVE" - Development
"INTA" - International Trade
"BUDG" - Budgets
"CONT" - Budgetary Control
"ECON" - Economic and Monetary Affairs
"EMPL" - Employment and Social Affairs
"ENVI" - Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
"ITRE" - Industry, Research and Energy
"IMCO" - Internal Market and Consumer Protection
"TRAN" - Transport and Tourism
"REGI" - Regional Development
"AGRI" - Agriculture and Rural Development
"PECH" - Fisheries
"CULT" - Culture and Education
"JURI" - Legal Affairs
"LIBE" - Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
"AFCO" - Constitutional Affairs
"FEMM" - Women's Rights and Gender Equality
"PETI" - Petitions

Example

"DEVE"

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"ENVI"

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"ECON"

id

id: string

Unique committee identifier.

Format: "COMM-{abbreviation}" for stable identification across terms. ID remains consistent even if committee name or mandate changes.

EP API Field: identifier Format Pattern: COMM-{ABBREV} Validation: Must match /^COMM-[A-Z]{4}$/

Example

"COMM-DEVE"

Example

"COMM-ENVI"

Example

"COMM-ECON"

members

members: string[]

Committee members.

Array of MEP IDs representing full members (not substitutes). Committee size varies by mandate, typically 25-86 members. Membership reflects political group proportionality.

EP API Field: members Format: Array of MEP IDs (format: "person/{id}") Typical Size: 25-86 members per committee

Example

["person/124936", "person/198765", "person/100000"]

See

MEP for member details

name

name: string

Full committee name.

Official committee name in English. Names may be lengthy for committees with broad mandates. Other languages available through EP multilingual API.

EP API Field: label Language: English (other languages available in API) Max Length: Typically 50-150 characters

Example

"Committee on Development"

Example

"Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety"

Example

"Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs"

`Optional`chair

chair?: string

Committee chair.

MEP ID of the committee chair/chairperson who leads the committee, sets agendas, and represents the committee. Elected by committee members at start of parliamentary term.

EP API Field: chair Format: MEP ID (format: "person/{id}")

Example

"person/124936"

See

MEP for chair details

`Optional`meetingSchedule

meetingSchedule?: string[]

Scheduled committee meetings.

Array of upcoming meeting timestamps in ISO 8601 format with timezone. Regular committees typically meet 1-2 times per month in Brussels during parliamentary session weeks. Extraordinary meetings may be scheduled.

EP API Field: meetingSchedule Format: Array of ISO 8601 datetime strings with timezone Location: Typically Brussels (European Parliament)

Example

[
  "2024-11-25T09:00:00Z",
  "2024-12-10T14:00:00Z",
  "2025-01-20T15:30:00Z"
]

`Optional`responsibilities

responsibilities?: string[]

Committee responsibilities and mandate.

Array of policy areas and legislative matters within the committee's jurisdiction. Responsibilities defined in EP Rules of Procedure Annex VI. May include Treaty article references.

EP API Field: responsibilities Source: EP Rules of Procedure Annex VI

Example

[
  "Development cooperation policy",
  "Humanitarian aid and emergency assistance",
  "Relations with ACP countries",
  "Coherence between EU development policies and other policies"
]

Example

[
  "Environment policy (TFEU Article 191-193)",
  "Public health (TFEU Article 168)",
  "Food safety (TFEU Article 169)"
]

`Optional`viceChairs

viceChairs?: string[]

Committee vice-chairs.

Array of MEP IDs for committee vice-chairs (typically 1-4 per committee). Vice-chairs assist the chair and substitute when needed. Positions allocated to ensure political group representation.

EP API Field: viceChairs Format: Array of MEP IDs (format: "person/{id}") Typical Size: 1-4 vice-chairs

Example

["person/198765", "person/111111"]

See

MEP for vice-chair details

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