In their constitutive meeting, members of the Committee on Budgets have elected their bureau consisting of the Chair and four Vice-Chairs for a two-and-a-half year term.

The new bureau of the Committee on Budgets consists of the following MEPs:

Chair: Johan Van Overtveldt (ECR, BE), elected with 32 votes in favour, 1 against and 7 abstentions

1st Vice-Chair: Monika Hohlmeier (EPP, DE), elected by acclamation

2nd Vice-Chair: Giuseppe Lupo (S&D, IT), elected by acclamation

3rd Vice-Chair: Janusz Lewandowski (EPP, PL), elected by acclamation

4th Vice-Chair: Lucia Yar (Renew, SK), who obtained 28 votes against candidate Angéline Furet (PfE, FR), 11 votes (39 votes cast, no abstentions)

The next meeting of the Committee on Budgets is later on the same day, Tuesday 23 July.

Bureau elections: rules

At the first committee meeting, and again two and a half years thereafter, the committee elects a bureau consisting of a Chair and of Vice-Chairs from among its full members in separate ballots. The diversity of Parliament must be reflected in the composition of the bureau of each committee.