Special report

Special report

Hungry for change:

Young and MEP

Hungry for change:

Young and MEP

Hungry for change:

Young and MEP

Ahead of next year’s European Parliament elections, EUobserver spoke to MEPs under 35 to find out more about the voice of the youth in European legislation – and how it can play a bigger role.

37

MEPs under 35

MEPs under 35

20

Women

Women

53

Average age EP

Average age EP

All

European People's Party Group (EPP)

Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Identity and Democracy (ID)

Non-attached Members

The Left (former GUE/NGL)

European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR)

Alviina Alametsä, 31

Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Member of the committee on foreign affairs

MEP since 2020

Sándor Rónai, 34

Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)

Vice-chair of the committee on budgetary control

MEP since 2019

Lidia Pereira, 32

European People's Party Group (EPP)

Member of the committee on economic and monetary affairs and subcommittee on tax matters

MEP since 2019

Sara Cerdas, 34

Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)

Member of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety and the subcommittee on public health

MEP since 2019

Niklas Nienaß, 31

Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Member of the committee on industry, research and energy, the committee on regional development, and the committee on culture and education

MEP since 2019

Irena Joveva, 34

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Vice-chair inn the subcommittee on public health

MEP since 2019

Claudia Gamon, 34

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Member in the committee on industry, research and energy

MEP since 2019

Bergur Løkke Rasmussen, 33

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Member in the committee on transport and tourism

MEP since 2022

Andrey Novakov, 35

European People's Party Group (EPP)

Member in the committee on budgets and regional development

MEP since 2014

Alicia Homs Ginel, 30

Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)

Vice-chair committee on employment and social affairs

MEP since 2019

Ivan Vilibor Sinčić, 33

Non-attached Members

Member in the committee on the environment, public health and food safety

MEP since 2019

Kim van Sparrentak, 33

Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Member in the committee on the internal market and consumer protection

MEP since 2019

Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, 25

Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Vice-chair in the subcommittee on tax matters

MEP since 2019

Malte Gallée, 30

Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Member of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety

MEP since 2021

Manon Aubry, 33

The Left (former GUE/NGL)

Co-president of The Left (former GUE/NGL)

MEP since 2019

Damian Boeselager, 35

Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Member of the committee on constitutional affairs

MEP since 2019

Markéta Gregorová, 30

Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Member of the committee on international trade and the subcommittee on security and defence

MEP since 2019

Moritz Körner, 33

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Member of the committee on budgets and the committee on civil liberties, justice and home affairs

MEP since 2019

Michiel Hoogeveen, 33

European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR)

Vice-chair of the committee on economic and monetary affairs

MEP since 2021

Samira Rafaela, 34

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Member of the committee on international trade and the committee on women’s rights and gender equality

MEP since 2019

Emmanouil Fragkos, 30

European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR)

Member of the committee on international trade, committee on the environment, public health and food safety, and committee on petitions

MEP since 2019

Delara Burkhardt, 31

Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)

Member of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety

MEP since 2019

Svenja Hahn, 34

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Member of the committee on the internal market and consumer protection

MEP since 2019

Christian Doleschal, 35

European People's Party Group (EPP)

Member of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety and the committee on regional development

MEP since 2019

Josianne Cutajar, 33

Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)

Member of the committee on industry, research and energy

MEP since 2019

Emma Wiesner, 30

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Member of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety

MEP since 2021

Katalin Cseh, 35

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Member of the committee on foreign affairs and the committee on budgets

MEP since 2019

Alexander Bernhuber, 31

European People's Party Group (EPP)

Member of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety, the committee on regional development and the committee on petitions

MEP since 2019

Mario Furore, 34

Non-attached Members

Member of the committee on transport and tourism

MEP since 2019

Francesca Peppucci, 30

European People's Party Group (EPP)

Member of ther committee on the environment, public health and food safety

MEP since 2023

Maria Veronica Rossi, 35

Identity and Democracy (ID)

Member of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety and the committee on women’s rights and gender equality

MEP since 2023

Jordan Bardella, 28

Identity and Democracy (ID)

Member of the committee on petitions

MEP since 2019

Marina Mesure, 34

The Left (former GUE/NGL)

Member of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety and the committee on industry, research and energy

MEP since 2019

Jaak Madison, 32

Identity and Democracy (ID)

Member of the committee on foreign affairs and the committee on constitutional affairs

MEP since 2019

Johan Nissinen, 34

European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR)

Member of the committee on industry, research and energy and the committee on women’s rights and gender equality

MEP since 2022

Karlo Ressler, 33

European People's Party Group (EPP)

Member of the committee on budgets and the committee on civil liberties, justice and home affairs

MEP since 2019

Kemp Martine, 29

European People's Party Group (EPP)

MEP

MEP since 2023

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All

European People's Party Group (EPP)

Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Identity and Democracy (ID)

Non-attached Members

The Left (former GUE/NGL)

European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR)

Alviina Alametsä, 31

Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Member of the committee on foreign affairs

MEP since 2020

Sándor Rónai, 34

Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)

Vice-chair of the committee on budgetary control

MEP since 2019

Lidia Pereira, 32

European People's Party Group (EPP)

Member of the committee on economic and monetary affairs and subcommittee on tax matters

MEP since 2019

Sara Cerdas, 34

Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)

Member of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety and the subcommittee on public health

MEP since 2019

Niklas Nienaß, 31

Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Member of the committee on industry, research and energy, the committee on regional development, and the committee on culture and education

MEP since 2019

Irena Joveva, 34

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Vice-chair inn the subcommittee on public health

MEP since 2019

Claudia Gamon, 34

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Member in the committee on industry, research and energy

MEP since 2019

Bergur Løkke Rasmussen, 33

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Member in the committee on transport and tourism

MEP since 2022

Andrey Novakov, 35

European People's Party Group (EPP)

Member in the committee on budgets and regional development

MEP since 2014

Alicia Homs Ginel, 30

Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)

Vice-chair committee on employment and social affairs

MEP since 2019

Ivan Vilibor Sinčić, 33

Non-attached Members

Member in the committee on the environment, public health and food safety

MEP since 2019

Kim van Sparrentak, 33

Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Member in the committee on the internal market and consumer protection

MEP since 2019

Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, 25

Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Vice-chair in the subcommittee on tax matters

MEP since 2019

Malte Gallée, 30

Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Member of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety

MEP since 2021

Manon Aubry, 33

The Left (former GUE/NGL)

Co-president of The Left (former GUE/NGL)

MEP since 2019

Damian Boeselager, 35

Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Member of the committee on constitutional affairs

MEP since 2019

Markéta Gregorová, 30

Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Member of the committee on international trade and the subcommittee on security and defence

MEP since 2019

Moritz Körner, 33

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Member of the committee on budgets and the committee on civil liberties, justice and home affairs

MEP since 2019

Michiel Hoogeveen, 33

European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR)

Vice-chair of the committee on economic and monetary affairs

MEP since 2021

Samira Rafaela, 34

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Member of the committee on international trade and the committee on women’s rights and gender equality

MEP since 2019

Emmanouil Fragkos, 30

European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR)

Member of the committee on international trade, committee on the environment, public health and food safety, and committee on petitions

MEP since 2019

Delara Burkhardt, 31

Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)

Member of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety

MEP since 2019

Svenja Hahn, 34

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Member of the committee on the internal market and consumer protection

MEP since 2019

Christian Doleschal, 35

European People's Party Group (EPP)

Member of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety and the committee on regional development

MEP since 2019

Josianne Cutajar, 33

Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)

Member of the committee on industry, research and energy

MEP since 2019

Emma Wiesner, 30

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Member of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety

MEP since 2021

Katalin Cseh, 35

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Member of the committee on foreign affairs and the committee on budgets

MEP since 2019

Alexander Bernhuber, 31

European People's Party Group (EPP)

Member of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety, the committee on regional development and the committee on petitions

MEP since 2019

Mario Furore, 34

Non-attached Members

Member of the committee on transport and tourism

MEP since 2019

Francesca Peppucci, 30

European People's Party Group (EPP)

Member of ther committee on the environment, public health and food safety

MEP since 2023

Maria Veronica Rossi, 35

Identity and Democracy (ID)

Member of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety and the committee on women’s rights and gender equality

MEP since 2023

Jordan Bardella, 28

Identity and Democracy (ID)

Member of the committee on petitions

MEP since 2019

Marina Mesure, 34

The Left (former GUE/NGL)

Member of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety and the committee on industry, research and energy

MEP since 2019

Jaak Madison, 32

Identity and Democracy (ID)

Member of the committee on foreign affairs and the committee on constitutional affairs

MEP since 2019

Johan Nissinen, 34

European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR)

Member of the committee on industry, research and energy and the committee on women’s rights and gender equality

MEP since 2022

Karlo Ressler, 33

European People's Party Group (EPP)

Member of the committee on budgets and the committee on civil liberties, justice and home affairs

MEP since 2019

Kemp Martine, 29

European People's Party Group (EPP)

MEP

MEP since 2023

All

European People's Party Group (EPP)

Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Identity and Democracy (ID)

Non-attached Members

The Left (former GUE/NGL)

European Conservatives & Reformists Group (ECR)

Alviina Alametsä, 31

Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Member of the committee on foreign affairs

MEP since 2020

Sándor Rónai, 34

Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)

Vice-chair of the committee on budgetary control

MEP since 2019

Lidia Pereira, 32

European People's Party Group (EPP)

Member of the committee on economic and monetary affairs and subcommittee on tax matters

MEP since 2019

Sara Cerdas, 34

Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)

Member of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety and the subcommittee on public health

MEP since 2019

Niklas Nienaß, 31

Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Member of the committee on industry, research and energy, the committee on regional development, and the committee on culture and education

MEP since 2019

Irena Joveva, 34

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Vice-chair inn the subcommittee on public health

MEP since 2019

Claudia Gamon, 34

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Member in the committee on industry, research and energy

MEP since 2019

Bergur Løkke Rasmussen, 33

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Member in the committee on transport and tourism

MEP since 2022

Andrey Novakov, 35

European People's Party Group (EPP)

Member in the committee on budgets and regional development

MEP since 2014

Alicia Homs Ginel, 30

Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)

Vice-chair committee on employment and social affairs

MEP since 2019

Ivan Vilibor Sinčić, 33

Non-attached Members

Member in the committee on the environment, public health and food safety

MEP since 2019

Kim van Sparrentak, 33

Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Member in the committee on the internal market and consumer protection

MEP since 2019

Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, 25

Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Vice-chair in the subcommittee on tax matters

MEP since 2019

Malte Gallée, 30

Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Member of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety

MEP since 2021

Manon Aubry, 33

The Left (former GUE/NGL)

Co-president of The Left (former GUE/NGL)

MEP since 2019

Damian Boeselager, 35

Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Member of the committee on constitutional affairs

MEP since 2019

Markéta Gregorová, 30

Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)

Member of the committee on international trade and the subcommittee on security and defence

MEP since 2019

Moritz Körner, 33

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Member of the committee on budgets and the committee on civil liberties, justice and home affairs

MEP since 2019

Michiel Hoogeveen, 33

European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR)

Vice-chair of the committee on economic and monetary affairs

MEP since 2021

Samira Rafaela, 34

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Member of the committee on international trade and the committee on women’s rights and gender equality

MEP since 2019

Emmanouil Fragkos, 30

European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR)

Member of the committee on international trade, committee on the environment, public health and food safety, and committee on petitions

MEP since 2019

Delara Burkhardt, 31

Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)

Member of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety

MEP since 2019

Svenja Hahn, 34

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Member of the committee on the internal market and consumer protection

MEP since 2019

Christian Doleschal, 35

European People's Party Group (EPP)

Member of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety and the committee on regional development

MEP since 2019

Josianne Cutajar, 33

Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)

Member of the committee on industry, research and energy

MEP since 2019

Emma Wiesner, 30

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Member of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety

MEP since 2021

Katalin Cseh, 35

Renew Europe (previously ALDE)

Member of the committee on foreign affairs and the committee on budgets

MEP since 2019

Alexander Bernhuber, 31

European People's Party Group (EPP)

Member of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety, the committee on regional development and the committee on petitions

MEP since 2019

Mario Furore, 34

Non-attached Members

Member of the committee on transport and tourism

MEP since 2019

Francesca Peppucci, 30

European People's Party Group (EPP)

Member of ther committee on the environment, public health and food safety

MEP since 2023

Maria Veronica Rossi, 35

Identity and Democracy (ID)

Member of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety and the committee on women’s rights and gender equality

MEP since 2023

Jordan Bardella, 28

Identity and Democracy (ID)

Member of the committee on petitions

MEP since 2019

Marina Mesure, 34

The Left (former GUE/NGL)

Member of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety and the committee on industry, research and energy

MEP since 2019

Jaak Madison, 32

Identity and Democracy (ID)

Member of the committee on foreign affairs and the committee on constitutional affairs

MEP since 2019

Johan Nissinen, 34

European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR)

Member of the committee on industry, research and energy and the committee on women’s rights and gender equality

MEP since 2022

Karlo Ressler, 33

European People's Party Group (EPP)

Member of the committee on budgets and the committee on civil liberties, justice and home affairs

MEP since 2019

Kemp Martine, 29

European People's Party Group (EPP)

MEP

MEP since 2023