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