EP INTERGROUPS

Intergroups can be formed by Members from any political group and any committee, with a view to holding informal exchanges of views on particular subjects and promoting contact between Members and civil society. Intergroups are not Parliament bodies and therefore may not express Parliament's opinion.

Intergroups are subject to internal rules, which set out the conditions under which intergroups may be established at the beginning of each parliamentary term and their operating rules. Chairs of intergroups are required to declare any support they receive in cash or kind, according to the same criteria applicable to Members as individuals. The declarations must be updated every year and are filed in a public register held by the Quaestors.

List of Intergroups

At its meeting on 11 December 2014 the Conference of Presidents approved the following list of Intergroups to be established under the current legislative term of Parliament.

1. Active ageing, intergenerational solidarity & family policies
2. Anti-racism and diversity
3. Biodiversity, countryside, hunting and recreational fisheries
4. Children's rights
5. Climate change; sustainable development and biodiversity
6. Common goods and public services
7. Creative industries
8. Digital agenda
9. Disability
10. Extreme poverty and human rights
11. European tourism development, cultural heritage, Way of St. James and other cultural routes
12. Freedom of religion and belief and religious tolerance
13. Integrity- Transparency, anti-corruption and organised crime
14. Lesbian Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex rights-LGTB
15. Long term investment and re-industrialisation
16. Rural mountaineous and remote areas
17. Seas, rivers, islands and coastal areas
18. SMEs- Small and medium-sized enterprises
19. Sky and Space
20. Social economy, social economy enterprises, social entrepreneurship and third sector
21. Sports
22. Trade Unions
23. Traditional minorities, National communities and Languages
24. Urban
25. Welfare and conservation of animals
26. Westen Sahara
27. Wine, spirits and quality foodstuffs
28. Youth issues