The independent MEP Nicu Ştefănuţă was elected on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, vice-president of the European Parliament, during the plenary session in Strasbourg.
Nicu Ștefănuță was a member of USR, the party from which he resigned. PHOTO: Archive
Ştefănuţă was voted last week as the candidate of the Green Group for the role of Vice-President of the Parliament, Ştefănuţă was elected today with 347 votes.
“It is an honor for me to become Vice-President of the European Parliament today, but also a great responsibility. I aim to bring Parliament closer to people, especially young people. The social crisis, inequality, discrimination, make young people worried about the future. We, the entire office of the Parliament, have the duty to show them that European democracy works, that their rights are respected and that their voice is heard“, declares Nicu Ştefănuţă, in an official statement, sent to news.ro
Together with the president of the European Parliament, the vice-presidents and the quaestors make up the Bureau, which takes decisions regarding the internal organization of the institution.
While the president supervises the work of the Parliament, which he represents in all legal aspects, as well as in external relations, he can delegate certain powers to the vice-presidents.
The vice-presidents (14 in number) can also replace him in presiding over the plenary sessions. The President and Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament have a mandate of two and a half years.
“Trust in the European Parliament has been shaken, and each of us has a responsibility to restore it. I propose to continue, together with the other colleagues, the work of the previous Office regarding transparency, good governance and restoring the trust of our citizens. We must show people that the European Parliament is not just an institution, but a symbol that promotes European values, that respects the rights of each one of us. I will do everything in my hands so that social problems, youth problems, minority problems are heard and solved“, adds independent MEP Nicu Ştefănuţă.
