Today the members of the Intergroup "Biodiversity, hunting, rural activities" they held their first meeting to agree the president and vice-presidents. This meeting was an important first step to lay the foundations for the work of the Intergroup in this legislature. The Intergroup will be instrumental in bringing together the perspectives of the main rural actors in defining important policy discussions on the next EU biodiversity strategy, the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP) and the Green Deal.
Alvaro Amaro (Portugal, PPE) was elected President of the Intergroup, with Simone Schmiedtbauer (Austria, PPE), Alex Agius Saliba (Malta, S&D), Elsi Katainen (Finland, Renew Europe), Marco Dreosto (Italy, ID), And¿ elika Mo¿d¿anowska (Poland, ECR), Carmen Avram (Romania, S&D), Jérémy Decerle (France, Renew Europe), Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez (Spain, PPE) and Annie Schreijer-Pierik (Netherlands, PPE) as vice presidents.
The newly elected President, Álvaro Amaro, said: "I agreed to lead the team that worked to re-establish the Intergroup, composed of 10 members in total, from 10 different member states and 5 different political groups made up of 5 men and 5 women This offers a wide geographical and ideological scope as well as a perfect gender balance! ”. He added: “With over 130 deputies supporting all major political groups, the Intergroup is an active stakeholder platform within the European Parliament, enabling open discussions between decision makers, the European Commission and experts, with the aim of affirming the crucial role of rural areas actors e the socio-economic importance of hunting activities and countryside ".