Nicolae Ștefănuță

Nicolae Ștefănuță is a Romanian politician of USR PLUS who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019.[1]

Nicolae Ștefănuță
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
for Romania
Assumed office
2019
Personal details
BornRășinari, Romania
NationalityRomanian
Political partyUSR PLUS
Alma materGeorgetown University

Political career

In parliament, Ștefănuță serves on the Committee on Budgets and on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. In 2020, he also joined the Special Committee on Beating Cancer.[2] Ștefănuță has been serving as the parliament’s lead rapporteur on the budget of the European Union for 2023.[3]

In addition to his committee assignments, Ștefănuță is part of the parliament's delegation for relations with the United States. He also co-chairs the informal MEP Interest Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)[4] and is a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights.[5]

Political positions

In 2021, Ștefănuță joined seven other Romanian MEPs in co-signing a letter to Ursula von der Leyen and Maroš Šefčovič in which they call on the European Commission to stop the United Kingdom from holding EU nationals in immigration removal centers.[6]

References
  1. His MEP profile
  2. Members of the Special Committee on Beating Cancer European Parliament, press release of July 9, 2020.
  3. Andreas Rogal (12 January 2022), European Parliament’s Special Cancer Committee adopts final report The Parliament Magazine.
  4. MEPs join forces to boost European Parliament actions to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), press release of February 19, 2020.
  5. Members European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.
  6. Cristina Gallardo (May 12, 2021), MEPs urge von der Leyen to tackle UK immigration detention of EU nationals Politico Europe.


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