Neena Gill - Activities Within The EP

Activities Within The EP

Gill was a member of the European Parliamentary Labour Party (EPLP) which is a member of the Party of European Socialists (PES) in the European Parliament (EP).

She held the following appointments and interests:

• President of EP Delegation for Relations with India (elected 2007)

• President (2004–2007) of EP Delegation for Relations with South Asia and SAARC countries

• Vice President (2002–2004) of EP Delegation for Relations with South Asia and SAARC countries

• Member:

• Member of the Legal Affairs Committee and a former member of the Budgets Committee
• Ex-Officio member of the SAARC Delegation, 2007

• Substitute Member:

• ITRE Committee - Industry, Research and Energy: dealing with Information Society and Industry issues.
• Delegation ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

• Working on the following Reports and Opinions:

• Rapporteur on Ambient Assisted Living ICT for ageing.
• Opinion on Cultural Industries in Europe
• Standing Rapporteur for EU Information and Communication Policy
• Budget Rapporteur for ITRE Committee
• Development Aid
• Gender Equality

• Member of European Parliament Informal Group:

• Friends of the Commonwealth (Vice President)
• Friends of Football (UEFA Sponsored)
• European Gender Equality Network

• Involved in the following horizontal working groups:

• Innovation, Investment, Internal Market

• Member of the Inter-groups:

• Anti-Racism and Diversity (Vice President)
• URBAN-Housing
• SMEs
• Sport
• Trade Unions
• Disability

• Party of European Socialists (PES):

• Auditor in the European Parliament
• Former spokesperson on the budgets of other institutions

• European Parliamentary Labour Party (EPLP):

• Bureau Member (until end 2006)
• Represents EPLP on the Labour National Policy Forum
• Spokesperson responsible for sister-party delegation links
• Spokesperson on Budgets and Link person to the Treasury
• Member of the Disciplinary Committee

• Activities linking European Parliament with other bodies

• Member of the Foreign Policy Centre Commission
• Member of the Transatlantic Policy Network
• Member of the European Energy Foundation
• Link to British Council

• Inter-Institutional Working Group (Commission, Council and the EP)

• Working Party on Information and Communication Policy