European Parliament committee on industry, research and energy (ITRE)

The EP’s ITRE Committee is responsible for EU measures relating to energy policy in general, the security of energy supply and energy efficiency, including the establishment and development of trans-European networks in the energy infrastructure sector. It is one of about 20 standing committees, which instruct legislative proposals through the adoption of reports, propose amendments to Plenary and appoint a negotiation team to conduct negotiations with the Council on EU legislation. They also adopt own-initiative reports, organise hearings with experts and scrutinise the other EU bodies and institutions.