The European Parliament adopted a decision on the numerical strength of the standing committees.

It has been decided that the numerical strength of the standing committees and subcommittees shall be as follows:

Committee on Foreign Affairs: 73 members, Committee on Development: 28 members, Committee on International Trade: 41 members, Committee on Budgets: 41 members, Committee on Budgetary Control: 30 members, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs: 61 members, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs: 55 members, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety: 69 members, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy: 67 members, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection: 40 members, Committee on Transport and Tourism: 49 members, Committee on Regional Development: 43 members, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development: 46 members, Committee on Fisheries: 27 members, Committee on Culture and Education: 31 members, Committee on Legal Affairs: 25 members, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs: 60 members, Committee on Constitutional Affairs: 25 members, Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality: 37 members, Committee on Petitions: 36 members, Subcommittee on Human Rights: 30 members, Subcommittee on Security and Defence: 30 members.

Parliament decided, with reference to the proposal from the Conference of Presidents of 12 January 2017 relating to the composition of committee bureaux, that the committee bureaux may consist of up to four vice-chairs.