Christophe Grudler (born 9 April 1965) is a French politician and a journalist who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since the 2019 elections.[3] He was re-elected in 2024.[4]

Christophe Grudler
Member of the European Parliament
for France
Assumed office
2 July 2019[1][2]
Personal details
Born (1965-04-09) 9 April 1965 (age 59)
Belfort, France
Political partyMoDem
 EU:
European Democratic Party Renew Europe
Alma materUniversity of Strasbourg
OccupationHistorian
journalist

Political career

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Grudler has since been serving on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence.

In addition to his committee assignments, Grudler is part of the Parliament's delegation for Northern cooperation and for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee. He is a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital,[5] the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights,[6] the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development,[7] the European Parliament Intergroup on Fighting against Poverty,[8] the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals[9] and the Spinelli Group.[10]

Political positions

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In May 2021, Grudler joined a group of 39 mostly Green Party lawmakers from the European Parliament who in a letter urged the leaders of Germany, France and Italy not to support Arctic LNG 2, a $21 billion Russian Arctic liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, due to climate change concerns.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ^ CAZENAVE, Fabien (27 May 2019). "Parlement européen. Qui sont les 79 eurodéputés élus en France ?". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Européennes 2024 : qui sont les 81 députés français élus au Parlement ?". Le Monde.fr (in French). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital European Parliament.
  6. ^ Intergroup on Children’s Rights European Parliament.
  7. ^ Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development European Parliament.
  8. ^ Intergroup on Fighting against Poverty European Parliament.
  9. ^ Members Archived 31 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.
  10. ^ Board & Members Spinelli Group.
  11. ^ Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop (19 May 2021), EU lawmakers urge France, Germany, Italy to ditch Arctic LNG 2 support Reuters.
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