European Parliament Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection is a committee of the European Parliament.
Work of the committee
The committee is responsible for:- Coordination at Community level of national legislation in the sphere of the internal market and of the customs union, in particular:
- * The free movement of goods including the harmonization of technical standards
- * The right of establishment
- * The freedom to provide services
- Measures aiming at the identification and removal of potential obstacles to the functioning of the internal market;
- The promotion and protection of the economic interests of consumers in the context of the establishment of the internal market.
[8th European Parliament] (2014–19)
The committee chair, elected in June 2017, is Anneleen Van Bossuyt. She replaces Vicky Ford, who resigned after being elected national MP in the 2017 UK election.Vice-Chairs are Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Robert Rochefort and Nicola Danti.
[10th European Parliament] (2024-2029)
After a successful re-election bid in 2024, Anna Cavazzini continued on as the committee chair.Vice-Chairs are Christian Doleschal, Nikola Minchev, Maria Grapini, and Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz.