Caroline Nagtegaal Explained

Party:People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Constituency Mp:Netherlands
Term Start:14 November 2017
Term End:15 July 2024
Parliament:European
Birth Date:1980 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Utrecht
Nationality:Dutch

Caroline Nagtegaal is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who served as a Member of the European Parliament between 2017 and 2024.[1]

From 2017 until 2019, Nagtegaal served on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.[2] Following the 2019 elections, she moved to the Committee on Transport and Tourism. In this capacity, she co-authored a 2019 resolution on the cybersecurity risks posed by trade with China.[3] She was shadow rapporteur of a regulation mandating that the distance to the closest charging station can be no more than on European highways by 2028.[4]

In addition to her committee assignments, Nagtegaal was part of the Parliament's delegations for relations with the Arab Peninsula,[5] Mercosur and to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat). She was also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas[6] and the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights.[7]

Nagtegaal did not run for re-election in June 2024, and her term as MEP ended on 15 July 2024.[1] [8]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/190519/CAROLINE_NAGTEGAAL/home Caroline Nagtegaal
  2. Francesco Guarascio (13 December 2018), EU lawmakers back two-year extension of euro bank lending rate Reuters.
  3. Julian E. Barnes and Adam Satariano (17 March 2019), U.S. Campaign to Ban Huawei Overseas Stumbles as Allies Resist New York Times.
  4. News: De ene Nederlander kreeg de afgelopen vijf jaar echt iets voor elkaar in Brussel, de ander helemaal niks . subscription . 4 June 2024 . Nijenhuis . Hans . 4 June 2024 . nl . . Some Dutch MEPs had tangible achievements in the past five years, others did not .
  5. Mia Bortolani (16 October 2020), Movers and Shakers The Parliament Magazine.
  6. http://www.searica.eu/intergroup/members-2019-2024 Members 2019-2024
  7. https://lgbti-ep.eu/who-we-are/members/ Members
  8. Web site: Proces-verbaal centraal stembureau uitslag verkiezing Europees Parlement Model P22-1 . Dutch Electoral Council . nl . 24 July 2024 . PDF . 19 June 2024 . Central electoral council report of the results of the election of the European Parliament Model P22-1 . 13–14 .