Aurore Lalucq (; born 17 April 1979) is a French economist and politician of the Place Publique party who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019. She is the co-president of the political party Place publique.
Political career In parliament, Lalucq has since been serving on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. In 2020, she also joined the Subcommittee on Tax Matters.Members of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters European Parliament, press release of July 9, 2020. She has also been a substitute member of the Committee on International Trade (2019–2021) and the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (since 2021).Mia Bartoloni (February 19, 2021), Movers & Shakers The Parliament Magazine.
In addition to her committee assignments, Lalucq is part of the Parliament's delegation for relations with the United States. She is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development,Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development European Parliament. the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT RightsMembers European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights. and the Responsible Business Conduct Working Group.Members Responsible Business Conduct Working Group.
Lalucq was re-elected as an MEP in 2024.
Other activities European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member of the Council (since 2023)Members European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).
Political positions In May 2021, Lalucq 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.Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop (19 May 2021), EU lawmakers urge France, Germany, Italy to ditch Arctic LNG 2 support Reuters.
In 2022, Lalucq urged France's market regulator AMF to review its decision to register the Binance cryptocurrency exchange as a digital assets service provider, citing a Reuters investigation into money laundering on the platform.Angus Berwick and Tom Wilson (5 July 2022), French MEP asks regulator to justify Binance approval, cites Reuters report Reuters.
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