Éric Andrieu (born 14 April 1960) is a French politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2012 until 2023.
Political career Andrieu entered the European Parliament when Kader Arif vacated his seat to join the government of Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault. In parliament, he was a member of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (2012–2022) and the Committee on Development (2022–2023).Nisa Khan (6 January 2022), Movers and Shakers The Parliament Magazine. In 2018, he also served on the Special Committee on the Union's authorisation procedure for pesticides.Kalina Oroschakoff, Hanne Cokelaere, Eddy Wax, Paola Tamma, Simon Marks and Jakob Hanke (May 29, 2019), The EU’s 7 post-election green priorities Politico Europe. He was also the parliament's rapporteur on the common organisation of agricultural markets (CMO) in 2020.Gerardo Fortuna (January 8, 2021), MEP: European food sovereignty is the real issue at stake in CAP talks EurActiv.
In addition to his committee assignments, Andrieu was part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal AreasMembers 2019-2024 European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas. and of the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.Members European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.
From the 2019 elections until 2021, Andrieu served as vice-chair of the S&D Group, under the leadership of chairwoman Iratxe García.The S&D Group elects its new Bureau S&D Group, press release of June 19, 2019.Nisa Khan (16 December 2021), Movers & Shakers The Parliament Magazine.
In March 2023, Andrieu announced that he would not stand in the 2024 European elections but instead resign from active politics by June 2023; he was replaced by Christophe Clergeau.Antoine Carrié (31 March 2023), Le Narbonnais Eric Andrieu quitte son mandat de député européen : "La démocratie a besoin de respiration, de compétences renouvelées" L'Indépendant.
Political positions In May 2021, Andrieu 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.
Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, Andrieu publicly declared his support for Anne Hidalgo as the Socialists’ candidate and joined her campaign team.Maïa de La Baume (8 February 2022), Meet the French MEPs who shape the presidential race Politico Europe. In 2023, he publicly endorsed the re-election of the party's chairman Olivier Faure.TRIBUNE. Congrès du Parti socialiste : 45 parlementaires apportent leur soutien à Olivier Faure Le Journal du Dimanche, 10 January 2023.
References