Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Encyclopedia
The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) is a committee
of the European Parliament
. Its areas of responsibility relate to industry, especially technology-intensive manufacturing, information technology
, and telecommunications. It also coordinates European space policy, and as such, has ties with the European Space Agency
. It has oversight duties on the Joint Research Centre and the Central Office for Nuclear Measurements, as well as similar projects.
around nuclear waste disposal.
Committee
A committee is a type of small deliberative assembly that is usually intended to remain subordinate to another, larger deliberative assembly—which when organized so that action on committee requires a vote by all its entitled members, is called the "Committee of the Whole"...
of the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
. Its areas of responsibility relate to industry, especially technology-intensive manufacturing, information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
, and telecommunications. It also coordinates European space policy, and as such, has ties with the European Space Agency
European Space Agency
The European Space Agency , established in 1975, is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 18 member states...
. It has oversight duties on the Joint Research Centre and the Central Office for Nuclear Measurements, as well as similar projects.
Energy policy
One major area of activity for the committee is energy policy, safety, and efficiency. They monitor compliance with the Euratom TreatyEuratom Treaty
The Euratom Treaty, officially the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community established the European Atomic Energy Community. It was signed on the 25 March 1957 at the same time as the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community .The Euratom treaty is less well known due to...
around nuclear waste disposal.