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European Parliament Committee on Culture and Education

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Committee on Culture and Education
AbbreviationCULT
TypeStanding committee
LegislatureEuropean Parliament
Parliamentary term10th European Parliament
ChairNela Riehl
Greens/EFA, Germany
Vice-ChairsBogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski (EPP)
Emma Rafowicz (S&D)
Diana Riba i Giner (Greens/EFA)
Hristo Petrov (Renew)
Members30
Political compositionEPP: 8 · S&D: 6 · ECR: 3 · Renew: 3
PfE: 4 · Greens/EFA: 2 · The Left: 2 · ESN: 1 · NI: 1
JurisdictionCulture, education, audiovisual and media policy, youth, sport and multilingualism
WebsiteOfficial website

The Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) is a standing committee of the European Parliament. It is responsible for the European Union's policies on culture, education, audiovisual media, youth, sport and multilingualism, including programmes such as Erasmus+, Creative Europe and the European Solidarity Corps.[1]

Responsibilities

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The committee is responsible for the cultural aspects of the European Union, including cultural heritage, cultural and linguistic diversity, artistic creation and cultural exchanges. It also deals with Union education policy, including school education, higher education, lifelong learning and the European Schools system.[2]

Its remit includes:

  • cultural heritage, cultural and linguistic diversity, artistic creation and cultural exchanges;
  • education policy, including school education, higher education and lifelong learning;
  • audiovisual policy and the cultural and educational aspects of the information society;
  • youth policy;
  • the development of sport and leisure policy;
  • information and media policy, including media freedom and pluralism within its areas of competence; and
  • cooperation with non-EU countries and international organisations in the fields of culture and education.[2]

The committee participates in the adoption and scrutiny of programmes including Erasmus+, Creative Europe and the European Solidarity Corps.[1]

Chairs

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The following table lists the chairs of the committee since 2009.

Name Political group Member state Took office Left office
Doris Pack EPP Germany Germany 2009 2014[3]
Silvia Costa S&D Italy Italy 2014 2019[4]
Sabine Verheyen EPP Germany Germany 2019 2024[5]
Nela Riehl Greens/EFA Germany Germany 2024 Incumbent[6]

Members

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10th Parliament, 2024–2029

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The committee consists of 30 full members. Its current composition is shown below, with the chair and vice-chairs indicated in italics.[6]

European People's Party Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats European Conservatives and Reformists Renew Europe
Patriots for Europe Greens–European Free Alliance The Left Europe of Sovereign Nations
Non-Inscrits

Substitute members

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Research support

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The committee's work is supported by the research services of the European Parliament. These services provide studies, briefings and other analyses concerning culture, education, media, youth, sport and the implementation of EU programmes in those fields.[7]

Publications prepared for the committee are made available through its online database of supporting analyses and through the European Parliament's Think Tank.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "About the Committee on Culture and Education". European Parliament. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Powers and responsibilities of the Committee on Culture and Education". European Parliament. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Committee on Culture and Education – 7th parliamentary term". European Parliament. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Committee on Culture and Education – 8th parliamentary term". European Parliament. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Committee on Culture and Education – 9th parliamentary term". European Parliament. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 "Members – Committee on Culture and Education". European Parliament. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Supporting analyses". European Parliament. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Latest documents – Supporting analyses – CULT". European Parliament. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
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