Nicolae Ștefănuță or Nicu Ștefănuță is a progressive[2] Romanian politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019.[3]
Nicolae Ștefănuță | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Romania | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rășinari, Romania |
| Political party | Independent (since 2023)[1] |
| Other political affiliations | USR PLUS (2019–2023) |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University |
Political career
In parliament, Ștefănuță serves on the Committee on Budgets and on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. In 2020, he also joined the Special Committee on Beating Cancer.[4] Ștefănuță has been serving as the parliament’s lead rapporteur on the budget of the European Union for 2023.[5]
In addition to his committee assignments, Ștefănuță is part of the parliament's delegation for relations with the United States. He co-chairs the informal MEP Interest Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).[6] He is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development,[7] the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights,[8] the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights[9] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages.[10]
In March 2023, Ștefănuță left the Save Romania Union party and the Renew Europe parliamentary group for the Greens–European Free Alliance as an independent MEP.[11]
Political positions
In 2021, Ștefănuță joined seven other Romanian MEPs in co-signing a letter to Ursula von der Leyen and Maroš Šefčovič in which they call on the European Commission to stop the United Kingdom from holding EU nationals in immigration removal centers.[12]
He participated in a pro-Palestinian rally in Bucharest on 19 May 2024.[13]