MEP
Vice-Chair – Delegation for relations with the United States
Denmark
S&D
Head of Danish S&D Delegation
Socialdemokratiet
E-mail: jeppe.kofod@europarl.europa.eu
EP page: http://bit.ly/1yUr1aX
Website: socialdemokraterne.dk/default.aspx?site=jeppekofod
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Twitter: @JeppeKofod
Committees:
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Special committee on tax rulings and other measures similar in its nature or effect
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Substitute
Delegations:
Delegation for relations with the United States, Vice-Chair
Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Substitute
Jeppe Kofod is a Member of the European Parliament since 2014 (S&D). He is the head of the Danish Social Democratic delegation. Mr Kofod is a member of the Industry, Research and Energy Committee, substitute member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, and Deputy Chairman of the EU-US delegation.
Prior to the European elections he was a Member of the Danish Parliament for 16 years (1998-2014) where he served as the Danish Social Democrats’ foreign affairs spokesperson and chairperson of the Foreign Policy Committee.
Mr Kofod’s focus areas include the fight for ambitious and binding climate and energy targets, better integration of renewable energy sources in the European energy grid and European energy independence based on renewable energy sources.