UNIT: EXTERNAL COORDINATION
The Unit External Coordination helps prepare the Group President and the other office holders (in particular EP Vice-Presidents and Committee chairs) for the meetings of Parliament's governing bodies: the Conference of Presidents, the EP Bureau, the Quaestors and the Conference of Committee Chairs. Moreover, the Unit is in charge of the Groups internal coordination amongst S&D committee chairs. The Unit is also responsible of maintaining the Group's working relations with the Council of European Union and the European Commission as well as monitoring and coordinating cross-sectoral political and legislative initiatives. The current head of unit is Bogna SUDA.
Conference of Presidents and Secretaries-General (except plenary-related matters)
EP Bureau and Quaestors
Coordination Committee Chairs
Relations with Council and Commission
Monitoring and coordination of cross-sectoral political and legislative initiatives