Brando BENIFEI
Italy · Centre-left · social democracy. Founded 1953 (as Socialist Group; S&D since 2009) group page →
National party: PD
Born 1 January 1986
Where they work
Committee
- Committee on Constitutional Affairs AFCO Member since 19 Jul 2024
- Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection IMCO A substitute member can attend and vote in the committee or delegation when a full member of their group is absent. since 19 Jul 2024
- Committee on International Trade INTA Member since 19 Jul 2024
- Committee on Legal Affairs JURI A substitute member can attend and vote in the committee or delegation when a full member of their group is absent. since 19 Jul 2024
A group of MEPs that keeps up relations with the parliament of a non-EU country or region.
- Delegation for relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil D-BR Member since 19 Sept 2024
- Delegation for relations with the United States D-US Chair since 30 Sept 2024
- Delegation for relations with Mercosur DMER A substitute member can attend and vote in the committee or delegation when a full member of their group is absent. since 19 Sept 2024
Parliamentary assembly
- Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly DLAT A substitute member can attend and vote in the committee or delegation when a full member of their group is absent. since 19 Sept 2024
An informal cross-party forum of MEPs on one theme. It is not a Parliament body and takes no decisions.
- Intergroup on Anti-Corruption IG10-01 Member since 16 Jan 2025
- Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity IG10-02 Member since 14 Feb 2025
- Intergroup on Children’s Rights IG10-06 Vice-chair since 19 Feb 2025
- Intergroup on Disability IG10-10 Member since 11 Mar 2025
- Intergroup on Fighting against Poverty IG10-12 Member since 20 Feb 2026
- Intergroup on LGBTIQ+ IG10-16 Member since 31 Jan 2025
- Intergroup on Mental Health IG10-17 Member since 5 Feb 2025
- Intergroup on the Social Economy and Services of General Interest IG10-23 Member since 30 Jan 2025
- Intergroup on the Two-State Solution for Israel and Palestine IG10-26 Member since 29 Jan 2025
- Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals IG10-27 Member since 8 Jan 2025
Earlier this term (1)
- Delegation for relations with the United States D-US · Member 19 Sept 2024 – 29 Sept 2024
Topics they work on
Foreign affairs 71Economy & single market 51Justice, rule of law & rights 48Digital, AI & data 41Jobs, social affairs & equality 22Migration & asylum 20Trade & customs 19Defence & security 14EU budget & funds 12EU institutions & Parliament 11Transport & tourism 11Health 9Climate & environment 6Energy 5Agriculture, food & fisheries 2
Counted over the dossiers they speak on, lead, shadow or amend in committee, and the questions and motions they author.
Dossiers they lead, shadow or negotiate
| Since | Role | Dossier |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee. International Trade committee | Agreement on Electronic Commerce 2026/0191 19 Oct 2026 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | Shadow rapporteur for an opinion Legal Affairs committee | Cloud and AI Development Act 2026/0138 16 Oct 2026 |
| 22 Sept 2026 | Official delegation International Trade committee | — 22 Sept 2026 |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Delegation chair D-US | — 19 Aug 2026 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Delegation chair D-US | — 23 Jul 2026 |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Official delegation Constitutional Affairs committee | — 9 Jul 2026 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Official delegation D-US | 91st EU-US inter-parliamentary meeting of the Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue, 19-20 June 2026, Nicosia, Cyprus) 15 Jun 2026 |
| 19 May 2026 | Official delegation DLAT | EUROLAT mission to Mexico 19 May 2026 |
| 19 May 2026 | Delegation chair D-US | — 19 May 2026 |
| 13 May 2026 | Delegation chair D-US | — 13 May 2026 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. International Trade committee | Monitoring and controlling drug precursors and repealing Regulations (EC) No 273/2004 and (EC) No 111/2005 2025/0384 13 Apr 2026 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Official delegation Legal Affairs committee | — 12 Mar 2026 |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Official delegation D-US | Mr. Benifei will join D-US Enlarged Bureau meeting - Washington D.C - in his capacity of D-US Chair.\n 4 Mar 2026 |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Opinion rapporteur Legal Affairs committee | Amending Regulations (EU) 2016/679, (EU) 2018/1724, (EU) 2018/1725, (EU) 2023/2854 and Directives 2002/58/EC, (EU) 2022/2555 and (EU) 2022/2557 as regards the simplification of the digital legislative framework, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2018/1807, (EU) 2019/1150, (EU) 2022/868, and Directive (EU) 2019/1024 (Digital Omnibus) 2025/0360 2 Mar 2026 |
| 27 Feb 2026 | Official delegation Legal Affairs committee | — 27 Feb 2026 |
| 18 Feb 2026 | Official delegation International Trade committee | — 18 Feb 2026 |
| 29 Jan 2026 | The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee. International Trade committee | Opportunities and challenges presented by a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU trade 2025/2112 29 Jan 2026 |
| 28 Jan 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee | Amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) 2025/0359 28 Jan 2026 |
| 23 Jan 2026 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee | Amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) 2025/0359 23 Jan 2026 |
| 1 Dec 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. International Trade committee | Addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market 2025/0726 1 Dec 2025 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | Official delegation International Trade committee | — 24 Oct 2025 |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Delegation chair D-US | — 3 declarations on this date 16 Jul 2025 |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Delegation chair D-US | — 30 Jun 2025 |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Official delegation | ECON Committee mission to United States, California, 20-24 July 2025, ITER reference ECON/10/02449 30 Jun 2025 |
| 30 Jun 2025 | The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee. Constitutional Affairs committee | Institutional aspects of the Report on the future of European Competitiveness (Draghi Report) 2025/2013 30 Jun 2025 |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Official delegation Constitutional Affairs committee | — 10 Jun 2025 |
| 2 Jun 2025 | Delegation chair D-US | — 2 declarations on this date 2 Jun 2025 |
| 15 May 2025 | Official delegation International Trade committee | — 15 May 2025 |
| 7 May 2025 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. International Trade committee | Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement 2024/2108 7 May 2025 |
| 7 Apr 2025 | Delegation chair D-US | — 7 Apr 2025 |
| 7 Apr 2025 | Official delegation Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee | — 7 Apr 2025 |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Opinion rapporteur International Trade committee | Product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports 2025/2037 21 Feb 2025 |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Official delegation | INTA delegation to New Delhi 18 Dec 2024 |
| 7 Nov 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Legal Affairs committee | — 7 Nov 2024 |
| 21 Oct 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee | Safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC - 2023/0290(COD) – COM(2023)0462 – IMCO/9/1305 2023/0290 21 Oct 2024 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Official delegation | INTA Delegation to London, United Kingdom, on 28-30 October 2024 10 Oct 2024 |
| 7 Oct 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee | Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to artificial intelligence (AI Liability Directive). 7 Oct 2024 |
| 2 Oct 2024 | An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur. International Trade committee | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine 2024/0234(COD). 2024/0234 2 Oct 2024 |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Official delegation | INTA Committee ad hoc delegation to London, UK 1 Oct 2024 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Delegation chair D-US | — 25 Sept 2024 |
| 9 Sept 2024 | Official delegation | INTA Committee Delegation to the WTO Public Forum in Geneva (10-12 September) 9 Sept 2024 |
From the declarations of conflicts of interest members file before each appointment; delegation missions included.