Iturgaiz served as vice-chairman of the
Committee on Petitions (PETI) and of the delegation for relations with the countries of
Central America from 2009. He was chairman of the delegation for relations with the
Maghreb countries and the
Arab Maghreb Union (including
Libya) from 27 February 2008 until 13 July 2009. From 16 September 2009, Iturgaiz was a substitute member of the delegation for relations with the countries of
Southeast Asia and the
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations). From 2010, he was as substitute member of the
Committee on Fisheries. Iturgaiz failed to secure his re-election in the
2014 European elections. However, when his party colleague
Miguel Arias Cañete was nominated as
European Commissioner in late 2014, Iturgaiz took his seat in the European Parliament. He has since been a member of the
Committee on Fisheries. In September 2018, Iturgaiz voted against the European Union triggering article 7 procedure against Hungary, due to the country's government posing a “systematic threat” to democracy and the rule of law. ==Political mandates==