In French-speaking legislatures, the term is used for the manager of a
bill. The term is used in English in the
European Parliament (EP).
European Parliament The
rapporteur is a participant in the process leading to the adoption of
EU legislation in the EP: it is a
member (MEP) responsible for managing a legislative proposal, both procedurally and with regard to its substance, on behalf of the
European Commission, the
Council of the European Union or the EP. The
rapporteur is appointed from amongst its members by the
committee charged with reviewing and amending the legislative recommendation on behalf of the full parliament, and is in charge of: • analyzing the proposal and, based on this, draft an EP Own-initiative Report; • leading discussion within the relevant committee; • consulting with third party specialists and parties affected; • recommending the political line to be followed; • presenting the report to the EP plenary; • leading negotiations with European Commission or Council of the European Union, where needed.
Political groups within the committee may appoint a shadow
rapporteur to represent their views. ==See also==