Rapporteur on redundancies from Câmpia Turzii

The European Parliament approved Mureșan's report on redundancies from Câmpia Turzii in September 2014, allocating EUR 3.57 million in European Globalisation Adjustment Fund that were needed in order to offer support to redundant workers from Mechel Steel Plant from Câmpia Turzii.^[9]

Support for Romania following 2014 floods

In July 2015, the Parliament approved financial aid worth EUR 66.5 million in order to compensate the damage caused by the floods of 2014 in Romania, Italy and Bulgaria in response to a report coordinated by Mureșan.^[10]

EPP Group Negotiator for the 2017 EU Budget

In 2016, Mureșan was appointed as main negotiator of the EPP Group for the 2017 EU Budget.^[11]

European Parliament Rapporteur for the 2018 EU Budget

On 24 November 2016, the Committee on Budgets designated Mureșan as the European Parliament's rapporteur for the EU Budget 2018, the first Romanian to take on this role.^[12]

As Chief Negotiator of the European Parliament for the EU Budget 2018, one of Mureșan's main priorities for the negotiations was the increase of the budget allocations for the Eastern Neighbourhood countries, including the Republic of Moldova.^[13]

Representing the European Parliament

Mureșan participated as a European Parliament representative at the 2016 World Bank-IMF annual meeting in Washington DC.^[14] He participated as an international observer in the Election Observation Mission of the European Parliament during the two rounds of the 2016 presidential election in Moldova.^[15]

EPP Group Rapporteur on the activity of the European Investment Bank and the European Central Bank

During his first mandate as a member of the European Parliament, Siegfried Vasile Mureșan was also EPP Group rapporteur on the 2016 annual report on the financial activities of the European Investment Bank and EPP Group rapporteur on the report on the 2016 annual report of the European Central Bank.^[16]

Positions in the European Parliament on the rule of law in Romania

Mureșan criticised the measures taken by the Romanian Government and Romanian Parliament in 2017 and 2018 to amend judicial legislation. He took part in protests against the Romanian Government organised between January 2017 and February 2018 in Bucharest.^[17]

On 7 February 2018, during the debate of the European Parliament on "Threats to the Rule of Law Caused by the Judicial Reform in Romania" Mureșan emphasized his support for the protesters, saying "the reality in Romania is as follows: there is a major discrepancy between what people want and what the ruling coalition wants. People want justice and rule of law. They want European values, while the politicians from the Government want to weaken state institutions and put justice under their control."^[18]

Vice-Chair of the EPP Group in the European Parliament

Shortly after the elections, on 5 June 2019, Mureșan became Vice-Chair of the EPP Group in the European Parliament (the largest political group of the European Parliament). He was elected by 141 out of 158 votes cast. On 19 September 2019, the EPP Group in the European Parliament decided that Siegfried Mureșan, in his capacity as Vice-Chair of the EPP Group, will coordinate the Group's activity in the areas relating to the EU budget, regional development, agriculture and budgetary control.^[23] He was re-elected as Vice-Chair of the EPP Group in October 2021, with the highest number of votes among the 10 Vice-Chairs elected.^[2]

Vice-President of the European People's Party

On 12 November 2019 Mureșan was elected as Vice-President of the European People's Party (EPP).^[1] One of the main priorities during his mandate will be to advocate for EPP to be the European party that contributes decisively to strengthening Romania's position as part of the European Union.^[24]

On 1 June 2022, he was re-elected as Vice-President during the EPP Congress in Rotterdam. ^[25]

Rapporteur on the financing of the European Green Deal

In January 2020, Mureșan was appointed as the European Parliament's rapporteur on the financing of the European Green Deal.^[26] The report on the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan (the Green Deal), coordinated by Mureşan, was adopted in October 2020 in a joint session of the European Parliament's Budgets and Economic and Monetary Affairs Committees. In the Report, the European Parliament requests an adequate financing of the Green Deal to help reduce the gaps between Eastern and Western European countries in the transition to an emission-neutral economy.^[27]

Since 2021, he has been part of the Parliament's delegation to the Conference on the Future of Europe.^[28]

Co-Rapporteur for the European Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF)

In July 2020, Mureșan was elected co-rapporteur of the European Parliament for the European Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), a tool designed to help EU member states finance their national economic recovery plans in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[29] In February 2021, following a report coordinated by Mureșan as co-rapporteur, the European Parliament adopted the RRF legislation.^[30] According to the report, Member States would receive EUR 672.5 billion to finance their recovery plans. The investments and reforms financed by RRF must be started by December 31, 2023. Romania would benefit from approximately EUR 30 billion from the Facility.^[30]

In December 2021, Mureșan was also appointed co-rapporteur of the European Parliament for the report on the implementation of the European Recovery and Resilience Facility.^[31]

The first Report on the implementation of the European Recovery and Resilience Facility was adopted in the European Parliament Plenary on 23 June 2022. The Report recommends the use of unspent funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility, about EUR 200 billion, for investments in cross-border energy projects.^[32]

Rapporteur on the adoption by Croatia of the euro on 1 January 2023

Siegfried Mureșan was the rapporteur on the opinion of the European Parliament for the accession of Croatia to the Euro area. Mureșan's report, which supports Croatia's accession to the Eurozone, was adopted by the European Parliament's plenary in July 2022.^[33]

EU - Republic of Moldova relations

In addition to his committee work, Mureșan has been chairing the European Parliament's delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee since 26 September 2019.^[34]