Nikolina Brnjac
Member of the European Parliament
Nikolina Brnjac has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2024. Her political and legislative work is strongly focused on European policies in the fields of transport, tourism, regional development, and affordable housing, drawing on many years of academic expertise and experience gained in executive positions at the national level.
In the European Parliament, she is an active member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN), the Committee on Regional Development (REGI), and the Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union (HOUS), where she contributes to shaping policies that have a direct impact on citizens’ mobility, territorial cohesion, regional development, and access to affordable housing.
Within the Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the EU, she serves as EPP Coordinator, playing a key role in the preparation of the first comprehensive European approach to the housing crisis through the Report on the Housing Crisis in the EU. In her work, she emphasises that housing is not merely a social issue, but a fundamental development and demographic question for the European Union. She advocates for a stronger allocation of European funds towards the actual construction of affordable housing and the regeneration of neglected urban and industrial areas.
As a representative of the European People’s Party (EPP) Group in the Tourism Task Force, she focuses on the development of sustainable and competitive European tourism, while preserving local identity and cultural heritage and ensuring balanced development of tourist destinations, particularly in coastal, island, and tourism-intensive areas.
In the legislative process, she also acts as EPP shadow rapporteur in the TRAN Committee for the Report on improving connectivity, preserving cultural heritage, and promoting local excellence in European tourism, with an emphasis on high-quality destination management and strengthening regional growth. She is also the EPP shadow rapporteur in the TRAN Committee for the new European Competitiveness Fund, as well as in the REGI Committee for the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for the 2028–2034 period, where she particularly advocates for a strong and earmarked transport envelope, balanced territorial allocation of funds, and the strengthening of dual-use transport infrastructure that enhances both civilian connectivity and the security of the Union.
Her work in the European Parliament is characterised by a clear commitment to translating European policies into concrete, implementable measures on the ground.