David Casa

First two terms (2004–2014)

Casa was first elected to the European Parliament in 2004, following Malta's accession to the European Union. He was re-elected in 2009 and served during the sixth and seventh parliamentary terms.

During this period, he represented the Nationalist Party within the European People's Party group. His parliamentary work included participation in committees and initiatives concerning European policy and institutional affairs.

Third term (2014–2019)

Following his re-election in 2014, Casa became increasingly involved in the EP work on employment and social policy. He served as a member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) and held responsibilities within the EPP Group's coordination of the committee. He was the Coordinator for the EMPL Committee for two terms during the 8th legislature, having been reelected unanimously in 2017.

One of his principal legislative responsibilities during this period was the negotiation on behalf of the EPP Group of the Work–Life Balance Directive, which established paternal leave as an EU right. He was the first Maltese MEP to negotiate a directive.

David Casa was also a member of the Parliament's PANA committee (2016–2017), established following the Panama Papers revelations to examine alleged breaches and maladministration in the implementation of EU law concerning money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion. He continued the work in the following years in the TAX3 committee (2018–2019), examining financial crimes and tax practices.

Fourth term (2019–2024)

Casa was re-elected in 2019. During the ninth parliamentary term, he continued his work on employment and social affairs and undertook additional institutional responsibilities.

He served as a Quaestor of the European Parliament, responsible for administrative and financial matters affecting MEPs, and was a member of the Bureau of the European Parliament.

In 2020, Casa was appointed co-chair of the EP Media Working Group, alongside Renew MEP Ramona Strugariu.

In 2021, David Casa presided over the first edition of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism, for which he was responsible as EP Quaestor and as co-chair of the Media Working Group. The first edition was won by Forbidden Stories for the Pegasus Project.

In 2021, Casa concluded negotiations on the European Social Fund Plus, worth €88 billion in the 2021-2027 period.

In 2023, together with Dutch MEP Esther de Lange, Casa finalised negotiations on the Social Climate Fund, aimed to ensure social justice in the EU's Fit-for-55 climate package under the European Green Deal. Casa was described by Politico Europe in 2022 as a key MEP for his work as co-rapporteur on the Social Climate Fund.

In 2024, as the EPP's negotiator on the EU Disability Card and the EU Parking Card, Casa helped reach a deal to bolster access to mobility rights across the EU.

Fifth term (2024–2029)

Casa was re-elected in 2024, securing a fifth parliamentary term.

During the 2024–2029 parliamentary term, he serves on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL), the Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the EU and the Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula.