Picula has also been appointed EP Rapporteur for cohesion policy commitments on climate change, which will be one of the most important tools in the coming years when it comes to monitoring whether taxpayers' money is really invested in energy and environmentally sustainable projects and businesses. He is a substitute member of the Committee on Regional Development (REGI) and Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI), and a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.