 Following the Socialist Party’s losses in the 2014 municipal elections, Maurel and Lienemann co-authored an open letter addressed to Hollande, calling on him to return to Socialist basics, end a freeze on public sector salaries, and raise the minimum salary and pensions.Maurel has been a Member of the European Parliament since the 2014 European elections.A member of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats group, he has since been serving on the Committee on International Trade.