BrittaThomsen

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Political Memory: Britta THOMSEN, MEP

{{#icon:BrittaThomsen.jpg|Britta THOMSEN}}

General Data

• Born on 23 January 1954, Aalborg
• Country: {{#icon:DK.png|Denmark||MEPs_DK}} Denmark
• Political Group: {{#icon:SD.png|SD||MEPs_SD}} Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (SD)
  Party: Socialdemokratiet

Contact {{#icon:Click_to_call_now.png|+32 2 28 45 452||callto://+3222845452}} Parlement européen Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 11G154 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: +32 2 28 45 452/+32 2 28 47 452 Fax: +32 2 28 49 452 Parlement européen Bâtiment Louise Weiss T07151 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: +33 3 88 175 452/+33 3 88 177 452 Fax: +33 3 88 179 452 Email: britta.thomsen(at)europarl.europa.eu Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=28153

Functions in European Parliament

• Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (Member)
• Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (Member)
• Delegation for relations with the Mercosur countries (Member)
• Subcommittee on Security and Defence (Substitute)
• Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (Substitute)
• Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• Scholarship, Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala (1979)
• Studies in Portuguese language and culture, University of Lisbon (1979-1980)
• Studies in Portuguese and Spanish, Aarhus University (1980-1983)
• MA (History), Aarhus University
• Teacher and organiser of adult education (1983-1989)
• Consultant (various contracts): working with European projects within the area of education and human resource development (1989-1994)
• Consultant, HK (Union of Commercial and Clerical Employees in Denmark), responsible for international projects and surveys in the tourism and service industries (1994-2000)
• Director and owner of Facilitate (consultancy), working with labour market issues at European level (2001-2004)
• With the Danish Social Democrats: member of the executive committee (2000)
• Member of the party programme committee (2000)
• Publications: articles about Portugal in various Danish magazines

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Votes

• 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 99.8/100
• 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 100.0/100
• 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 69.4/100
• 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 51.2/100
• 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 100.0/100
• 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 18.1/100

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Opinions

Sources

• Written questions at European Parliament
• Proposals for a resolution at European Parliament
• Reports at European Parliament
• Opinions at European Parliament
• Speeches in plenary at European Parliament
• Written declarations in European Parliament
• Wikipedia
• Google

Positions

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28/03/2010 Written Declaration 12/2010 (ACTA)

Has signed written declaration 12/2010 on the lack of a transparent process for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and potentially objectionable content.