JudithAMerkies

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Political Memory: Judith A. MERKIES, MEP

{{#icon:JudithAMerkies.jpg|Judith A. MERKIES}}

General Data

• Born on 28 September 1966, London (Middlesex)
• Country: {{#icon:NL.png|Netherlands||MEPs_NL}} Netherlands
• Political Group: {{#icon:SD.png|SD||MEPs_SD}} Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (SD)
  Party: Partij van de Arbeid

Contact {{#icon:Click_to_call_now.png|+32 2 28 45 478||callto://+3222845478}} Parlement européen Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 15G103 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: +32 2 28 45 478/+32 2 28 47 478 Fax: +32 2 28 49 478 Parlement européen Bâtiment Louise Weiss T06050 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: +33 3 88 175 478/+33 3 88 177 478 Fax: +33 3 88 179 478 Email: judith.merkies(at)europarl.europa.eu Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=96910 Site web: www.judithmerkies.nl

Functions in European Parliament

• Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (Member)
• Committee on Petitions (Member)
• Delegation for relations with the United States (Member)
• Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Substitute)
• Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• University of Amsterdam - Dutch law (1985-1993)
• Dutch bar association - qualification as a lawyer (1994-1996)
• Harvard University, Summer School, Cambridge (MA), USA (1998)
• Lawyer with Nauta Dutilh law firm, Rotterdam, Netherlands (1993-1996)
• Lawyer with Van der Kroft c.s. law firm, Amsterdam, Netherlands (1996-1997)
• Consultant with Hay Management Consultants B.V., Zeist, Netherlands (1998-2000)
• Interim Manager / HR with VersaPoint N.V
• /GmbH, Dortmund/Düsseldorf, Germany (2000)
• Director of the Dutch film and television professional organisation (NBF), Amsterdam, Netherlands (2000-2002)
• Director of the Federation of Film Makers (Federatie Filmbelangen), Amsterdam/The Hague, Netherland (2000-2004)
• Member of the PvdA executive, Brussels section
• MEDIA Programme Manager - European Union's MEDIA Programme, Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), European Commission, Brussels, Belgium (2004-2005)
• Executive manager, European Music Office aisbl, Brussels, Belgium (2005-2006)
• Publications in various newspapers, journals and news magazines (2008 -)

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Votes

• 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 100.0/100
• 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 100.0/100

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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.