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Political Memory: Silvia COSTA, MEP

{{#icon:SilviaCosta.jpg|Silvia COSTA}}

General Data

• Born on 12 June 1949, Firenze
• Country: {{#icon:IT.png|Italy||MEPs_IT}} Italy
• Political Group: {{#icon:SD.png|SD||MEPs_SD}} Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (SD)
  Party: Partito Democratico

Contact {{#icon:Click_to_call_now.png|+32 2 28 45 514||callto://+3222845514}} Parlement européen Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 15G309 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: +32 2 28 45 514/+32 2 28 47 514 Fax: +32 2 28 49 514 Parlement européen Bâtiment Louise Weiss T06129 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: +33 3 88 175 514/+33 3 88 177 514 Fax: +33 3 88 179 514 Email: silvia.costa(at)europarl.europa.eu Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=96917 Site web: www.silviacosta.it

Functions in European Parliament

• Delegation for relations with Iraq (Vice-Chair)
• Committee on Culture and Education (Member)
• Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (Member)
• Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Substitute)
• Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• Degree in modern literature from La Sapienza University, Rome (1973)
• Contributor to daily newspapers and magazines and producer of television programmes for RAI (1973-1978)
• Editor of the daily newspaper 'Il Popolo' (1978-1985)
• Freelance consultant to NGOs (1995-2005)
• National coordinator of the youth section of the Christian Democracy Women's Movement (1975-1982)
• National press and communications officer for the Christian Democratic Party (DC) and member of the DC national leadership (1982-1989)
• National events officer for the Italian Popular Party (PPI) and member of the PPI national executive (1992-1993)
• Member of Rome city council (1976-1985)
• Member of Lazio regional council (2000-2000)
• Chair of the Committee for voluntary work service centre funding, Lazio regional council (2002-2005)
• Lazio regional councillor responsible for education, educational rights and training, and for coordinating the 9th Committee on education, training, innovation and employment within the Conference of regional authorities (2005-2009)
• Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies for three parliamentary terms
• Member of the Committee on internal affairs, the Committee on culture, science and education and the Committee on general guidance and monitoring of radio and television services (1985-1993)
• State secretary at the Ministry for universities, scientific research and technology (with responsibility for educational rights, health, scientific culture and sport) (1993-1994)
• Member of the national committee for gender equality attached to the Prime Minister's Office (1994-2000)
• Chair of the national commission for equal opportunities (1996-2000)
• Chair of the European advisory committee on equal opportunities during the Italian Presidency of the EU (1996)
• Head of the EU delegation to the annual session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (1996)
• Member of the Italian section of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (1976-1985)
• Member of the National Council of the Economy and Labour (CNEL)
• Coordinator of the working party on women and member of the national coordinating body for immigration
• Co-founder of the 'Telefono Azzurro' NGO for missing children
• Vice-chair from 1988 to 1991
• Member of the Rome women's committee of the Italian Red Cross (1995-2000)
• Member of the welfare committee of the CARIPLO Foundation (2002-2005)
• Chair of the scientific committee of the Risorsa Donna Foundation
• Member of the board of management of the Donne in Musica Foundation (2002-2005)
• President of the Academy of Fine Arts, Rome (1995-2005)
• Grand Officer of the Republic - award conferred by President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (2003)

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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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25/05/2010 Written Declaration 12/2010 (ACTA)

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