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Political Memory: Paolo DE CASTRO, MEP

{{#icon:PaolodeCastro.jpg|Paolo DE CASTRO}}

General Data

• Born on 02 February 1958, S. Pietro Vernotico
• 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 45 520||callto://+3222845520}} Parlement européen Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 15G305 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: +32 2 28 45 520/+32 2 28 47 520 Fax: +32 2 28 49 520 Parlement européen Bâtiment Louise Weiss T06119 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: +33 3 88 175 520/+33 3 88 177 520 Fax: +33 3 88 179 520 Email: paolo.decastro(at)europarl.europa.eu Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=96891 Site web: www.paolodecastro.it

Functions in European Parliament

• Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
  (Chair)
• Conference of Committee Chairs (Member)
• Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (Member)
• Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• Degree in agriculture from the University of Bologna (1980)
• Associate professor at Washington State University (1985-1986)
• Associate professor at the University of Sassari (1986-1992)
• Associate professor at the University of Bologna (1993-2002)
• Professor extraordinary of agricultural policy at the University of Bologna (since 2002)
• Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies (2002-2008)
• Senator of the Italian Republic
• Vice-chairman of the Committee on agriculture and agri-food production (2008-2009)
• Economic adviser to the Italian Prime Minister, Romano Prodi, and to the Minister for Agriculture, Michele Pinto (1996-1998)
• Minister for agriculture and forestry in the two D'Alema governments (1998-2000)
• Minister for agriculture, food and forestry in the second Prodi government (2006-2008)
• Special adviser to the President of the European Commission, Romano Prodi (2000-2001)
• Scientific coordinator for the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) (since 2000)
• President of the Elabora research centre - Italian Confederation of Cooperatives (2000-2005);President of the NOMISMA Institute of Economic Studies (2001-2004)
• President of the Qualivita Foundation (2000-2004)
• Knight of the Grand Cross, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic - award conferred by President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi

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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

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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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