ArleneMccarthy

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Political Memory: Arlene McCARTHY, MEP

General Data

• Born on 10 October 1960, Belfast (Northern Ireland)
• Country: United Kingdom
• Political Group: Socialist Group in the European Parliament (PSE)
  Party: Labour Party

Contact

• Parlement européen
  Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 13G205
  60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles
  Tel.: +32 2 28 45 501/+32 2 28 47 501
  Fax: +32 2 28 49 501
• Parlement européen
  Bâtiment Louise Weiss T06015
  1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex
  Tel.: +33 3 88 175 501/+33 3 88 177 501
  Fax: +33 3 88 179 501

• Email: arlene.mccarthy(at)europarl.europa.eu
• Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=2173
• Site web: www.arlenemccarthy.labour.co.uk

Functions in European Parliament

• Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (Chairwoman)
• Conference of Committee Chairmen (Member)
• Delegation for relations with the United States (Member)
• Committee on Legal Affairs (Substitute)
• Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (Substitute)
• BA (Hons.) (1983). Studied at the Polytechnic of the South Bank, London, the Department of Political Science, Stuttgart University and the Faculty of Law, University of Clermont-Ferrand. Guest Research Fellow at the Institute for Transatlantic Foreign and Security Policy, Free University of Berlin (1986-1988). Ph.D. studies (University of Manchester). Worked with the Socialist Group in the European Parliament (1989-1992) and with Mr Ford, former Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party (1990-1992). Lecturer in politics, Institute for International Politics and Regional Studies, Free University of Berlin (1991-1992). Principal European Liaison Officer, Kirklees Metropolitan Council (until 1994). (Curriculum vitae)
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1994). (Curriculum vitae)
• Author of 'European Regional Development Strategies: Responses of Two Northern Regions', Local Government Policy Making, Vol.20, No 5, May 1994. Joint editor of 'Changing States' (1996) and author of chapter 'A Europe of the Regions: Building Economic and Social Cohesion in Britain and Europe'. (Curriculum vitae)

Curriculum Vitae

• BA (Hons.) (1983)
• Studied at the Polytechnic of the South Bank, London, the Department of Political Science, Stuttgart University and the Faculty of Law, University of Clermont-Ferrand
• Guest Research Fellow at the Institute for Transatlantic Foreign and Security Policy, Free University of Berlin (1986-1988)
• Ph.D
• Studies (University of Manchester)
• Worked with the Socialist Group in the European Parliament (1989-1992) and with Mr Ford, former Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party (1990-1992)
• Lecturer in politics, Institute for International Politics and Regional Studies, Free University of Berlin (1991-1992)
• Principal European Liaison Officer, Kirklees Metropolitan Council (until 1994)
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1994)
• Author of 'European Regional Development Strategies: Responses of Two Northern Regions', Local Government Policy Making, Vol.20, No 5, May 1994
• Joint editor of 'Changing States' (1996) and author of chapter 'A Europe of the Regions: Building Economic and Social Cohesion in Britain and Europe'

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Votes

• 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 7/20
• 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 4/20
• 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents) 6/20

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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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