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Political Memory: Paolo COSTA, MEP

{{#icon:PaoloCosta.jpg|Paolo COSTA}}

General Data

• Born on 23 July 1943, Venezia
• Country: {{#icon:IT.png|Italy||MEPs_IT}} Italy
• Political Group: {{#icon:ALDE.png|ALDE||MEPs_ALDE}} Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE)
  Party: Partito Democratico

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Functions in European Parliament

• Committee on Transport and Tourism (Chairman)
• Conference of Committee Chairmen (Member)
• Committee on Petitions (Member)
• Delegation for relations with India (Member)
• Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (Member)
• Committee on Fisheries (Substitute)
• Temporary Committee on Climate Change (Substitute)
• Delegation for relations with Mercosur (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• Graduate in business studies (Ca' Foscari University of Venice, 1968)
• Visiting Professor (University of Reading, U.K., 1975)
• Visiting Research Scientist (New York University, 1980)
• Ordinary professor of political economy (Ca' Foscari, 1982-1984)
• Visiting Professor (New York University (1983 and 1988)
• Ordinary professor of economic planning (Ca' Foscari, 1984-1995)
• Pro-rector of Ca' Foscari University (1989-1992)
• Ordinary professor of regional Economy (Ca' Foscari, 1995-2003)
• Rector of Ca' Foscari University (1992-1996)
• Member of the Federal Assembly of the 'Margherita' party
• Municipal councillor (1997-2000) and Mayor of the municipality of Venice (since 2000)
• Minister for Public Works (1996-1998)
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
• Vice-chairman of the ELDR group (1999-2004)
• Chairman of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2003-2004)
• Member and Vice-Chairman of the Council of the United Nations University of Tokyo
• Chairman and member of the Council of AISRE (Italian Association of Regional Science) (1982-1984)
• Member of the Scientific Committee for the Italian General Transport Plan (1985-1987)
• Knight of the Grand Cross, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1998)

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Votes

• 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 100.0/100
• 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services 45.9/100
• 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 33.3/100
• 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 100.0/100
• 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents) 88.3/100

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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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