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Political Memory: Renate SOMMER, MEP

{{#icon:RenateSommer.jpg|Renate SOMMER}}

General Data

• Born on 10 September 1958, Bochum
• Country: {{#icon:DE.png|Germany||MEPs_DE}} Germany
• Political Group: {{#icon:PPE.png|PPE-DE||MEPs_PPE}} Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (PPE-DE)
  Party: Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands

Contact {{#icon:Click_to_call_now.png|+32 2 28 45 383||callto://+3222845383}} Parlement européen Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 10E154 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: +32 2 28 45 383/+32 2 28 47 383 Fax: +32 2 28 49 383 Parlement européen Bâtiment Louise Weiss T10012 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: +33 3 88 175 383/+33 3 88 177 383 Fax: +33 3 88 179 383 Heinrichstrasse 5, 44623 Herne Email: renate.sommer(at)europarl.europa.eu Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=4282 Site web: www.renate-sommer.de

Functions in European Parliament

• Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (Vice-Chairwoman)
• Committee on Transport and Tourism (Member)
• Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Substitute)
• Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (Substitute)
• Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• Studied agriculture
• Dipl.-Ing
• Agr
• (1984)
• Doctorate in international nutrition, Bonn University (1996)
• Academic assistant, Bonn University Department of Agriculture
• Agricultural policy officer, German rural youth academy, German Farmers' Union, Bonn
• Period spent raising a family and involved in local politics
• Member of Herne District CDU (environmental and European policies) (since 1993)
• Vice-Chair, CDU group on Herne municipal council (since 1997)
• Founder member, Herne Europa Union (1994)
• Vice-Chair, Herne Europa Union (since 1994)
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
• Herne town councillor (1994-1999)

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Votes

• 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 50.0/100
• 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services 41.9/100
• 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 33.3/100
• 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 5.6/100
• 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents) 39.8/100

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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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