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Political Memory: Manuel MEDINA ORTEGA, MEP

Manuel MEDINA ORTEGA

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  • Parlement européen
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  • Carretera de La Geria, 8A, 35570 Yaiza

Functions in European Parliament

  • Committee on Legal Affairs (Member)
  • Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community (Member)
  • Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (Substitute)
  • Delegation for relations with Canada (Substitute)
  • Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)
  • Graduate in law (La Laguna, 1957); Doctorate in law (Madrid, 1961); Master of comparative law (Columbia University, 1962). Professor of international law, University of La Laguna (1975-1978). Professor of international relations, Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) (since 1978). Vice-Dean and Dean of the Faculty of politics and sociology (UCM, 1973-1975). Vice-Rector of the University of La Laguna (1976-1978). Director of the Institute of Educational Sciences (UCM, 1978-1982). (Curriculum vitae)
  • President of the PSP (Canary Islands, 1976-1978). Chairman of the Management Committee of the PSOE in Lanzarote (1993-1994). Member of the PSOE Federal Committee (1994-1997). (Curriculum vitae)
  • Member of the Congress of Deputies for Las Palmas (1982-1987), Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. (Curriculum vitae)
  • Member of the European Parliament (since 1986). Vice-President of the European Parliament (1986-1987). Chairman of the Delegation for relations with the countries of South America (1987-1989 and 1989-1994). Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Legal Affairs (1989-1992). Coordinator for the Socialist Group in the Committee on Legal Affairs (1992-1994, 1999-2004). (Curriculum vitae)
  • Commander of the Order of Isabel the Catholic (Spain). Grand Cross of the Order of Bernardo O'Higgins (Chile). Officer of the Order of Francisco de Miranda (Venezuela). Grand Cross of the Order of Nariño (Colombia). Grand Cross of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (Mexico). Knight of the Order of May (Argentina). Order of the Phoenix (Argentina). (Curriculum vitae)

Curriculum Vitae

  • Graduate in law (La Laguna, 1957)
  • Doctorate in law (Madrid, 1961)
  • Master of comparative law (Columbia University, 1962)
  • Professor of international law, University of La Laguna (1975-1978)
  • Professor of international relations, Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) (since 1978)
  • Vice-Dean and Dean of the Faculty of politics and sociology (UCM, 1973-1975)
  • Vice-Rector of the University of La Laguna (1976-1978)
  • Director of the Institute of Educational Sciences (UCM, 1978-1982)
  • President of the PSP (Canary Islands, 1976-1978)
  • Chairman of the Management Committee of the PSOE in Lanzarote (1993-1994)
  • Member of the PSOE Federal Committee (1994-1997)
  • Member of the Congress of Deputies for Las Palmas (1982-1987), Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • Member of the European Parliament (since 1986)
  • Vice-President of the European Parliament (1986-1987)
  • Chairman of the Delegation for relations with the countries of South America (1987-1989 and 1989-1994)
  • Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Legal Affairs (1989-1992)
  • Coordinator for the Socialist Group in the Committee on Legal Affairs (1992-1994, 1999-2004)
  • Commander of the Order of Isabel the Catholic (Spain)
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Bernardo O'Higgins (Chile)
  • Officer of the Order of Francisco de Miranda (Venezuela)
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Nariño (Colombia)
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (Mexico)
  • Knight of the Order of May (Argentina)
  • Order of the Phoenix (Argentina)

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(Rapporteur of the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs)

Mrs. President, the speaker, Mrs. Trautmann, told that questions on

intelectual property should not be mixed in this debate. I agree her, since I believe that protection of intelectual property, as well as protection of intimacy and another legal concepts, are already defined in other legal frameworks.

However, it is convenient to remind at this moment that the protection of intelectual property is still important as to the content maintaining refers. It has been said that the telecommunications are like big highways where you can freely drive; but in the highway, if somebody commits a crime, the police appears. You cannot steal a car, drive it on the highway and, when the police appears, say that there exists the driving freedom on the highway.

I believe that is important, from the point of view of the Parliament, to reiterate the importance of the protection of intelectual property, to reiterate the protection of private life, to even reiterate the right of people to their own intimacy, which in this moment is being infringed by the big telecommunications