AdrianSeverin

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Political Memory: Adrian SEVERIN, MEP

{{#icon:AdrianSeverin.jpg|Adrian SEVERIN}}

General Data

• Born on 28 March 1954, Bucureşti
• Country: {{#icon:RO.png|Romania||MEPs_RO}} Romania
• Political Group: {{#icon:SD.png|SD||MEPs_SD}} Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (SD)
  Party: Partidul Social Democrat

Contact {{#icon:Click_to_call_now.png|+32 2 28 45 811||callto://+3222845811}} Parlement européen Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 12G305 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: +32 2 28 45 811/+32 2 28 47 811 Fax: +32 2 28 49 811 Parlement européen Bâtiment Louise Weiss T06070 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: +33 3 88 175 811/+33 3 88 177 811 Fax: +33 3 88 179 811 Email: adrian.severin(at)europarl.europa.eu Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=33990

Functions in European Parliament

• Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
• Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (Member)
• Committee on Constitutional Affairs (Substitute)
• Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• BA in Law (1974-1978) and PhD in Law (1986), University of Bucharest (1986)
• Postgraduate studies in Economics, Management, Marketing and Industrial Property Rights at London University Business School, University of Timişoara and the Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest
• Lecturer in International Commercial Law and Comparative Civil and Commercial Law, Academy for Social and Political Studies, Bucharest (1990-1992)
• Senior Lecturer on International Commercial Law, Comparative Civil and Commercial Law, Business Law at the National School for Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest (1993-1997)
• Professor of International Commercial Law, Titus Maiorescu University, Bucharest (1999- )
• Member of the Recommendation Committee, School for International Relations Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam (2000-2006)
• Member of the Romanian Bar Association (1994- )
• Member of the Advisory Panel of the Eurobarometer Network of European Institutes for the Study of Interethnic Relations (1999- )
• Member of the International Court of Commercial Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (1995- )
• Member of the Court of Commercial Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (1998- )
• Member of the Court of Commercial Arbitration, Valletta, Malta (2001- )
• Member of the International Court of Commercial Arbitration attached to the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris (2005- )
• President of the International Court of Commercial Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (2008- )
• In the PSD: Member of the Permanent Delegation (2000-2004)
• Head of the Department of External Relations and European Affairs (2004-2007)
• Member of the Permanent Bureau (2004-2009)
• Member of the Provisional Council for National Unity and Secretary of State for Privatisation in the Ministry of Economy (1990)
• Member of the Chamber of Deputies serving with: National Salvation Front (1990-1992)
• PD (1992-1996)
• Democrat Party (1996-1999)
• Independent (1999-2000)
• Romanian Democrat Social Party (2000-2004)
• Social-Democrat Party (2004-2007)
• Leader of the Democrat Party Group in the National Parliament (1992-1996)
• Deputy Prime Minister for Reform and Relations with Parliament (1990-1991)
• President of the National Agency for the Privatisation and Development of Small and Medium Enterprises (1991-1992)
• Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs (1996-1997)
• Special Representative of the President of Romania for the Cooperation Initiative in South-Eastern Europe (1998-2000)
• In the European Parliament: Head of Delegation of the Social Democratic Party observers (2005-2006)
• Head of the Romanian Social-Democrat Delegation in the European Parliament (2007-2009)
• In the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Member of the Romanian Parliament's delegation (1993-1996
• 2003-2007)
• Vice-Chairperson of the Socialist Group (1995-1996
• 2003-2006)
• Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on Human Rights (1995-1996
• 2006-2007)
• Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on External Relations (2004-2007)
• In the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly: President of the Romanian Parliament's Delegation (1998-1999)
• President of the Parliamentary Assembly (2000-2002)
• Chair of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Belarus (1998-2001)
• Honorary President (2002-2004)
• Founding Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the International Criminal Court (2003)
• Member of the Parliamentary Assembly for Global Action (2003-2007)
• UN Special Rapporteur for the situation of Human Rights in Belarus (2004-2007)
• Senior columnist for the following newspapers and magazines: 'Lumea Magazin' (1998-2004)
• 'Ziua' (1998-2007)
• 'Cronica Română (2007-2008)'
• 'Jurnalul Naţional' (2007)
• 'Foreign Policy' (2007- )
• 'Revista Română de Arbitraj' (2007- )
• Special Honour Award of the World Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (WASME)
• Euromarket Prize awarded by the European Centre for Market Research, Brussels
• Man of the 20th Century Award from the International Biographical Centre, UK
• Pro Merito Medal awarded by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
• Francisco de Miranda Order, First Class, Venezuela
• International Understanding award, from People to People International, USA
• Excellence Award and the Manfred Worner Medal, from the Manfred Worner Euro-Atlantic Association
• Union of Solicitors of Romania's Prize (1997 and 2004)
• Knight of the National Order of Serviciul Credincios (Faithful Service)

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Votes

• 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 99.6/100
• 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 22.2/100
• 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 (telecoms package), 1st reading 47.5/100
• 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 100.0/100
• 25/04/2007 - Criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED 2), 1st reading 17.1/100

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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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10/09/2010 Written Declaration 12/2010 (ACTA)

Has signed written declaration 12/2010 on the lack of a transparent process for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and potentially objectionable content.