BartStaes

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Political Memory: Bart STAES, MEP

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General Data

• Born on 07 August 1958, Izegem
• Country: {{#icon:BE.png|Belgium||MEPs_BE}} Belgium
• Political Group: {{#icon:Verts.png|Verts/ALE||MEPs_Verts}} Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance (Verts/ALE)
  Party: Groen

Contact {{#icon:Click_to_call_now.png|+32 2 28 45 642||callto://+3222845642}} Parlement européen Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 07H141 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: +32 2 28 45 642/+32 2 28 47 642 Fax: +32 2 28 49 642 Parlement européen Bâtiment Louise Weiss T05125 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: +33 3 88 175 642/+33 3 88 177 642 Fax: +33 3 88 179 642 Email: bart.staes(at)europarl.europa.eu Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=4751 Site web: www.bartstaes.be

Functions in European Parliament

• Committee on Budgetary Control (Vice-Chair)
• Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (Vice-Chair)
• Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (Member)
• Committee on Development (Substitute)
• Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Substitute)
• Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community (Substitute)
• Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• Teacher training (Dutch, English and economics) (1981)
• Political group assistant, European Parliament (1983-1999)
• Member of the Young Volksunie executive (1980-1981, 1984-1987)
• Member of the Volksunie Council (1984-1987, 1995-2001)
• Member of the Volksunie executive (1995-2001)
• Member of the Groen! (Green Party) executive committee (2002)
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
• Chairman of the Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (1999-2002)
• Chairman of the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2002-2004)

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Votes

• 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 0.0/100
• 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 100.0/100
• 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 90.0/100
• 25/04/2007 - Criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED 2), 1st reading 85.5/100
• 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), 1st reading 93.9/100

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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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28/03/2010 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.