BoguslawSonik

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Political Memory: Bogusław SONIK, MEP

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General Data

• Born on 03 December 1953, Kraków
• Country: {{#icon:PL.png|Poland||MEPs_PL}} Poland
• Political Group: {{#icon:PPE.png|PPE||MEPs_PPE}} Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) (PPE)
  Party: Platforma Obywatelska

Contact {{#icon:Click_to_call_now.png|+32 2 28 45 690||callto://+3222845690}} Parlement européen Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 14E210 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: +32 2 28 45 690/+32 2 28 47 690 Fax: +32 2 28 49 690 Parlement européen Bâtiment Louise Weiss T11017 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: +33 3 88 175 690/+33 3 88 177 690 Fax: +33 3 88 179 690 Email: boguslaw.sonik(at)europarl.europa.eu Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=28299 Site web: www.boguslawsonik.pl

Functions in European Parliament

• Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Vice-Chair)
• Delegation for relations with Iran (Member)
• Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (Substitute)
• Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (Substitute)
• Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• Master's in law and administration, Jagiellonian University (1978)
• Journalist for Tygodnik Powszechny and the Znak publishing house (1982-1984)
• Correspondent: RFI, BBC, RWE, Deutsche Welle (1983-1989)
• Director of the Polish Institute in Paris and minister plenipotentiary at the embassy of the Republic of Poland in France (1990-1996)
• Director of the Festival Bureau for 'Kraków 2000 - European City of Culture' (1996-2002)
• Director of the Promotion Department of Kraków City Council (2003-2004)
• Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Provincial Environmental Protection and Water Management Foundation (2002-2004)
• Founder of the Solidarność Students' Committee (1977)
• Vice-Chairman of the Solidarność Executive for the Małopolskie region (1980-1982)
• President of the Małopolskie Provincial Assembly (1998-2002)
• Member of the Małopolskie Provincial Council and President of the Małopolskie Provincial Assembly (1998-2004)
• Chairman of the Environmental Protection Committee of the Małopolskie Provincial Assembly (2002-2004)
• Member of the European Parliament (EPP-ED) (since 2004)
• Member of the Association of European Cities and Regions for Culture and of the Assembly of European Regions (2000-2004)
• Member of the Presidium of the Association of European Cities and Months of Culture (2001-2004)
• Chairman of the May 77 Association (since 2002)
• Knight of the Order of Art and Literature
• Order of Merit for Polish Culture
• Kraków 2000 - European City of Culture, silver medal
• Małopolskie Province medal of merit

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Votes

• 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 2.7/100
• 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 62.5/100
• 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 50.0/100
• 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 38.1/100
• 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 33.3/100
• 25/04/2007 - Criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED 2), 1st reading 17.1/100
• 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 5.6/100

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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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21/07/2010 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.