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Political Memory: Giorgos DIMITRAKOPOULOS, former MEP

{{#icon:GiorgosDimitrakopoulos.jpg|Giorgos DIMITRAKOPOULOS}}

General Data

• Born on 18 September 1952, Athina
• Country: {{#icon:GR.png|Greece||MEPs_GR}} Greece
• Political Group: {{#icon:PPE.png|PPE-DE||MEPs_PPE}} Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (PPE-DE)
  Party: Nea Dimokratia

Functions in European Parliament

• 19/07/1994 - 19/07/1999 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group) (Member)
• 21/07/1994 - 22/07/1994 : Committee on Petitions (Member)
• 21/07/1994 - 27/06/1995 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (Member)
• 21/07/1994 - 31/01/1997 : Committee on External Economic Relations (Substitute)
• 21/07/1994 - 16/06/1998 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (Member)
• 22/07/1994 - 15/01/1997 : Committee on Petitions (Vice-Chairman)
• 17/11/1994 - 15/01/1997 : Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
• 27/06/1995 - 15/01/1997 : Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf States (Member)
• 25/10/1995 - 15/01/1997 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy (Substitute)
• 16/01/1997 - 22/04/1997 : Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (Substitute)
• 16/01/1997 - 22/04/1997 : Subcommittee on Security and Disarmament (Substitute)
• 16/01/1997 - 07/05/1997 : Delegation for relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Mongolia (Substitute)
• 16/01/1997 - 07/05/1997 : Delegation for relations with Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova (Substitute)
• 16/01/1997 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on Petitions (Member)
• 31/01/1997 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on Development and Cooperation (Substitute)
• 22/04/1997 - 19/07/1999 : Delegation to the EU-Malta Joint Parliamentary Committee (Substitute)
• 16/06/1998 - 19/07/1999 : Committee on Research, Technological Development and Energy (Substitute)
• 20/07/1999 - 13/07/2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (Member)
• 21/07/1999 - 01/09/1999 : Committee on Budgets (Substitute)
• 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs (Member)
• 22/07/1999 - 17/02/2000 : Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway (Chairman)
• 22/07/1999 - 17/02/2000 : Conference of Delegation Chairmen (Member)
• 01/09/1999 - 29/08/2000 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (Substitute)
• 18/02/2000 - 03/09/2000 : Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf (Vice-Chairman)
• 30/08/2000 - 16/05/2001 : Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (Substitute)
• 30/08/2000 - 14/01/2002 : Delegation for relations with South-east Europe (Member)
• 17/05/2001 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (Substitute)
• 15/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : European Parliament (Vice-President)
• 15/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Parliament's Bureau (Vice-President)
• 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs (Member)
• 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (Substitute)
• 07/02/2002 - 30/04/2004 : Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (Substitute)
• 21/07/2004 - 11/02/2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
• 22/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (Substitute)
• 23/07/2004 - 12/03/2006 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence (Substitute)
• 13/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Subcommittee on Human Rights (Member)
• 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (Member)
• 19/01/2006 - 25/01/2006 : Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (Member)
• 26/01/2006 - 14/02/2007 : Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (Vice-Chairman)
• 13/03/2006 - 11/02/2007 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence (Member)
• 12/03/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
• 12/03/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence (Member)
• 23/10/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Culture and Education (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• Graduate of the Legal Faculty of the University of Athens (Public Law and Political Science Department) (1972-1976): postgraduate studies (Master of Arts) in International Affairs at the American University (Washington, 1977-1979)
• Postgraduate studies in international law and diplomatic history at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Boston, 1979-1981)
• Political affairs adviser in the Prime Minister's Diplomatic Office (1983-1986)
• Political affairs adviser in the Foreign Ministers' Diplomatic Office (1986-1989)
• Member of the European Parliament (from 1994)
• First Vice-Chairman of the Committees on Petitions and Citizens rights (1994-1999)
• Chairman of the Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway (1999-2000)
• Second Vice-President of the European Parliament (2002-2004)
• Chairman of the Conciliation Committee (2000-2004)
• Responsible for Euro-Mediterranean cooperation
• Press and communications attaché at the Greek Embassy in Washington, USA (1977-1979)
• Diplomatic history researcher at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Boston, USA (1979-1981)
• Visiting professor at the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs Institute of Diplomacy (Athens, 1983-1988)

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Votes

• 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 36.2/100
• 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
• 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 87.9/100

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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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