JustasVincasPaleckis

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Political Memory: Justas Vincas PALECKIS, MEP

General Data

• Born on 01 January 1942, Samara (Kuibyševas)
• Country: Lithuania
• Political Group: Socialist Group in the European Parliament (PSE)
  Party: Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija

Contact

• Parlement européen
  Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 13G158
  60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles
  Tel.: +32 2 28 45 921/+32 2 28 47 921
  Fax: +32 2 28 49 921
• Parlement européen
  Bâtiment Louise Weiss T07014
  1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex
  Tel.: +33 3 88 175 921/+33 3 88 177 921
  Fax: +33 3 88 179 921
• Europos Parlamento nario Justo Paleckio bíuras
  Pylimo g. 12-10, 01118 Vilnius

• Email: justasvincas.paleckis(at)europarl.europa.eu
• Email: biuras(at)paleckis.lt
• Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=28279
• Site web: www.paleckis.lt

Functions in European Parliament

• Subcommittee on Security and Defence (Vice-Chairman)
• Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
• Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (Member)
• Delegation for relations with Belarus (Member)
• Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Substitute)
• Temporary Committee on Climate Change (Substitute)
• Degree in journalism from the University of Vilnius (1959-1964). Diplomatic University of the Foreign Ministry of the USSR (1966-1969). Correspondent for the daily newspaper 'Komjaunimo tiesa', Head of Department (1960 and 1963-1966). Foreign Ministry of the USSR: Third Secretary (in the Embassy in Switzerland), Second Secretary, First Secretary, Counsellor (in the Embassy in the German Democratic Republic), Deputy Head of the Press Department (1969-1983). (Curriculum vitae)
• Deputy Head of the Foreign Policy Department, Head of the Culture and Ideology Departments of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Lithuania (1983-1989); Secretary (1989-1990) of the Independent Communist Party of Lithuania, which freed itself from subordination to Moscow and adopted a social-democratic programme. (Curriculum vitae)
• Member of the Supreme Council (Parliament) of the Republic of Lithuania, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (1990-1992). Lecturer at the Institute for Journalism of the University of Vilnius (1990-1993); lecturer at the Institute for International Relations and Political Science of the University of Vilnius (1993-1995). (Curriculum vitae)
• Foreign policy adviser to the President of the Republic of Lithuania (1993-1996). (Curriculum vitae)
• Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at the same time Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to Portugal (1996-2001) and Ireland (1997-2001). (Curriculum vitae)
• Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Lithuania (2002-2004). (Curriculum vitae)
• Signatory of the Gotland Communiqué (6 August 1989) and the Lithuanian Declaration of the Restoration of Independence (11 March 1990). (Curriculum vitae)
• Since 1993 has held the rank of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania. (Curriculum vitae)
• Honours: Knight of the Royal Swedish Order of the Northern Star (1994), Commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Lithuania (2003) and Lithuanian Independence Medal (2000). (Curriculum vitae)

Curriculum Vitae

• Degree in journalism from the University of Vilnius (1959-1964)
• Diplomatic University of the Foreign Ministry of the USSR (1966-1969)
• Correspondent for the daily newspaper 'Komjaunimo tiesa', Head of Department (1960 and 1963-1966)
• Foreign Ministry of the USSR: Third Secretary (in the Embassy in Switzerland), Second Secretary, First Secretary, Counsellor (in the Embassy in the German Democratic Republic), Deputy Head of the Press Department (1969-1983)
• Deputy Head of the Foreign Policy Department, Head of the Culture and Ideology Departments of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Lithuania (1983-1989)
• Secretary (1989-1990) of the Independent Communist Party of Lithuania, which freed itself from subordination to Moscow and adopted a social-democratic programme
• Member of the Supreme Council (Parliament) of the Republic of Lithuania, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (1990-1992)
• Lecturer at the Institute for Journalism of the University of Vilnius (1990-1993)
• Lecturer at the Institute for International Relations and Political Science of the University of Vilnius (1993-1995)
• Foreign policy adviser to the President of the Republic of Lithuania (1993-1996)
• Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at the same time Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to Portugal (1996-2001) and Ireland (1997-2001)
• Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Lithuania (2002-2004)
• Signatory of the Gotland Communiqué (6 August 1989) and the Lithuanian Declaration of the Restoration of Independence (11 March 1990)
• Since 1993 has held the rank of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania
• Honours: Knight of the Royal Swedish Order of the Northern Star (1994), Commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Lithuania (2003) and Lithuanian Independence Medal (2000)

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Votes

• 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 20/20
• 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 4/20

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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
• Vincas_Paleckis Wikipedia
• Vincas+Paleckis Google

Positions

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