OthmarKaras

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Political Memory: Othmar KARAS, MEP

{{#icon:OthmarKaras.jpg|Othmar KARAS}}

General Data

• Born on 24 December 1957, Ybbs
• Country: {{#icon:AT.png|Austria||MEPs_AT}} Austria
• Political Group: {{#icon:PPE.png|PPE||MEPs_PPE}} Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) (PPE)
  Party: Österreichische Volkspartei

Contact {{#icon:Click_to_call_now.png|+32 2 28 45 627||callto://+3222845627}} Parlement européen Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 09E264 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: +32 2 28 45 627/+32 2 28 47 627 Fax: +32 2 28 49 627 Parlement européen Bâtiment Louise Weiss T09051 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: +33 3 88 175 627/+33 3 88 177 627 Fax: +33 3 88 179 627 Email: othmar.karas(at)europarl.europa.eu Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=4246 Site web: www.othmar-karas.at

Functions in European Parliament

• Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (Member)
• Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• Mag
• Phil
• (1996)
• Master of European and International Business Law (MBL), University of St
• Gallen (1997)
• Manager in the banking and insurance sector (1981-1995)
• Assistant Secretary-General of Bundesländer Versicherung
• Federal president of the Union of Students (1976-1979)
• Political adviser to the ÖVP (1979-1980)
• First Vice-Chairman of the Austrian Federal Youth Association (1980-1990)
• Federal Chairman of the Young ÖVP (1981-1990)
• Member of the national executive of the ÖVP (1981-1991)
• Secretary-General of the ÖVP (1995-1999)
• President of the Austrian Aid Organisation (since 1998)
• First Vice-President of Hilfswerk Austria (since 1998)
• Vice-President of the Young European Christian-Democrats (EUJCD) (1981-1990)
• Member of the EPP Bureau and Council (since 1995)
• Member of the steering committee of the European Democratic Union (EDU) (since 1995)
• Member of the board of the Austrian Association of Graduates
• Member of the Land and federal executives of the Austrian Workers' and Employees' Association (ÖAAB)
• Member of the Nationalrat (1983-1990)
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
• Vice-President of the Political Academy
• Vice-President of the Friedrich Funder Institute

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Votes

• 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 11.8/100
• 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 41.9/100
• 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 21.1/100
• 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 54.9/100

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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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