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Political Memory: Renate SOMMER, MEP

{{#icon:RenateSommer.jpg|Renate SOMMER}}

General Data

• Born on 10 September 1958, Bochum
• Country: {{#icon:DE.png|Germany||MEPs_DE}} Germany
• Political Group: {{#icon:PPE.png|PPE||MEPs_PPE}} Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) (PPE)
  Party: Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands

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Functions in European Parliament

• Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (Member)
• Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
• Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Substitute)
• Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (Substitute)
• Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• Studied agriculture (degree 1984)
• Doctorate in international nutrition, Bonn University (1996).Research assistant, Bonn University
• Agricultural policy officer, German rural youth academy, Bonn
• CDU Youth Section (from 1973)
• CDU (since 1977)
• Member of Herne District Executive of the CDU (since 1993), vice-chair of the District Executive
• Founder member, CDU German-Turkish Forum in North Rhine-Westphalia (since 1997)
• Member of the Ruhr District Executive of the CDU, member of the Regional Executive of the Women's Union in North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr and North Rhine-Westphalia Conferences of the CDU on Europe (since 1999)
• Founder member, Herne Europa Union (since 1994)
• Regional vice-chair, Europa Union in North Rhine-Westphalia (since 2007)
• CDU Germany Federal Agriculture and Food Committee (since 2008)
• Municipal councillor in Herne (1994-1999)
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
• Pro Ruhrgebiet Association (since 2007)

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Votes

• 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 2.6/100
• 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 12.5/100
• 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 11.8/100
• 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 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 39.8/100

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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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