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Political Memory: Richard FALBR, MEP

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General Data

• Born on 29 September 1940, Chester
• Country: {{#icon:CZ.png|Czech Republic||MEPs_CZ}} Czech Republic
• Political Group: {{#icon:SD.png|SD||MEPs_SD}} Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (SD)
  Party: Česká strana sociálně demokratická

Contact {{#icon:Click_to_call_now.png|+32 2 28 45 470||callto://+3222845470}} Parlement européen Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 14G107 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: +32 2 28 45 470/+32 2 28 47 470 Fax: +32 2 28 49 470 Parlement européen Bâtiment Louise Weiss T07067 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: +33 3 88 175 470/+33 3 88 177 470 Fax: +33 3 88 179 470 Email: richard.falbr(at)europarl.europa.eu Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=23840 Site web: www.falbr.cz/

Functions in European Parliament

• Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Member)
• Delegation for relations with Belarus (Member)
• Committee on Regional Development (Substitute)
• Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (Substitute)
• Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (Substitute)
• Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• Doctor of Jurisprudence (Law Faculty of Charles University, Prague, 1969)
• Foreign-language correspondent (1959-1963)
• Language teacher (1963-1969)
• Trade union lawyer (1970-1989)
• Lawyer (1989-1990)
• Vice-Chairman of ČSSD (Czech Social Democratic Party) (1991-1992)
• Chairman of the Bohemian-Moravian Service Workers' Trade Union (1990-1998)
• Vice-Chairman of the Czech and Slovak Confederation of Trade Unions (1990-1994)
• Chairman of the Bohemian-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions (1994-2002)
• Member of the administration of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (1992-2002)
• Member of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation (1993-2002)
• Member of the administration of the Trade Union European Confederation (1995-2002)
• Senator (1996-2004)
• Member of the Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (1996-2004)
• Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (1998-2002)
• Member of the Committee on Mandate and Parliamentary Privilege of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (2002-2004)
• Member of the Standing Senate Commission on the Constitution of the Czech Republic (2002-2004)
• Observer at the European Parliament (2003-2004)
• Member of the European Parliament (2004-)

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Votes

• 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 99.9/100
• 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 100.0/100
• 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 100.0/100
• 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 100.0/100
• 25/04/2007 - Criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED 2), 1st reading 23.7/100
• 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 18.1/100

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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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28/03/2010 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.