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Political Memory: Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, former MEP

{{#icon:SylviaYvonneKaufmann.jpg|Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN}}

General Data

• Born on 23 January 1955, Berlin
• Country: {{#icon:DE.png|Germany||MEPs_DE}} Germany
• Political Group: {{#icon:GUE.png|GUE/NGL||MEPs_GUE}} Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL)
  Party: DIE LINKE

Functions in European Parliament

• 20/07/1999 - 12/10/1999 : Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left (Member)
• 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs (Member)
• 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (Substitute)
• 22/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Delegation for relations with Japan (Vice-Chairwoman)
• 13/10/1999 - 19/07/2004 : Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left (Vice-Chairwoman)
• 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs (Member)
• 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (Substitute)
• 07/02/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Delegation for relations with Japan (Member)
• 20/07/2004 - 15/01/2007 : European Parliament (Vice-President)
• 20/07/2004 - 15/01/2007 : Parliament's Bureau (Vice-President)
• 20/07/2004 - 13/05/2009 : Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left (Member)
• 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs (Member)
• 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (Substitute)
• 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with Japan (Member)
• 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula (Substitute)
• 14/05/2009 - 13/07/2009 : Socialist Group in the European Parliament (Member)

Curriculum Vitae

• Qualified Japanologist (1979)
• Doctorate (1984)
• Research assistant at the Humboldt University, Berlin (1979-1988)
• Research assistant at the Institute for International Politics and Economy, Berlin (1988-1990)
• Member of the PDS Executive (1991-1993 and 2000-2002)
• Federal Vice-Chair of the PDS (1993-2000)
• Member of the GDR People's Assembly (March-October 1990)
• Member of the Bundestag (October-December1990)
• Observer, European Parliament (1991-1994) and Member (since 1999)
• Vice-Chair, GUE/NGL Group (1999-2004)
• Vice-Chair, Japan Delegation (1999-2001)
• Member, Convention for the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, Vice-Chair of European Parliament delegation (2000)
• Member, Constitutional Convention (2002-2003)

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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 45.1/100
• 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 100.0/100
• 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 85.0/100
• 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 72.4/100
• 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 100.0/100
• 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 100.0/100

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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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