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Political Memory: Vytautas LANDSBERGIS, MEP

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General Data

• Born on 18 October 1932, Kaunas
• Country: {{#icon:LT.png|Lithuania||MEPs_LT}} Lithuania
• Political Group: {{#icon:PPE.png|PPE-DE||MEPs_PPE}} Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (PPE-DE)
  Party: Tėvynės sąjunga

Contact {{#icon:Click_to_call_now.png|+32 2 28 45 550||callto://+3222845550}} Parlement européen Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 11E157 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: +32 2 28 45 550/+32 2 28 47 550 Fax: +32 2 28 49 550 Parlement européen Bâtiment Louise Weiss T09080 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: +33 3 88 175 550/+33 3 88 177 550 Fax: +33 3 88 179 550 Traidenio34-15, 2004 Vilnius Email: vytautas.landsbergis(at)europarl.europa.eu Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=23746

Functions in European Parliament

• Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (Vice-Chairman)
• Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
• Subcommittee on Security and Defence (Member)
• Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

• Graduate of the Lithuanian Conservatoire (Academy of Music) (1955)
• Doctorate in Musicology (1969)
• Qualification as Professor of Humanities (1994)
• Honorary doctorates from universities in several countries (1991-2001)
• Member of the Academy of Sciences of the Lithuanian Catholics (since 1977)
• Lithuanian State Conservatoire (Academy of Music): Associate Professor, Professor (1974-1990)
• Member of the group which founded the Lithuanian Independence Movement 'Sajūdis', 'Sajūdis' MP, Chairman of the 'Sajūdis' Council (1988-1990), People's Deputy of the USSR (1989-1990)
• Chairman of the Fatherland Union (Lithuanian Conservatives) (1993-2003)
• Member of the Bureau of the Fatherland Union (since 2003)
• President of the Constitutional Assembly of the Republic of Lithuania - Head of State (1990-1992)
• Leader of the Opposition, member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (1992-1996)
• President of Parliament (1996-2000)
• Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (2000-2004)
• Member of the Lithuanian Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1993-1996, 2000-2002)
• Observer in the European Parliament (2003-2004), PPE-DE Group
• Member of the Lithuanian Composers' Union (since 1961)
• Chairman of the M.-K.- Čiurlionis Society (since 1987)
• Honours: State Prizes of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (1975, 1988), Peace Prize of the Norwegian People (1991)
• Spanish International Ramon-Llull IX Prize (1994), French Légion d'honneur, Polish Order of Merit, Lithuanian Order of Vytautas the Great with gold chain, etc

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Votes

• 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services 41.9/100
• 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 33.3/100
• 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 5.6/100

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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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