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Béla KOVÁCS



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Constituencies

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  • - icon: HU Hungary 2018/03/27 - 2019/07/01
  • Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom icon: HU Hungary 2014/07/01 - 2018/03/26
  • Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom icon: HU Hungary 2010/05/31 - 2014/06/30

Groups

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  • icon: NA NA Member Non-attached Members 2010/05/31 - 2014/06/30
  • icon: NA NA Member Non-attached Members 2014/07/01 - 2019/07/01

Committees

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RoleCommitteeStartEnd
Substitute of Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 2010/06/15 2011/02/10
Member of Committee on Industry, Research and Energy 2010/06/16 2012/01/18
Substitute of Committee on Budgets 2010/12/13 2012/01/18
Substitute of Committee on Budgets 2012/01/19 2014/06/30
Member of Committee on Industry, Research and Energy 2012/01/19 2014/06/30
Substitute of Committee on Foreign Affairs 2014/07/01 2017/01/18
Member of Committee on Industry, Research and Energy 2014/07/01 2017/01/18
Substitute of Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect (TAXE 2) 2016/02/24 2016/08/02
Substitute of Committee on Foreign Affairs 2017/01/19 2019/07/01
Member of Committee on Industry, Research and Energy 2017/01/19 2019/07/01

Delegations

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RoleDelegationStartEnd
Substitute of Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee 2010/06/15 2014/06/30
Member of Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula 2010/06/16 2010/11/21
Member of Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia 2010/11/22 2014/06/30
Member of Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly 2014/07/14 2015/10/21
Member of Delegation for relations with Japan 2014/07/14 2019/07/01
Substitute of Delegation to the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Partnership Committee, EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee 2014/07/16 2015/06/28
Substitute of Delegation for relations with Canada 2015/10/21 2019/07/01

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Rapporteur

TypeDossierCommitteeTitle
Responsible Committee 2012/0049(COD) ITRE Industry, Research and Energy Energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment: adapting the implementation of the Energy Star programme to a new EU/US agreement
Responsible Committee 2012/0048(NLE) ITRE Industry, Research and Energy EU/US Agreement: coordination of energy-efficiency labelling programmes for office equipment
Committee Opinion 2011/0324(NLE) ITRE Industry, Research and Energy EU/Russia Agreement: trade in parts and components of motor vehicles
Responsible Committee 2011/0225(NLE) ITRE Industry, Research and Energy Radioactive materials: system for registration of carriers
Committee Opinion 2011/0092(CNS) ITRE Industry, Research and Energy Taxation of energy products and electricity: restructuring the Community framework

Activities

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Amendment Co-authors
Name Group Country Ams

By types

Amendments (23)
Opinions (2)
Oral questions (1)
Plenary speeches (361)
Reports (3)
Written explanations (152)
Written questions (40)

By dossiers

CountDossier ReferenceTitle
42015/0009(COD)European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)
32013/0022(COD)European GNSS Agency: tasks, bodies and powers
32013/2062(INI)CARS 2020: towards a strong, competitive and sustainable European car industry
32013/2092(INI)EU space industrial policy, releasing the potential for growth in the space sector
32012/2259(INI)Current challenges and opportunities for renewable energy on the European internal energy market
32011/0430(COD)Re-use of public sector information
22013/0340(NLE)Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations
22015/2108(INI)Achieving the 10% electricity interconnection target - Making Europe's electricity grid fit for 2020
12013/2053(INI)Opinion on the evaluation report regarding BEREC and the Office
12012/2099(INI)Role of EU cohesion policy and their actors in implementing the new European energy policy
12014/2040(BUD)2015 general budget: all sections
12016/0142(COD)Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: suspension mechanism
12016/2146(INI)Annual report of the activities of the Committee on Petitions 2015
12010/0323(NLE)EC/Uzbekistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement: bilateral trade in textiles. Protocol
12016/0092(NLE)EU/Colombia and Peru Trade Agreement: accession of Ecuador. Protocol
12016/0192(NLE)EU/Norway Agreement: reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak for vessels flying the flag of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
12016/0810(CNS)Agreement on operational and strategic cooperation between Georgia and European Police Office (Europol)
12016/2298(BUD)Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the automotive industry in Spain
12013/0028(COD)Opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail: award of public service contracts. 4th Railway Package
12016/0047(NLE)Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) and multiannual technical guidelines: advisory groups and technical groups
12016/2036(INI)Implementation of the common foreign and security policy
12016/2034(INI)CAP tools to reduce price volatility in agricultural markets
12014/0091(COD)Activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORPs). Recast
12016/2959(RSP)Resolution on the finalisation of Basel III
12016/2030(INI)EU strategic communication to counteract propaganda against it by third parties
12016/0811(CNS)Agreement on operational and strategic cooperation between Ukraine and European Police Office (Europol)
12012/0236(COD)Long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks: management
12016/0209(CNS)Access to anti-money-laundering information by tax authorities
12016/2063(INI)European Central Bank annual report for 2015
12016/2056(INI)Green paper on retail financial services
12016/2052(INI)European defence union
12015/2350(INI)Unleashing the potential of waterborne passenger transport
12016/2047(BUD)2017 general budget: all sections
12016/2931(RSP)Resolution on the mid-term revision of the MFF 2014-2020
12016/2235(BUD)Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the manufacture of petroleum and chemicals products in Estonia
12016/2101(INI)European semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2016 priorities
12015/2274(INI)EU strategy towards Iran after the nuclear agreement
12015/2110(INI)Fight against corruption and follow-up of the CRIM committee resolution
12015/2316(INI)Human rights and migration in third countries
12015/2315(INI)Corporate liability for serious human rights abuses in third countries
12016/2059(INI)EU strategy for liquefied natural gas and gas storage
12015/2093(INI)How to make fisheries controls in Europe uniform
12015/2254(INL)Establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights
12015/2326(INI)Monitoring the application of Union law. 2014 annual report
12016/2919(RSP)Resolution on the draft Commission implementing decision concerning the placing on the market for cultivation of genetically modified maize Bt11 (SYN-BTØ11-1) seeds
12016/2705(RSP)Resolution on the next steps towards attaining global goals and EU commitments on nutrition and food security in the world
12016/2891(RSP)Resolution on the need for a European reindustrialisation policy in light of the recent Caterpillar and Alstom cases
12016/2165(BUD)Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: earthquake in Greece in 2015
12013/0409(COD)Legal aid for suspects and accused persons in criminal proceedings and for requested persons in European arrest warrant proceedings
12016/0808(CNS)Agreement on strategic cooperation between the Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China and Europol
12016/2053(INI)Future of ACP-EU relations beyond 2020
12015/0306(COD)European travel document for the return of illegally staying third-country nationals
12015/0268(COD)Prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading
12016/0089(NLE)Provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Italy and Greece: relocation of applicants
12016/0043(NLE)Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States in 2016
12016/2032(INI)Access to finance for SMEs and increasing the diversity of SME funding in a capital markets union
12015/2320(INI)How best to harness the job creation potential of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)?
12015/2284(INI)Activities, impact and added value of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund between 2007 and 2014
12013/0361(APP)Tripartite social summit for growth and employment
12016/0005(NLE)EU/SADC EPA States Economic Partnership Agreement
12015/2273(INI)EU relations with Tunisia in the current regional context
12013/0420(NLE)EU/Azerbaijan Framework Agreement: general principles for the participation of Azerbaijan in Union programmes. Protocol to the EC/Azerbaijan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
12016/2051(BUD)Amending budget 2/2016: surplus of the financial year 2015
12015/0310(COD)European Border and Coast Guard
12015/0313(COD)European Maritime Safety Agency: cooperation
12015/2353(INI)Preparation of the post-electoral revision of the MFF 2014-2020: Parliament's input ahead of the Commission's proposal
12016/2038(INI)Tax rulings and other measures similar in nature or effect
12016/2695(RSP)Resolution on synergies for innovation: European Structural and Investment Funds, Horizon 2020 and other European innovation funds and EU programmes
12016/2743(DEA)Criteria relating to the methodology for setting the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities
12015/0199(NLE)EU/Peru Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
12015/2321(INI)Refugees: social inclusion and integration into the labour market
12015/2038(INI)Implementation of the 2010 recommendations of Parliament on social and environmental standards, human rights and corporate responsibility
12015/2105(INI)New forward-looking and innovative future strategy on trade and investment
12016/0109(NLE)EC/Monaco Agreement: taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments. Protocol
12014/0110(NLE)EU/Lebanon Framework Agreement: participation of Lebanon in Union programmes. Protocol to the EC/Lebanon Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement
12015/0096(COD)Multiannual recovery plan for Bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean
12015/2232(INI)Implementation report on the Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU)
12015/0201(NLE)EU/Colombia Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
12015/0136(NLE)International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea with regard to aspects related to judicial cooperation in civil matters; Protocol of 2010: ratification and accession by Member States
12015/2234(INI)EU/Philippines Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation
12016/0039(COD)Further macro-financial assistance to Tunisia
12016/0011(CNS)Rules against tax avoidance practices that directly affect the functioning of the internal market
12016/0033(COD)Markets in financial instruments: certain dates
12015/2317(INI)EU 2015 report on policy coherence for development
12016/2006(INI)International Accounting Standards (IAS) evaluation and activities of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation, European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) and the Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB)
12015/2275(INI)Peace support operations - EU engagement with the UN and the African Union
12015/2065(INI)Unfair trading practices in the food supply chain
12015/2227(INI)Enhancing innovation and economic development in future European farm management
12016/2007(INI)Virtual currencies
12016/2050(BUD)Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the retail sector in Greece
12015/2323(INI)Delivering a new deal for energy consumers
12015/2346(INI)Non-tariff barriers in the single market
12013/0091(COD)European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol)
12013/0081(COD)Third-country nationals: conditions of entry and residence for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes or educational projects and au pairing. Recast
12016/2550(RSP)Resolution on acceleration of implementation of cohesion policy
12014/0309(COD)Protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union. Codification
12015/0224(NLE)EU/Liberia Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement and Implementation Protocol from 9 December 2015 to 8 December 2020
12014/0194(COD)Statistics concerning balance of payments, international trade in services and foreign direct investment
12015/2279(INI)Cohesion policy in mountainous regions of the EU
12015/2205(DEC)Discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2014: performance, financial management and control
12015/2127(INI)European Investment Bank (EIB) - Annual report 2014
12015/2094(INI)Women domestic workers and carers in the EU
12015/2154(DEC)2014 discharge: EU general budget, European Commission and executive agencies
12015/2156(DEC)2014 discharge: EU general budget, European Council and Council
12016/2037(BUD)Amending budget 1/2016: emergency support within the Union; European Police Office (Europol)
12015/0128(COD)Arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in economic partnership agreements. Recast
12015/0296(CNS)Common system of value added tax (VAT): duration of the obligation to respect a minimum standard rate
12016/0801(CNS)Agreement on strategic cooperation between Brazil and Europol
12015/2109(INI)Fisheries aspects within the international agreement on marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
12015/2095(INI)Situation in the Mediterranean and need for a holistic EU approach to migration
12015/2089(INI)Towards improved single market regulation
12015/2257(INI)Erasmus+ and other tools to foster mobility in VET – a lifelong learning approach
12015/2060(INI)EU role in the framework of international financial, monetary and regulatory institutions and bodies
12015/2090(INI)Innovation and diversification in non-industrial coastal fishing in regions dependent on fishing
12013/0407(COD)Criminal proceedings: strengthening of certain aspects of the presumption of innocence and of the right to be present at trial
12014/0108(COD)Personal protective equipment
12015/2863(DEA)Specific compositional and information requirements for processed cereal-based food and baby food
12015/2140(INI)Annual report on EU competition policy
12015/2106(INI)Stocktaking and challenges of the EU Financial Services Regulation: impact and the way forward towards a more efficient and effective EU framework for financial regulation and a capital markets union
12015/2088(INI)Skills policies for fighting youth unemployment
12015/2147(INI)Towards a digital single market act
12015/2229(INI)Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2014 and the European Union's policy on the matter
12015/2728(RSP)Resolution on the protection of the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo
12015/0808(CNS)Agreement on operational and strategic cooperation between Bosnia and Herzegovina and European Police Office (Europol)
12014/2211(INI)Developing a sustainable European industry of base metals
12015/0062(NLE)EU/United Arab Emirates Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
12015/0809(CNS)Agreement on strategic cooperation in the fight against serious crime and terrorism between the United Arab Emirates and European Police Office (Europol)
12015/2113(INI)Towards a European energy union
12015/2632(RSP)Resolution on the state of play of the Doha Development Agenda in advance of the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference
12015/2656(RSP)Resolution on the accession of Ecuador to the Trade Agreement concluded between the EU and its Member States and Colombia and Peru
12015/2269(BUD)Amending budget 8/2015: own resources and European Data Protection Supervisor
12015/2264(BUD)Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument: immediate budgetary measures under the European agenda on migration
12015/2123(BUD)Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund: payment of advances in the 2016 budget
12015/2132(BUD)2016 general budget: all sections
12015/2107(INI)EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2014-2020
12014/0337(COD)Repealing obsolete acts from the Schengen acquis
12014/2237(INI)Reducing inequalities with a special focus on child poverty
12015/0076(NLE)EC/Switzerland agreement: taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments. Protocol
12013/0246(COD)Package travel and linked travel arrangements
12015/0068(CNS)Taxation: mandatory automatic exchange of information
12014/2125(DEC)2013 discharge: European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
12014/2204(INI)Ebola crisis: long-term lessons and how to strengthen health systems in developing countries to prevent future crises
12015/2865(RSP)Resolution on emission measurements in the automotive sector
12013/0264(COD)Payment services in the internal market
12015/2740(RSP)Resolution on mortgage legislation and risky financial instruments in Spain (based on petitions received)
12015/2801(RSP)Resolution on lessons learned from the red mud disaster, five years after the accident in Hungary
12014/0118(NLE)EU/Tunisia Framework Agreement: participation of Tunisia in Union programmes. Protocol to the EC/Tunisia Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement
12013/0403(COD)European small claims procedure and European order for payment procedure: improving access to justice and the efficiency of justice
12013/0442(COD)Limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from medium combustion plants
12014/0096(COD)Caseins and caseinates intended for human consumption
12014/0258(NLE)Forced Labour Convention (1930) of the International Labour Organisation (ILO): matters related to judicial cooperation in criminal matters. Authorisation for Member States to rafify the 2014 Protocol
12013/0207(NLE)Subjecting 5-(2-aminopropyl)indole to control measures
12015/2151(BUD)Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund: disasters in Bulgaria and Greece in 2015
12015/2053(INI)Possible extension of geographical indication protection of the European Union to non-agricultural products
12015/0160(COD)European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), European Social Fund (ESF), Cohesion Fund (CF), and European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF): specific measures for Greece
12015/2209(BUD)Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the automotive industry in Belgium
12015/2004(INI)Role of local authorities in developing countries in development cooperation
12015/2076(BUD)Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: technical assistance by the Commission in 2015
12014/2145(INI)Review of the economic governance framework: stocktaking and challenges
12014/0321(NLE)Mutual assistance in criminal matters: accession of Croatia to the 2000 Convention and 2001 Protocol thereto
12014/0322(NLE)Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union: accession of Croatia to the Convention of 26 May 1997
12015/2001(INI)State of EU-Russia relations
12014/2153(INI)European energy security strategy
12014/2151(INI)Towards a renewed consensus on the enforcement of intellectual property rights: an EU action plan
12014/2220(INI)Implementation of the common security and defence policy (based on the annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the common foreign and security policy)
12014/2258(INI)Financing the common security and defence policy
12015/2037(INI)Impact of developments in European defence markets on the security and defence capabilities in Europe
12013/0025(COD)Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing
12013/0024(COD)Information accompanying transfers of funds
12012/0360(COD)Insolvency proceedings. Recast
12015/2655(RSP)Resolution on maternity leave
12015/2684(RSP)Resolution on the List of issues adopted by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in relation to the initial report of the European Union
12015/2652(RSP)Resolution on the outbreak of Xylella fastidiosa affecting olive trees
12013/0314(COD)Indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts
12014/2207(INI)Safer healthcare in Europe: improving patient safety and fighting antimicrobial resistance
12014/2209(INI)Green growth opportunities for SMEs
12013/0306(COD)Money market funds
12015/0026(COD)Youth Employment Initiative: additional initial prefinancing amount paid to operational programmes
12014/0334(COD)Imports of certain textile products from third countries: repeal
12014/0246(NLE)Rules for the application of Article 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). Codification
12015/2013(BUD)Amending budget 1/2015: revision of the MFF
12012/0084(COD)European statistics: professional independence of national statistical authorities
12014/2148(INI)European film in the digital era
12014/2223(INI)New EU forest strategy: for forests and the forest-based sector
12014/2219(INI)Annual report from the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to the European Parliament
12014/2217(INI)Progress on equality between women and men in the European Union in 2013
12015/2008(BUD)2016 budget: guidelines, Section III - Commission
12014/2947(RSP)Resolution on the 2014 progress report on Montenegro
12014/2948(RSP)Resolution on the 2014 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
12014/2950(RSP)Resolution on the European integration process of Kosovo
12014/2222(INI)European semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual growth survey 2015
12014/2212(INI)Single market governance within the European semester 2015
12014/2997(RSP)Resolution on the US Senate report on the use of torture by the CIA
12015/2530(RSP)Resolution on anti-terrorism measures
12014/2543(RSP)
12014/3018(RSP)Resolution on the situation in Libya
12014/2965(RSP)Resolution on the situation in Ukraine
12014/3011(RSP)Resolution on freedom of expression in Turkey: recent arrests of journalists, media executives and systematic pressure against media
12014/2907(RSP)Resolution on the situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration
12014/2071(BUD)Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: redundancies in the steel sector in Belgium
12012/2103(INI)Energy roadmap 2050, a future with energy
12011/0093(COD)Enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection: implementation
12011/0092(CNS)Taxation of energy products and electricity: restructuring the Community framework
12011/0046(NLE)Euratom Framework Programme 2012-2013: nuclear research and training activities
12009/2134(INL)Proposal for a modification of the Act concerning the election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage of 20 September 1976
12011/2752(RSP)Resolution on the preparations for the Russian State Duma elections in December 2011
12011/2716(RSP)Resolution on the EU-Russia summit
12010/2299(INI)Development of the common security and defence policy following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty
12010/2095(INI)Industrial policy for the globalised era
12010/0192(COD)Visas: third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement
12009/0108(COD)Measures to safeguard security of gas supply
12010/2611(RSP)Resolution on Albania
12011/0225(NLE)Radioactive materials: system for registration of carriers
12012/0049(COD)Energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment: adapting the implementation of the Energy Star programme to a new EU/US agreement
12012/0048(NLE)EU/US Agreement: coordination of energy-efficiency labelling programmes for office equipment

See historical changes of the Bio

Born

1960/02/25 - Budapest

History

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Financial administrator, certified accountant (1978); international economist (1986); specialist investment lawyer (2003).
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International trade broker (1986-1988), international trade and finance manager (1990-2003), director (2003-2005).
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Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee of the Jobbik party (2005-). Chair of Jobbik party, 13th District of Budapest (2006-). Budapest Vice-President of Jobbik party (2008-).
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Deputy Chair and Treasurer, Alliance of European National Movements (2010-).
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Accredited European Parliament assistant (2009-2010).
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Member, Association of Hungarian Inventors (2004-).
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  • Financial administrator, certified accountant (1978); international economist (1986); specialist investment lawyer (2003).
  • International trade broker (1986-1988), international trade and finance manager (1990-2003), director (2003-2005).
  • Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee of the Jobbik party (2005-). Chair of Jobbik party, 13th District of Budapest (2006-). Budapest Vice-President of Jobbik party (2008-).
  • Deputy Chair and Treasurer, Alliance of European National Movements (2010-).
  • Accredited European Parliament assistant (2009-2010).
  • Member, Association of Hungarian Inventors (2004-).