Doris PACK

General Committees Dossiers (31) Activities Bio History Links

Constituencies

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Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Germany 2009/07/14 - 2014/06/30
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Germany 2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Germany 1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Germany 1994/07/19 - 1999/07/19
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Germany 1989/07/25 - 1994/07/18

Groups

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PPE Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group) 1989/07/25 - 1994/07/18
PPE Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group) 1994/07/19 - 1994/11/28
PPE Member of the Bureau Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group) 1994/11/29 - 1999/07/19
PPE-DE Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 1999/07/20 - 1999/10/11
PPE-DE Member of the Bureau Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 1999/10/12 - 2002/03/07
PPE-DE Member of the Bureau Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 2002/03/08 - 2004/07/19
PPE-DE Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 2004/07/20 - 2004/08/30
PPE-DE Member of the Bureau Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 2004/08/31 - 2009/07/13
PPE Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) 2009/07/14 - 2009/07/20
PPE Member of the Bureau Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) 2009/07/21 - 2014/06/30

EP staff

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Member of Conference of Delegation Chairs 1999/07/22 - 2002/01/14
Member of Conference of Delegation Chairs 2002/02/07 - 2004/07/19
Member of Conference of Delegation Chairs 2004/09/22 - 2009/07/13
Member of Conference of Committee Chairs 2009/07/20 - 2012/01/18
Member of Conference of Committee Chairs 2012/01/23 - 2014/03/10
Chair of Conference of Committee Chairs 2014/03/11 - 2014/06/30

Committees

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Role	Committee	Start	End
Substitute of	Committee on Youth, Culture, Education, the Media and Sport	1989/07/26	1990/12/14
Substitute of	Committee on Budgets	1989/07/26	1992/01/14
Member of	Committee on Regional Policy and Regional Planning	1989/07/26	1992/01/14
Member of	Committee on Women's Rights	1989/07/26	1992/01/14
Member of	Committee on Youth, Culture, Education, the Media and Sport	1990/12/14	1992/01/14
Substitute of	Committee on Budgets	1992/01/15	1993/07/13
Member of	Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media	1992/01/15	1994/07/18
Substitute of	Committee on Regional Policy, Regional Planning and Relations with Regional and Local Authorities	1992/01/15	1994/07/18
Member of	Committee on Women's Rights	1992/01/15	1994/07/18
Substitute of	Committee on Foreign Affairs and Security	1994/01/19	1994/07/18
Member of	Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media	1994/07/21	1997/01/15
Substitute of	Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy	1994/07/21	1997/01/15
Member of	Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media	1997/01/16	1999/07/19
Substitute of	Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy	1997/01/16	1999/07/19
Member of	Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport	1999/07/21	2002/01/14
Substitute of	Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy	1999/07/21	2002/01/14
Member of	Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport	2002/01/17	2004/07/19
Substitute of	Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy	2002/01/17	2004/07/19
Member of	Committee on Culture and Education	2004/07/21	2007/01/14
Substitute of	Committee on Foreign Affairs	2004/07/21	2007/01/14
Member of	Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality	2004/07/21	2007/01/14
Member of	Committee on Culture and Education	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Substitute of	Committee on Foreign Affairs	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Member of	Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Member of	Committee on Culture and Education	2007/01/31	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Committee on Foreign Affairs	2007/01/31	2009/07/13
Member of	Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality	2007/01/31	2009/07/13
Member of	Committee on Culture and Education	2009/07/16	2009/07/19
Substitute of	Committee on Foreign Affairs	2009/07/16	2012/01/18
Substitute of	Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality	2009/07/16	2012/01/18
Chair of	Committee on Culture and Education	2009/07/20	2012/01/18
Member of	Committee on Culture and Education	2012/01/19	2012/01/22
Substitute of	Committee on Foreign Affairs	2012/01/19	2014/06/30
Substitute of	Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality	2012/01/19	2014/06/30
Chair of	Committee on Culture and Education	2012/01/23	2014/06/30

Delegations

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Role	Delegation	Start	End
Vice-Chair of	Delegation for relations with Yugoslavia	1989/07/26	1992/01/14
Member of	Delegation for relations with the Republics of Yugoslavia	1992/01/15	1992/02/04
Vice-Chair of	Delegation for relations with the Republics of Yugoslavia	1992/02/05	1993/02/10
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with Sweden	1992/02/25	1993/02/10
Vice-Chair of	Delegation for relations with the Republics of former Yugoslavia	1993/02/11	1994/01/31
Substitute of	Delegation to the EC-Sweden Joint Parliamentary Committee	1993/02/11	1994/01/31
Vice-Chair of	Delegation for relations with the Republics of former Yugoslavia	1994/02/01	1994/07/18
Substitute of	Delegation to the EU-Sweden Joint Parliamentary Committee	1994/02/01	1994/07/18
Chair of	Delegation for relations with South-east Europe	1994/11/17	1995/07/11
Chair of	Delegation for relations with South-east Europe	1995/07/12	1997/01/15
Member of	Delegation for relations with Slovenia	1995/10/11	1997/01/15
Member of	Delegation for relations with South-east Europe	1997/01/16	1997/01/29
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with Slovenia	1997/01/16	1999/02/23
Chair of	Delegation for relations with South-east Europe	1997/01/30	1997/10/13
Chair of	Delegation for relations with South-east Europe	1997/10/14	1999/02/23
Chair of	Delegation for relations with South-east Europe	1999/02/24	1999/07/19
Substitute of	Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee	1999/02/24	1999/07/20
Chair of	Delegation for relations with South-east Europe	1999/07/22	2002/01/14
Substitute of	Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee	1999/10/08	2002/01/14
Chair of	Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe	2002/02/07	2004/07/19
Substitute of	Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee	2002/03/07	2004/04/30
Member of	Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe	2004/09/15	2004/09/20
Substitute of	Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee	2004/09/15	2009/07/13
Chair of	Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe	2004/09/21	2007/03/13
Chair of	Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe	2007/03/14	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee	2009/09/16	2013/06/30
Member of	Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo	2009/09/16	2014/06/30
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with the United States	2013/10/09	2014/06/30

Rapporteur

Type	Dossier	Committee	Title
Responsible Committee	2013/2884(RSP)	AFET Foreign Affairs	Resolution on the 2013 progress report on Bosnia and Herzegovina
Responsible Committee Shadow	2013/2879(RSP)	AFET Foreign Affairs	Resolution on the 2013 progress report on Albania
Responsible Committee Shadow	2013/0311(NLE)	AFET Foreign Affairs	EC/Albania Stabilisation and Association Agreement: accession of Croatia to the EU. Protocol
Responsible Committee	2012/2865(RSP)	AFET Foreign Affairs	Resolution on the 2012 progress report on Bosnia and Herzegovina
Responsible Committee	2012/0221(APP)	CULT Culture and Education	Deposit of the historical archives of the institutions at the European University Institute in Florence
Responsible Committee	2011/0371(COD)	CULT Culture and Education	Erasmus+ programme for education, training, youth and sport 2014-2020
Opinion Committee Shadow	2011/0217(COD)	CULT Culture and Education	European Year of Citizens (2013)
Responsible Committee Shadow	2010/2161(INI)	CULT Culture and Education	Cultural dimensions of the EU's external actions
Responsible Committee	2010/0231(NLE)	CULT Culture and Education	EU/Switzerland Agreement: participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action' programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (2007-2013)
Responsible Committee	2008/2070(INI)	CULT Culture and Education	Bologna process and student mobility
Responsible Committee	2008/0073(NLE)	AFET Foreign Affairs	EU/Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Agreement
Responsible Committee	2007/2114(INI)	CULT Culture and Education	Adult learning: it is never too late to learn
Committee Opinion	2007/0142(CNS)	AFET Foreign Affairs	EC/Bosnia and Herzegovina agreement: readmission agreement
Committee Opinion	2007/0140(CNS)	AFET Foreign Affairs	EC/Bosnia and Herzegovina agreement: issuance of short-stay visas
Responsible Committee	2006/2290(INI)	AFET Foreign Affairs	Bosnia Herzegovina. Recommendation to the Council
Responsible Committee	2004/2266(INI)	CULT Culture and Education	New challenges for circus as part of the European culture
Responsible Committee	2004/0153(COD)	CULT Culture and Education	Life long learning: integrated action programme comprising Comenius, Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci and Grundtvig programmes and the Jean Monnet programme
Former Responsible Committee	2004/0153(COD)	CULT Culture and Education	Life long learning: integrated action programme comprising Comenius, Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci and Grundtvig programmes and the Jean Monnet programme
Responsible Committee	2003/0114(COD)	CULT Culture and Education	Education and training : grants to bodies active at European level, 2004-2006 action programme
Former Responsible Committee	2003/0114(COD)	CULT Culture and Education	Education and training : grants to bodies active at European level, 2004-2006 action programme
Committee Opinion	2002/2188(DEC)	AFET Foreign Affairs	2001 discharge: European Agency for reconstruction budget and aid for Kosovo
Committee Opinion	2002/2125(COS)	CULT Culture and Education	Programmes Socrates and Youth for Europe. Special report 2/2002 Court of Auditors
Responsible Committee	2001/2277(COS)	AFET Foreign Affairs	EU-Albania agreement: stabilisation and association agreement. Report on the work of the High Level Steering Group
Committee Opinion	2001/2157(COS)	CULT Culture and Education	Services of general interest in Europe
Responsible Committee	2001/0244(COD)	CULT Culture and Education	European Year of Education through Sport EYES 2004
Former Responsible Committee	2001/0244(COD)	CULT Culture and Education	European Year of Education through Sport EYES 2004
Responsible Committee	2000/2315(INI)	CULT Culture and Education	Implementation of Socrates programme
Committee Opinion	2000/2171(COS)	CULT Culture and Education	2004 enlargement of the European Union: progress towards accession by the candidate countries in 1999
Committee Opinion	2000/2158(COS)	AFET Foreign Affairs	Albania and the neighbouring region: action plan. High Level Group on asylum and migration
Responsible Committee	1999/0132(CNS)	AFET Foreign Affairs	Setting up of a European Agency for Reconstruction
Responsible Committee	1998/0195(COD)	DELE EP Delegation to Conciliation Committee	Education, training: Community action programme Socrates, 2nd phase 2000-2004

Activities

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Amendment Co-authors

Name	Group	Country	Ams
Sabine VERHEYEN	PPE	Germany	27
Marco SCURRIA	PPE	Italy	24
Jean-Marie CAVADA	PPE	France	24
Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER	PPE	France	16
Michèle STRIFFLER	PPE	France	16
Arnaud DANJEAN	PPE	France	16
Dominique RIQUET	PPE	France	16
Alain CADEC	PPE	France	16
Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID	PPE	France	16
Marie-Christine VERGIAT	GUE/NGL	France	15
Ivo BELET	PPE	Belgium	11
Raffaele BALDASSARRE	PPE	Italy	10
Piotr BORYS	PPE	Poland	10
Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU	PPE	Greece	10
Silvia COSTA	S&D	Italy	10
Hannes SWOBODA	PSE	Austria	7
Petra KAMMEREVERT	S&D	Germany	5
Helga TRÜPEL	Verts/ALE	Germany	5
Hannu TAKKULA	ALDE	Finland	4
Catherine TRAUTMANN	S&D	France	4
Maria BADIA i CUTCHET	S&D	Spain	4
Anna IBRISAGIC	PPE	Sweden	3
Jorgo CHATZIMARKAKIS	ALDE	Germany	3
Seán KELLY	PPE	Ireland	3
Philippe BOULLAND	PPE	France	2
Agnès LE BRUN	PPE	France	2
Ruth HIERONYMI	PPE-DE	Germany	2
Ivo BELET	PPE-DE	Belgium	2
Cristina GUTIÉRREZ-CORTINES	PPE	Spain	1
Morten LØKKEGAARD	ALDE	Denmark	1

By types

Amendments (175)
Opinions (2)
Plenary speeches (194)
Reports (24)
Shadow opinions (1)
Shadow reports (2)

By dossiers

Count	Dossier Reference	Title
18	2013/0309(COD)	Open internet access
16	2012/2308(INI)	Location of the seats of the European Union's institutions
12	2008/2070(INI)	Bologna process and student mobility
11	2010/2161(INI)	Cultural dimensions of the EU's external actions
11	2009/2225(INI)	Defining a new digital agenda for Europe: from i2010 to digital.eu
11	2007/2268(INI)	2007 progress report on FYROM
10	2013/2182(INI)	New technologies and open educational resources
9	2011/2087(INI)	European dimension in sport
8	2007/2253(INI)	Media concentration and pluralism in the EU
7	2011/0371(COD)	Erasmus+ programme for education, training, youth and sport 2014-2020
7	2011/0436(APP)	Europe for Citizens programme 2014-2020
5	2012/2322(INI)	Online gambling in the internal market
5	2007/2267(INI)	Croatia's 2007 progress report
5	2008/0193(COD)	Health and safety at work: workers who are pregnant, have recently given birth or are breastfeeding
5	2008/2068(INI)	Improving the quality of teacher education
4	2011/0299(COD)	Guidelines for trans-European networks in the area of telecommunications infrastructure
4	2012/0199(COD)	Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033
4	2011/0370(COD)	Creative Europe programme 2014-2020
4	2011/2036(INI)	European Schools' system
4	2008/0073(NLE)	EU/Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Agreement
3	2011/2081(INI)	Freedom of press and media in the world
3	2011/0202(COD)	Prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms. Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR)
3	2013/2145(BUD)	2014 general budget: all sections
3	2007/2114(INI)	Adult learning: it is never too late to learn
3	2004/0153(COD)	Life long learning: integrated action programme comprising Comenius, Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci and Grundtvig programmes and the Jean Monnet programme
3	2006/2513(RSP)	Resolution on the outlook for Bosnia and Herzegovina
3	2012/2866(RSP)	Resolution on the 2012 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
3	2010/0231(NLE)	EU/Switzerland Agreement: participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action' programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (2007-2013)
3	1998/0195(COD)	Education, training: Community action programme Socrates, 2nd phase 2000-2004
3	1997/0103(COD)	Community action programme Socrates: financial framework 1995-1999
2	2011/0177(APP)	Multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020
2	2008/2225(INI)	Multilingualism: an asset for Europe and a shared commitment
2	2008/0157(COD)	Intellectual property: term of protection of copyright and related rights
2	2009/2502(RSP)	Resolution on Srebrenica
2	2007/2126(INI)	Relations between the European Union and Serbia
2	2006/2290(INI)	Bosnia Herzegovina. Recommendation to the Council
2	2011/2888(RSP)	Resolution on the 2011 progress report on Bosnia and Herzegovina
2	2010/2611(RSP)	Resolution on Albania
2	2003/0114(COD)	Education and training : grants to bodies active at European level, 2004-2006 action programme
2	2001/0244(COD)	European Year of Education through Sport EYES 2004
1	2013/2167(INI)	EU foreign policy in a world of cultural and religious differences
1	2013/0162(COD)	Return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State. Recast
1	2013/2064(INI)	Volunteering and voluntary activity in Europe
1	2013/2045(INI)	Tackling youth unemployment: possible ways out
1	2012/2300(INI)	Connected TV
1	2011/0387(COD)	European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT): strategic innovation agenda 2014-2020
1	2011/2182(INI)	EU citizenship report 2010: dismantling the obstacles to EU citizens' rights
1	2011/2157(INI)	Review of the European neighbourhood policy
1	2010/0242(COD)	European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (2012)
1	2010/2028(INI)	Public service broadcasting in the digital era: the future of the dual system
1	2009/2159(INI)	EU strategy for youth – investing and empowering
1	2008/0258(COD)	Audiovisual sector: cooperation programme with professionals from third countries, MEDIA Mundus
1	2009/2565(RSP)	Resolution on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
1	2008/2200(INI)	Consolidating stability and prosperity in the Western Balkans
1	2008/2290(INI)	Mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
1	2008/2692(RSP)	Resolution on the Croatia 2008 progress report
1	2008/2663(RSP)	Resolution on Kosovo and the role of the EU
1	2007/2285(INI)	White Paper on nutrition, overweight and obesity related health issues
1	2007/2271(INI)	Commission's 2007 enlargement strategy paper
1	2007/2261(INI)	White Paper on sport
1	2007/0123(NLE)	EC/Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Agreement
1	2005/0260(COD)	Coordination of certain provisions in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities ('Audiovisual media services without frontiers')
1	2006/2289(INI)	Report on FYROM's 2006 progress report
1	2006/2249(INI)	Social security status of artists
1	2006/2267(INI)	Future of Kosovo and the role of the European Union
1	2006/2087(INI)	European communication policy with citizens. White paper
1	2006/2208(INI)	Towards more and better EU Aid: the 2006 aid effectiveness package
1	2005/0221(COD)	Lifelong learning: key competences and access for all citizens
1	2006/0044(AVC)	EC/Albania Stabilisation and Association Agreement
1	2005/0203(COD)	European year of intercultural dialogue 2008: respect and promote cultural diversity in Europe and develop an active European citizenship
1	2005/0041(COD)	Active European citizenship: Europe for Citizens programme 2007-2013
1	2005/0102(COD)	European Capitals of Culture 2007 - 2019
1	2005/2206(INI)	Report on the strategy paper on progress in the enlargement process
1	2011/0294(COD)	Trans-European transport network: development
1	2012/2865(RSP)	Resolution on the 2012 progress report on Bosnia and Herzegovina
1	2012/2868(RSP)	Resolution on the 2012 progress report on Serbia
1	2012/2867(RSP)	Resolution on the European integration process of Kosovo
1	2010/0267(COD)	Common agricultural policy CAP: common rules for support schemes for farmers
1	2011/2521(RSP)	Resolution on the situation of Christians in the context of freedom of religion
1	2010/2639(RSP)	Resolution on the Communication from the Commission on the Commission Work Programme 2011
1	2010/2734(RSP)	Resolution on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
1	2009/2099(INI)	University business dialogue: a new partnership for the modernisation of Europe's universities
1	2009/2768(RSP)	Resolution on the 2009 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
1	2009/2675(RSP)	Resolution on the Commission's 2009 enlargement strategy paper concerning the Western Balkan countries, Iceland and Turkey
1	2009/0104(CNS)	Visas: third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement
1	1996/2187(INI)	Sport in the European Union
1	2001/2277(COS)	EU-Albania agreement: stabilisation and association agreement. Report on the work of the High Level Steering Group
1	2000/2315(INI)	Implementation of Socrates programme
1	1999/0132(CNS)	Setting up of a European Agency for Reconstruction
1	2004/2266(INI)	New challenges for circus as part of the European culture
1	2012/0221(APP)	Deposit of the historical archives of the institutions at the European University Institute in Florence
1	2013/0311(NLE)	EC/Albania Stabilisation and Association Agreement: accession of Croatia to the EU. Protocol
1	2011/0217(COD)	European Year of Citizens (2013)

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Born

1942/03/18 - Schiffweiler/Saar

Graduated from teaching college (1965). Taught in primary schools (1965-1974). Employed by the Saarland Ministry of Education (1983-1985).
Member of the CDU. Member, Konrad Adenauer Foundation; President, Women in the EPP. Executive Member, European People's Party (EPP).
Member of Bübingen council (1967-1974). Member of Saarbrücken city council (1974-1976). Member of the Bundestag (1974-1983 and 1985-1989).
MEP (since July 1989).
Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and of the WEU Assembly (1981-1983 and 1985-1989).
Chair, Franco-German Foundation for Cultural Cooperation. President, European Children's Book Fair Association; President, Saar Adult Education Association. Vice-President of the European Movement on the Saar. Vice-chair, board of Otzenhausen European Academy. Vice-chair, German Association of the European Foundation for Cultural Cooperation in Europe. Member, ZDF Television Council.
Federal Cross of Merit with Ribbon (Germany) (1985). Order of the Republic of Croatia (1997). Federal Order of Merit, First Class (Germany) (1998). French International Order of Merit (1998). Order of the Republic of Albania (2002). Etoile civique en or (France) (2004). MEP Award from the periodical 'The Parliament Magazine' for her work as an MEP in the field of youth and education (2005). Award of the European Circus Association (2006). Croatian Cultural Club, Silver Dove of Vučedol, symbolising peace and freedom on behalf of the people of Croatia (2006). Grand Gold Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria (2006). Honorary doctorate from Zadar University (Croatia) (2007). Tolerance Award of the Parliament of Vojvodina (Serbia) (2008). Award of the Town of Pogradec (Albania) (2009).

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Graduated from teaching college (1965). Taught in primary schools (1965-1974). Employed by the Saarland Ministry of Education (1983-1985).
Member of the CDU. Member, Konrad Adenauer Foundation; President, Women in the EPP. Executive Member, European People's Party (EPP).
Member of Bübingen council (1967-1974). Member of Saarbrücken city council (1974-1976). Member of the Bundestag (1974-1983 and 1985-1989).
MEP (since July 1989).
Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and of the WEU Assembly (1981-1983 and 1985-1989).
Chair, Franco-German Foundation for Cultural Cooperation. President, European Children's Book Fair Association; President, Saar Adult Education Association. Vice-President of the European Movement on the Saar. Vice-chair, board of Otzenhausen European Academy. Vice-chair, German Association of the European Foundation for Cultural Cooperation in Europe. Member, ZDF Television Council.
Federal Cross of Merit with Ribbon (Germany) (1985). Order of the Republic of Croatia (1997). Federal Order of Merit, First Class (Germany) (1998). French International Order of Merit (1998). Order of the Republic of Albania (2002). Etoile civique en or (France) (2004). MEP Award from the periodical 'The Parliament Magazine' for her work as an MEP in the field of youth and education (2005). Award of the European Circus Association (2006). Croatian Cultural Club, Silver Dove of Vučedol, symbolising peace and freedom on behalf of the people of Croatia (2006). Grand Gold Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria (2006). Honorary doctorate from Zadar University (Croatia) (2007). Tolerance Award of the Parliament of Vojvodina (Serbia) (2008). Award of the Town of Pogradec (Albania) (2009).