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Csaba Sándor TABAJDI



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Constituencies

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  • Magyar Szocialista Párt icon: HU Hungary 2009/07/14 - 2014/06/30
  • Magyar Szocialista Párt icon: HU Hungary 2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
  • Magyar Szocialista Párt icon: HU Hungary 2004/05/01 - 2004/07/19
  • Magyar Szocialista Párt icon: HU Hungary 2003/04/18 - 2004/04/30

Groups

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  • icon: PSE PSE Observer Group of the Party of European Socialists 2003/04/18 - 2004/04/30
  • icon: PSE PSE Member Group of the Party of European Socialists 2004/05/01 - 2004/07/19
  • icon: PSE PSE Member Socialist Group in the European Parliament 2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
  • icon: S&D S&D Member Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament 2009/07/14 - 2014/06/30

Committees

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RoleCommitteeStartEnd
Observer of Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 2003/05/15 2004/04/30
Member of Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 2004/05/03 2004/07/19
Member of Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 2004/07/21 2007/01/14
Substitute of Committee on Foreign Affairs 2004/07/21 2007/01/14
Member of Subcommittee on Human Rights 2004/07/21 2007/01/14
Member of Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 2007/01/15 2007/01/30
Substitute of Committee on Foreign Affairs 2007/01/15 2007/01/30
Member of Subcommittee on Human Rights 2007/01/15 2007/01/30
Member of Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 2007/01/31 2009/07/13
Substitute of Committee on Foreign Affairs 2007/01/31 2009/07/13
Member of Subcommittee on Human Rights 2007/01/31 2009/07/13
Member of Temporary Committee on Climate Change 2007/05/10 2009/02/04
Member of Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 2009/07/16 2012/01/18
Member of Committee on Petitions 2009/07/16 2012/01/18
Substitute of Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 2009/07/16 2012/01/18
Member of Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 2012/01/19 2014/06/30
Member of Committee on Petitions 2012/01/19 2014/06/30
Substitute of Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 2012/01/19 2014/06/30

Delegations

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RoleDelegationStartEnd
Substitute of Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China 2004/09/15 2007/03/13
Member of Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee 2004/09/15 2009/07/13
Substitute of Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China 2007/03/14 2009/07/13
Member of Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China 2009/09/16 2014/06/30
Substitute of Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee 2009/09/16 2014/06/30

Rapporteur

TypeDossierCommitteeTitle
Committee Opinion 2012/0366(COD) AGRI Agriculture and Rural Development Tobacco and related products: manufacture, presentation and sale
Responsible Committee Shadow 2012/0260(COD) ENVI Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Production and marketing of honey: pollen in honey; aligning the Directive with the TFEU (Commission delegated and implementing powers)
Opinion Committee Shadow 2011/2297(INI) PETI Petitions Implementation of EU water legislation, ahead of a necessary overall approach to European water challenges
Responsible Committee 2011/2108(INI) AGRI Agriculture and Rural Development Honeybee health and the challenges for the beekeeping sector
Committee Opinion 2010/2111(INI) ENVI Environment, Public Health and Food Safety EU protein deficit: what solution for a long standing problem?
Committee Opinion 2010/0317(NLE) AGRI Agriculture and Rural Development EU/Switzerland Agreement: protection of designations of origin and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs (amend. EC/Switzerland Agreement)
Responsible Committee 2010/0194(COD) AGRI Agriculture and Rural Development Vine: marketing of material for the vegetative propagation
Responsible Committee 2007/2107(INI) AGRI Agriculture and Rural Development Sustainable agriculture and biogas: a need for review of EU-legislation
Responsible Committee 2006/2042(INI) AGRI Agriculture and Rural Development The integration of new Member States in the Common agricultural policy CAP

Activities

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Amendment Co-authors
Name Group Country Ams
Marc TARABELLA icon: S&D S&D icon: Belgium Belgium 129
Wojciech Michał OLEJNICZAK icon: S&D S&D icon: Poland Poland 105
Stéphane LE FOLL icon: S&D S&D icon: France France 102
Daciana Octavia SÂRBU icon: S&D S&D icon: Romania Romania 75
Spyros DANELLIS icon: S&D S&D icon: Greece Greece 60
Luis Manuel CAPOULAS SANTOS icon: S&D S&D icon: Portugal Portugal 49
Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ icon: S&D S&D icon: Spain Spain 49
Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO icon: S&D S&D icon: Spain Spain 47
Salvatore CARONNA icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 47
Luís Paulo ALVES icon: S&D S&D icon: Portugal Portugal 46
Ismail ERTUG icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 34
Paolo DE CASTRO icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 27
Ulrike RODUST icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 23
Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU icon: PPE PPE icon: Romania Romania 18
Kriton ARSENIS icon: S&D S&D icon: Greece Greece 13
Nessa CHILDERS icon: S&D S&D icon: Ireland Ireland 12
Jo LEINEN icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 10
Judith A. MERKIES icon: S&D S&D icon: Netherlands Netherlands 10
Åsa WESTLUND icon: S&D S&D icon: Sweden Sweden 8
Pavel POC icon: S&D S&D icon: Czechia Czechia 7
Justas Vincas PALECKIS icon: S&D S&D icon: Lithuania Lithuania 6
Marisa MATIAS icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL icon: Portugal Portugal 5
Vittorio PRODI icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 5
Sergio Paolo Francesco SILVESTRIS icon: PPE PPE icon: Italy Italy 5
Giovanni LA VIA icon: PPE PPE icon: Italy Italy 5
Giancarlo SCOTTÀ icon: EFD EFD icon: Italy Italy 4
Kinga GÖNCZ icon: S&D S&D icon: Hungary Hungary 3
Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 3
Herbert DORFMANN icon: PPE PPE icon: Italy Italy 3
Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES icon: PPE PPE icon: Portugal Portugal 3
Béla GLATTFELDER icon: PPE PPE icon: Hungary Hungary 3
Bernadette BOURZAI icon: PSE PSE icon: France France 3
Karin KADENBACH icon: S&D S&D icon: Austria Austria 2
Georgios PAPASTAMKOS icon: PPE PPE icon: Greece Greece 2
Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA icon: PPE PPE icon: Spain Spain 2
Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI icon: PPE PPE icon: Poland Poland 2
Dan JØRGENSEN icon: S&D S&D icon: Denmark Denmark 1
Marita ULVSKOG icon: S&D S&D icon: Sweden Sweden 1
Michel DANTIN icon: PPE PPE icon: France France 1
Lorenzo FONTANA icon: EFD EFD icon: Italy Italy 1

By types

Amendments (336)
Opinions (3)
Plenary speeches (402)
Reports (3)
Shadow opinions (1)
Shadow reports (1)
Written declarations (9)

By dossiers

CountDossier ReferenceTitle
612009/2236(INI)Future of the CAP after 2013
512011/2051(INI)CAP towards 2020: meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future
272010/0362(COD)Milk and milk products sector: contractual relations
242009/2157(INI)EU agriculture and climate change
212009/2237(INI)Fair revenues for farmers: a better functioning food supply chain in Europe
172011/0429(COD)Water policy: priority substances
132010/2111(INI)EU protein deficit: what solution for a long standing problem?
122011/0280(COD)Common agricultural policy (CAP): direct payments to farmers under support schemes 2014-2020
92010/2153(INI)Evaluation of the management of H1N1 influenza in 2009-2010 in the EU
92011/2108(INI)Honeybee health and the challenges for the beekeeping sector
92011/2297(INI)Implementation of EU water legislation, ahead of a necessary overall approach to European water challenges
92008/2104(INI)Relations between the EU and Russia
82009/0076(COD)Making available on the market and use of biocidal products
82010/0353(COD)Quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs
72010/0208(COD)Genetically modified organisms (GMOs): possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs in their territory
72008/2200(INI)Consolidating stability and prosperity in the Western Balkans
72008/0103(CNS)Common agricultural policy CAP: support schemes for farmers
62012/0260(COD)Production and marketing of honey: pollen in honey; aligning the Directive with the TFEU (Commission delegated and implementing powers)
62011/2175(INI)How to avoid food wastage: strategies for a more efficient food chain in the EU
52011/2068(INI)Resource-efficient Europe
52010/0301(COD)Air quality: provisions for tractors placed on the market under the flexibility scheme
52012/0366(COD)Tobacco and related products: manufacture, presentation and sale
52011/0282(COD)European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD): support for rural development 2014-2020
52011/0281(COD)Common organisation of the markets in agricultural products 2014-2020. Single CMO Regulation
52009/2105(INI)Agricultural product quality policy: what strategy to follow?
42008/0016(COD)Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources. Renewable Energy Directive
42007/2107(INI)Sustainable agriculture and biogas: a need for review of EU-legislation
32012/2103(INI)Energy roadmap 2050, a future with energy
32010/2110(INI)EU agriculture and international trade
32008/2153(INI)Common Agricultural Policy and global food security
22011/0440(COD)European demographic statistics
22008/0142(COD)Patients' rights in cross-border healthcare
22009/2155(INI)Simplification of the CAP
22013/2013(INI)Annual report of the activities of the Committee on Petitions 2012
22008/0183(COD)Food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community
22006/2042(INI)The integration of new Member States in the Common agricultural policy CAP
22013/2528(RSP)Decision on the opening of, and on the mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on the proposal for a regulation establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy
22008/0028(COD)Food information to consumers
12011/2147(INI)Mid-term review of the European strategy 2007-2012 on health and safety at work
12008/0104(CNS)Common agricultural policy (CAP): single common market organisation
12008/0232(COD)European Social Fund (ESF): new types of costs eligible for a contribution from the ESF
12008/0002(COD)Novel foods
12008/0252(CNS)Guidelines for the employment policies in 2009
12008/2692(RSP)Resolution on the Croatia 2008 progress report
12008/2105(INI)2050: The future begins today - Recommendations for the EU's future integrated policy on climate change
12008/2663(RSP)Resolution on Kosovo and the role of the EU
12006/0132(COD)Pesticides: framework for Community action to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides
12007/0220(COD)European statistics
12008/0106(CNS)Strategic guidelines for rural development 2007-2013
12008/0146(CNS)School Fruit Scheme
12008/2642(RSP)Resolution on the commemoration of the Holodomor, the Ukraine artificial famine (1932-1933)
12008/2085(INI)Challenges to collective agreements in the EU
12008/2523(RSP)Resolution on the European Council of 15-16 October 2008
12008/2074(INI)Addressing the challenge of water scarcity and droughts in the European Union
12008/2542(RSP)Resolution on the EU-Russia Summit of 26-27 June 2008 in Khanty-Mansiysk
12005/0281(COD)Waste Framework Directive
12007/0037B(COD)Hygiene of foodstuffs
12008/2001(INI)Interim report on the scientific facts of climate change: findings and recommendations for decision-making
12008/2585(RSP)Resolution on the natural disaster in China
12007/2260(INI)New animal health strategy for the European Union (2007-2013)
12007/2202(INI)Progress made in equal opportunities and non-discrimination in the EU (transposition of Directives 2000/43/EC and 2000/78/EC)
12007/2217(INI)EU election observation missions: objectives, practices and future challenges
12007/0281(CNS)Common organisation of agricultural markets (CMO): national quotas for milk
12007/2195(INI)Health check on the CAP
12007/2286(INI)Treaty amending the Treaty on the European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community
12008/2510(RSP)Resolution on the outcome of the Bali Conference on Climate Change (COP 13 and COP/MOP 3)
12007/2665(RSP)Resolution on combating the rise of extremism in Europe
12007/0138(CNS)Common organisation of the market in wine
12007/2126(INI)Relations between the European Union and Serbia
12007/0045(CNS)Common agricultural policy CAP: financing
12007/0085(CNS)Temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the Community
12007/2090(INI)Road map for renewable energy in Europe
12007/2001(INI)Functioning of the human rights dialogues and consultations on human rights with third countries
12007/0012(CNS)Specific rules for the fruit and vegetable sector
12006/0256(CNS)Cereals: common organisation of the market CMO
12007/2020(INI)Annual report on human rights in the world 2006 and the EU's policy on this matter
12006/2267(INI)Future of Kosovo and the role of the European Union
12007/2528(RSP)Resolution on the attack on Galina Kozlova
12006/2290(INI)Bosnia Herzegovina. Recommendation to the Council
12006/2109(INI)Wine sector: common organisation of the market COM
12006/2226(INI)Institutional aspects of the European Union's capacity to integrate new Member States
12005/0103(CNS)Second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II): establishment, operation and use
12006/2062(INI)Pandemic influenza preparedness and response planning in the European Community
12006/2584(RSP)Resolution on the outcome of the European Union-Russia Summit held in Sochi on 25 May 2006
12005/2191(INI)Framework strategy for non-discrimination and equal opportunities for all
12006/2036(INI)The transitional arrangements restricting the free movement of workers on European Union labour markets
12004/2259(INI)Promotion of crops for non-food purposes
12005/2206(INI)Report on the strategy paper on progress in the enlargement process
12005/0129(CNS)Rural development: Community strategic guidelines, support by the EAFRD, programming period 2007–2013
12005/0099(CNS)Protection of chickens kept for meat production
12005/0118(CNS)Common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector
12014/2627(RSP)Resolution on the invasion of Ukraine by Russia
12013/0124(COD)Free movement of workers: measures facilitating the exercise of rights conferred on workers
12014/2008(INI)Annual report of the 2013 activities of the Committee on Petitions
12013/2117(INI)EU Justice Scoreboard - civil and administrative justice in the Member States
12013/2096(INI)Future of small agricultural holdings
12013/2626(RSP)Resolution on preparations for the European Council meeting (19-20 December 2013)
12011/0461(COD)Union Civil Protection Mechanism 2014-2020
12013/0117(COD)Transitional provisions on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
12013/2041(INI)Rethinking education
12013/2674(RSP)Resolution on the EU-China negotiations for a bilateral investment agreement
12013/2042(INI)Effects of budgetary constraints for regional and local authorities regarding the EU's Structural Funds expenditure in the Member States
12011/0154(COD)Judicial cooperation in criminal matters: right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and in European arrest warrant proceedings, and right to communicate upon arrest
12013/2673(RSP)Resolution on preparations for the European Council meeting (27-28 June 2013) - European action to combat youth unemployment
12012/2253(INI)2013 review of the organisation and the functioning of the EEAS. Recommendation to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, to the Council and to the Commission
12012/2293(INI)Social housing in the European Union
12013/2025(INI)Annual tax report: how to free the EU potential for economic growth
12011/0309(COD)Safety of offshore oil and gas operations
12012/2255(INI)Women's rights in the Balkan accession countries
12012/2132(INI)Implementation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive
12012/2100(INI)Regional strategies for industrial areas in the European Union
12012/2871(RSP)Resolution on the 2012 comprehensive monitoring report on Croatia
12012/2868(RSP)Resolution on the 2012 progress report on Serbia
12012/0164(APP)Economic governance: facility for financial assistance for Member States whose currency is not the euro
12013/2543(RSP)Resolution on strengthening the fight against racism, xenophobia and hate crime
12012/2260(INL)Better governance for the single market
12012/2098(INI)Corporate Social Responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth
12012/2075(INI)European Solidarity Fund, implementation and application
12011/2050(INI)Recommendation to the Council and Commission on the new EU-Russia agreement
12012/0298(APP)Enhanced cooperation in the area of financial transaction tax
12011/2069(INI)Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2010-2011)
12012/2025(INI)Enlargement: policies, criteria and EU's strategic interests
12012/2151(INL)Towards a genuine Economic and Monetary Union
12011/2308(INI)Environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction activities
12011/2317(INI)Annual report of the activities of the Committee on Petitions 2011
12011/0177(APP)Multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020
12011/0172(COD)Energy efficiency
12011/0286(COD)Common agricultural policy (CAP): application of direct payments for farmers in respect of the year 2013
12012/2043(INI)EU srategy for the protection and welfare of animals 2012-2015
12010/0377(COD)Control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances
12011/0385(COD)Economic governance: strengthening of economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability in the euro area. 'Two pack'
12011/2307(INI)Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020
12011/2886(RSP)Resolution on the European integration process of Serbia
12011/2887(RSP)Resolution on the 2011 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
12010/0254(COD)Fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption
12010/0258(COD)Carriage of goods by road: statistical returns. Recast
12011/2191(INI)Application of Croatia to become a member of the European Union
12011/2071(INI)European semester for economic policy coordination
12011/2011(INI)Global economic governance
12011/2543(RSP)Resolution on preparation for the European Council meeting (23 October 2011)
12011/2023(INI)Towards a stronger European disaster response: the role of civil protection and humanitarian assistance
12011/2056(INI)Effective raw materials strategy for Europe
12010/2249(INI)EU legislation on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) and on related feed and food controls - implementation and outlook
12010/2155(INI)Objective 3: a challenge for territorial cooperation - the future agenda for cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation
12010/0280(COD)Economic governance: strengthening of surveillance of budgetary positions and surveillance and coordination of economic policies. 'Six pack'
12010/0073(COD)European environmental economic accounts
12010/2998(RSP)Resolution on the 2010 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
12010/2958(RSP)Resolution on the review of the European neighbourhood policy - eastern dimension
12010/2997(RSP)Resolution on the European integration process of Montenegro
12010/2276(INI)EU strategy on Roma inclusion
12010/2995(RSP)Resolution on the 2010 progress report on Croatia
12011/2538(RSP)Resolution on rising food prices
12007/0255(NLE)EC/Serbia agreement: Stabilisation and Association Agreement
12010/2112(INI)Recognition of agriculture as a strategic sector in the context of food security
12010/2979(RSP)Resolution on the EU laying hens industry: the ban on the use of battery cages from 2012
12009/2161(INI)Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2009) - Effective implementation after the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon
12010/0106(NLE)EU/Georgia Agreement: facilitation of the issuance of visas
12010/2764(RSP)Resolution on the climate change conference in Cancun (COP16)
12010/2916(RSP)Resolution on the crisis in the EU livestock sector
12010/2839(RSP)Resolution on strengthening the OSCE - a role of the EU
12010/2789(RSP)Resolution on the EU strategic objectives for the 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), to be held in Nagoya (Japan) from 18 to 29 October 2010
12009/0108(COD)Measures to safeguard security of gas supply
12009/2108(INI)Report on the implementation of EU legislation aiming at the conservation of biodiversity
12009/2153(INI)Report on the Commission Green Paper on the management of bio-waste in the European Union
12009/2230(INI)European Union strategy for the Baltic Sea region and the role of macro-regions in the future cohesion policy
12010/2591(RSP)Resolution on EU 2020
12009/2235(INI)Contribution of the cohesion policy to the achievement of Lisbon objectives
12008/0223(COD)Energy performance of buildings. Recast
12009/0107(COD)European Regional Development Fund, European Social Fund and Cohesion Fund: simplification of certain requirements; financial management
12009/2156(INI)Agriculture in areas with natural handicaps: a special health check
12009/2768(RSP)Resolution on the 2009 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
12009/2812(RSP)Resolution on a European Strategy for the Danube Region
12009/2675(RSP)Resolution on the Commission's 2009 enlargement strategy paper concerning the Western Balkan countries, Iceland and Turkey
12009/2614(RSP)Resolution on the EU strategy for the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change (COP 15)
12009/2062(REG)EP Rules of Procedure: adaptation of the Rules to the Treaty of Lisbon
12009/2088(INI)Ombudsman annual report 2008
12009/2700(RSP)Resolution on the preparations for the EU-Russia Summit in Stockholm on 18 November 2009
12009/2663(RSP)Resolution on the crisis in the dairy farming sector

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Born

1952/06/26 - Kiskunfélegyháza

  • Degree in Economics (1974). Candidate's degree in philosophy (1984).
  • Diplomat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1974-1983). Cultural affairs attaché, Moscow embassy (1975-1981). Foreign policy analyst; analyst, then head of subdepartment, finally deputy leader of the Central Committee of the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party (MSZMP) (1983-1989).
  • Adviser on Integration, Bács-Kiskun Regional Authority (1998-2002). Member of the Bács-Kiskun regional assembly (2002-2004).
  • Member of the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party (1978-1989). Member of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) (1990-). Member of the Hungarian Parliament (1990-2009). Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Human Rights, Minorities and Religious Affairs of the Hungarian Parliament (1990-2002). Member of the National Bureau of the Hungarian Socialist Party (1992-1994). Chair, Central and Eastern Europe Section, MSZP (1991-2007). Vice-Chair of the Hungarian Parliament's European Integration Committee (2002-2004). Chair of the MSZP's Foreign and Domestic Policy Section (2007-).
  • Deputy Minister (1989-1990). Undersecretary of State responsible for minorities, Prime Minister's Office (1994-1998).
  • Observer, European Parliament (2003-2004). Member of the European Parliament (since 2004). Chair of the MSZP delegation (2004-).
  • Member, Parliamentary Assembly, Council of Europe (1990-2004); leader, Hungarian delegation (2002-2004). Member of the West European Union Parliamentary Assembly (1998-2004); leader, Hungarian delegation (2002-2004).
  • Publications: The Labyrinth of Identity (1998); Balance and Calculation (2001); From East to West in the Centre of Europe (2006); In Support of Europe's Minorities - Pro Minoritate Europae (2009).
  • Márton Áron award (1992). Honorary Professor (Széchenyi István University, Győr, 2008).

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)

CV
  • Degree in Economics (1974). Candidate's degree in philosophy (1984).
  • Diplomat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1974-1983). Cultural affairs attaché, Moscow embassy (1975-1981). Foreign policy analyst; analyst, then head of subdepartment, finally deputy leader of the Central Committee of the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party (MSZMP) (1983-1989).
  • Adviser on Integration, Bács-Kiskun Regional Authority (1998-2002). Member of the Bács-Kiskun regional assembly (2002-2004).
  • Member of the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party (1978-1989). Member of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) (1990-). Member of the Hungarian Parliament (1990-2009). Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Human Rights, Minorities and Religious Affairs of the Hungarian Parliament (1990-2002). Member of the National Bureau of the Hungarian Socialist Party (1992-1994). Chair, Central and Eastern Europe Section, MSZP (1991-2007). Vice-Chair of the Hungarian Parliament's European Integration Committee (2002-2004). Chair of the MSZP's Foreign and Domestic Policy Section (2007-).
  • Deputy Minister (1989-1990). Undersecretary of State responsible for minorities, Prime Minister's Office (1994-1998).
  • Observer, European Parliament (2003-2004). Member of the European Parliament (since 2004). Chair of the MSZP delegation (2004-).
  • Member, Parliamentary Assembly, Council of Europe (1990-2004); leader, Hungarian delegation (2002-2004). Member of the West European Union Parliamentary Assembly (1998-2004); leader, Hungarian delegation (2002-2004).
  • Publications: The Labyrinth of Identity (1998); Balance and Calculation (2001); From East to West in the Centre of Europe (2006); In Support of Europe's Minorities - Pro Minoritate Europae (2009).
  • Márton Áron award (1992). Honorary Professor (Széchenyi István University, Győr, 2008).