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Constituencies

  • Partito Democratico icon: IT Italy 2023/04/06 -
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  • Partito Democratico icon: IT Italy 2014/07/01 - 2019/07/01
  • Democratici di Sinistra icon: IT Italy 2004/07/21 - 2005/05/24

Groups

  • icon: S&D S&D Member Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament 2023/04/06 -
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  • icon: PSE PSE Member Socialist Group in the European Parliament 2004/07/20 - 2005/05/24
  • icon: S&D S&D Member Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament 2014/07/01 - 2018/04/16
  • icon: S&D S&D Vice-Chair Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament 2018/04/17 - 2019/07/01

Committees

RoleCommitteeStartEnd
Substitute of Committee on Foreign Affairs 2023/04/13
Substitute of Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 2023/04/13
Substitute of Subcommittee on Human Rights 2023/04/13
Vice-Chair of Committee on Development 2023/05/23
Substitute of Committee on Constitutional Affairs 2023/07/26
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Member of Committee on Budgetary Control 2004/07/21 2005/05/24
Substitute of Committee on Constitutional Affairs 2004/07/21 2005/05/24
Substitute of Committee on Petitions 2004/07/21 2005/05/24
Member of Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 2004/07/21 2005/05/24
Member of Committee on Constitutional Affairs 2014/07/01 2017/01/18
Member of Committee on Regional Development 2014/07/01 2017/01/18
Substitute of Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 2014/07/08 2015/10/05
Substitute of Committee on Budgets 2015/10/06 2017/01/18
Substitute of Committee on Budgets 2017/01/19 2019/07/01
Member of Committee on Constitutional Affairs 2017/01/19 2019/07/01
Member of Committee on Regional Development 2017/01/19 2019/07/01
Substitute of Subcommittee on Security and Defence 2023/04/13 2023/07/25
Member of Committee on Development 2023/04/17 2023/05/22
Member of Special Committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation, and the strengthening of integrity, transparency and accountability in the European Parliament 2023/04/17 2023/08/12

Delegations

RoleDelegationStartEnd
Member of Delegation to the EU-Türkiye Joint Parliamentary Committee 2023/04/17
Member of Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean 2023/04/17
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Substitute of Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee 2004/09/15 2005/05/24
Member of Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council 2004/09/15 2005/05/24
Member of Delegation for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee 2014/07/14 2019/07/01
Substitute of Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee 2014/07/14 2019/07/01

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    Rapporteur

    TypeDossierCommitteeTitle
    Opinion Committee Shadow 2023/0083(COD) ['ENVI'] Common rules promoting the repair of goods
    Responsible Committee Shadow 2018/2114(INI) AFCO Constitutional Affairs Implementation of the legal provisions and the joint statement ensuring the parliamentary scrutiny over decentralised agencies
    Responsible Committee 2018/2113(INI) AFCO Constitutional Affairs Implementation of the Treaty provisions on Parliament’s power of political control over the Commission
    Responsible Committee Shadow 2018/2112(INI) AFCO Constitutional Affairs Implementation of the Treaty provisions concerning enhanced cooperation
    Responsible Committee Shadow 2018/2093(INI) AFCO Constitutional Affairs Differentiated integration
    Responsible Committee 2018/0336(COD) AFCO Constitutional Affairs Protection of personal data in the context of elections to the European Parliament
    Former Committee Opinion 2018/0206(COD) REGI Regional Development European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) 2021–2027
    Responsible Committee Shadow 2017/2279(INI) REGI Regional Development Strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion in the European Union: 7th report of the European Commission
    Committee Opinion 2017/2053(INI) AFCO Constitutional Affairs Reform of the European Union’s system of own resources
    Committee Opinion 2017/0328(COD) AFCO Constitutional Affairs European Medicines Agency (EMA): location of the seat
    Responsible Committee 2017/0219(COD) AFCO Constitutional Affairs Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations: membership, co-financing
    Committee Opinion 2016/2064(INI) REGI Regional Development Implementation of the European Fund for Strategic Investments
    Committee Opinion 2016/0276(COD) REGI Regional Development European Fund for Strategic Investments: extension of duration; technical enhancements for the Fund and the European Investment Advisory Hub
    Responsible Committee 2015/2324(INI) REGI Regional Development EU strategy for the Alpine region
    Committee Opinion 2015/2128(INI) AFCO Constitutional Affairs Annual report 2014 on the protection of the EU's financial interests - Fight against fraud
    Responsible Committee 2014/2249(INI) AFCO Constitutional Affairs Improving the functioning of the European Union building on the potential of the Lisbon Treaty
    Responsible Committee Shadow 2014/2245(INI) REGI Regional Development Investment for jobs and growth: promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion in the Union
    Responsible Committee Shadow 2013/0321(NLE) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs EC/Switzerland Agreement: free movement of persons; accession of Croatia to the EU. Protocol
    Responsible Committee 2003/0134(COD) IMCO Internal Market and Consumer Protection Consumer protection: unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices. 'Unfair Commercial Practices Directive'

    Activities

    Stats

    Amendment Co-authors
    Name Group Country Ams
    Jo LEINEN icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 234
    Andrea COZZOLINO icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 216
    Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO icon: S&D S&D icon: Spain Spain 208
    Michela GIUFFRIDA icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 138
    Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 135
    Enrique GUERRERO SALOM icon: S&D S&D icon: Spain Spain 101
    Pedro SILVA PEREIRA icon: S&D S&D icon: Portugal Portugal 99
    Tonino PICULA icon: S&D S&D icon: Croatia Croatia 98
    Pervenche BERÈS icon: S&D S&D icon: France France 90
    Andreas SCHIEDER icon: S&D S&D icon: Austria Austria 75
    Gabriele BISCHOFF icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 75
    Udo BULLMANN icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 66
    Karsten LUCKE icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 66
    Carlos ZORRINHO icon: S&D S&D icon: Portugal Portugal 60
    Brando BENIFEI icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 56
    Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ icon: S&D S&D icon: Spain Spain 48
    Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR icon: S&D S&D icon: Spain Spain 48
    Elena GENTILE icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 39
    Claudia ȚAPARDEL icon: S&D S&D icon: Romania Romania 37
    Alessandra MORETTI icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 33
    Jutta STEINRUCK icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 31
    Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO icon: S&D S&D icon: Spain Spain 29
    Domènec RUIZ DEVESA icon: S&D S&D icon: Spain Spain 29
    Patrizia TOIA icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 26
    Achille VARIATI icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 26
    Alfred SANT icon: S&D S&D icon: Malta Malta 25
    Georgi PIRINSKI icon: S&D S&D icon: Bulgaria Bulgaria 25
    Isabella DE MONTE icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 25
    Daciana Octavia SÂRBU icon: S&D S&D icon: Romania Romania 24
    Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ icon: S&D S&D icon: Lithuania Lithuania 23
    Maria João RODRIGUES icon: S&D S&D icon: Portugal Portugal 23
    Marju LAURISTIN icon: S&D S&D icon: Estonia Estonia 20
    Richard CORBETT icon: S&D S&D icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 16
    Mady DELVAUX icon: S&D S&D icon: Luxembourg Luxembourg 16
    Giuliano PISAPIA icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 14
    Louis-Joseph MANSCOUR icon: S&D S&D icon: France France 13
    Beatrice COVASSI icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 12
    Elmar BROK icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 10
    Damiano ZOFFOLI icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 9
    Evelyn REGNER icon: S&D S&D icon: Austria Austria 8
    Siôn SIMON icon: S&D S&D icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 7
    Guillaume BALAS icon: S&D S&D icon: France France 6
    Javi LÓPEZ icon: S&D S&D icon: Spain Spain 5
    Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL icon: S&D S&D icon: Spain Spain 4
    Pina PICIERNO icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 4
    Isabelle THOMAS icon: S&D S&D icon: France France 4
    Nedzhmi ALI icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Bulgaria Bulgaria 4
    Eric ANDRIEU icon: S&D S&D icon: France France 4
    Franc BOGOVIČ icon: PPE PPE icon: Slovenia Slovenia 4
    Nicola CAPUTO icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 3
    Silvia COSTA icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 3
    Paolo DE CASTRO icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 3
    Roberto GUALTIERI icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 3
    José BLANCO LÓPEZ icon: S&D S&D icon: Spain Spain 3
    Othmar KARAS icon: PPE PPE icon: Austria Austria 3
    Pavel POC icon: S&D S&D icon: Czechia Czechia 2
    Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG icon: S&D S&D icon: Poland Poland 2
    Victor NEGRESCU icon: S&D S&D icon: Romania Romania 2
    Ole CHRISTENSEN icon: S&D S&D icon: Denmark Denmark 2
    Simona BONAFÈ icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 2
    Renata BRIANO icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 2
    Caterina CHINNICI icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 2
    Goffredo Maria BETTINI icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 2
    Nicola DANTI icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 2
    Enrico GASBARRA icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 2
    Cécile Kashetu KYENGE icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 2
    Luigi MORGANO icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 2
    Alessia Maria MOSCA icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 2
    David Maria SASSOLI icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 2
    Daniele VIOTTI icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 2
    Renato SORU icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 2
    Constanze KREHL icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 2
    Rainer WIELAND icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 2
    Soraya POST icon: S&D S&D icon: Sweden Sweden 1
    Jens GEIER icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 1
    Jean-Paul DENANOT icon: S&D S&D icon: France France 1
    Clare MOODY icon: S&D S&D icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 1
    Paul RÜBIG icon: PPE PPE icon: Austria Austria 1
    Albert DESS icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 1
    Manfred WEBER icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 1
    Markus FERBER icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 1
    Michael GAHLER icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 1
    Elisabeth KÖSTINGER icon: PPE PPE icon: Austria Austria 1
    Axel VOSS icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 1
    Sven SCHULZE icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 1
    Claudia SCHMIDT icon: PPE PPE icon: Austria Austria 1
    Ulrike MÜLLER icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Germany Germany 1
    Csaba SÓGOR icon: PPE PPE icon: Romania Romania 1
    Andrzej GRZYB icon: PPE PPE icon: Poland Poland 1
    Angélique DELAHAYE icon: PPE PPE icon: France France 1
    Anne SANDER icon: PPE PPE icon: France France 1
    Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 1
    Monika HOHLMEIER icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 1
    Herbert DORFMANN icon: PPE PPE icon: Italy Italy 1
    Maria ARENA icon: S&D S&D icon: Belgium Belgium 1
    Victor BOŞTINARU icon: S&D S&D icon: Romania Romania 1

    By types

    Amendments (1075)
    Individual motions (2)
    Plenary speeches (13)
    Shadow opinions (1)
    Written questions (10)

    By dossiers

    CountDossier ReferenceTitle
    872014/2248(INI)Possible evolutions and adjustments of the current institutional set up of the European Union
    752023/2042(INI)EU-Switzerland relations
    482023/0404(COD)
    472018/2094(INI)State of the debate on the future of Europe
    452016/2149(INI)Implementation of the Treaty provisions concerning national parliaments
    382015/0009(COD)European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)
    342022/0396(COD)Packaging and packaging waste
    302018/0196(COD)Common provisions on European Regional Development Fund, European Social Fund Plus, Cohesion Fund, and European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and financial rules for those and for Asylum and Migration Fund, Internal Security Fund and Border Management and Visa Instrument 2021–2027
    302017/2279(INI)Strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion in the European Union: 7th report of the European Commission
    262023/2084(INI)Implementation of the Treaty provisions on national parliaments
    252015/0051(NLE)Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States in 2015
    242016/2326(INI)Building blocks for a post-2020 EU cohesion policy
    242014/2247(INI)Cohesion policy and marginalised communities
    232018/0199(COD)Specific provisions for European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) supported by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and external financing instruments 2021–2027
    212015/2035(INL)Reform of the electoral law of the European Union
    202022/2051(INL)Proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties
    182015/2282(INI)Implementation of the thematic objective "enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs" (Article 9(3)) of the Common Provisions Regulation
    182023/0079(COD)Framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials
    172017/0220(COD)European citizens’ initiative
    162016/2148(INI)Investing in jobs and growth - Maximising the contribution of European Structural and Investment Funds: an evaluation of the report under Article 16(3) of the CPR
    162014/2245(INI)Investment for jobs and growth: promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion in the Union
    162017/2037(INI)Role of cities in the institutional framework of the Union
    152015/2279(INI)Cohesion policy in mountainous regions of the EU
    132014/2240(INI)Untapping the potential of research and innovation in the blue economy to create jobs and growth
    132014/2145(INI)Review of the economic governance framework: stocktaking and challenges
    122017/2052(INI)Next MFF: preparing the Parliament’s position on the MFF post-2020
    112018/0197(COD)European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund 2021–2027
    112016/2147(INI)Assessment of Horizon 2020 implementation in view of its interim evaluation and the Framework Programme 9 proposal
    112015/2344(INI)Budgetary capacity for the Eurozone
    102015/2324(INI)EU strategy for the Alpine region
    102014/2213(INI)Urban dimension of EU policies
    102018/2112(INI)Implementation of the Treaty provisions concerning enhanced cooperation
    102018/2093(INI)Differentiated integration
    102014/2249(INI)Improving the functioning of the European Union building on the potential of the Lisbon Treaty
    92017/2024(INL)Revision of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 on the citizens’ initiative
    82014/2214(INI)EU strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian region
    82016/2055(INI)Role of whistle-blowers in the protection of EU's financial interests
    82015/2254(INL)Establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights
    82023/0042(COD)Strengthening the CO2 emission performance targets for new heavy-duty vehicles
    72014/2252(INI)Annual reports 2012-2013 on subsidiarity and proportionality
    72017/2208(INI)Lagging regions in the EU
    72017/2114(INI)Economic policies of the euro area
    72016/2032(INI)Access to finance for SMEs and increasing the diversity of SME funding in a capital markets union
    72015/2285(INI)European semester for economic policy coordination: annual growth survey 2016
    72015/2224(INI)New territorial development tools in the cohesion policy 2014-2020: integrated territorial investment (ITI) and community-led local development (CLLD)
    72016/2052(INI)European defence union
    62015/2329(INI)Implementation report on Europe for citizens
    62018/0224(COD)Horizon Europe framework programme for research and innovation 2021–2027
    62018/2054(INI)Boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions
    62014/2246(INI)Cohesion policy and the review of the Europe 2020 strategy
    62016/2224(INI)Legitimate measures to protect whistle-blowers acting in the public interest when disclosing the confidential information of companies and public bodies
    62016/2005(ACI)Interinstitutional agreement on better law-making
    52016/2302(INI)Right funding mix for Europe’s regions: balancing financial instruments and grants in EU cohesion policy
    52015/0263(COD)Structural reform support programme 2017-2020
    52015/2127(INI)European Investment Bank (EIB) - Annual report 2014
    52018/2114(INI)Implementation of the legal provisions and the joint statement ensuring the parliamentary scrutiny over decentralised agencies
    52016/2008(INI)e-Democracy in the European Union: potential and challenges
    52022/0365(COD)Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7)
    42017/0328(COD)European Medicines Agency (EMA): location of the seat
    42016/2058(INI)EU strategy on heating and cooling
    42018/0206(COD)European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) 2021–2027
    42017/2040(INI)Implementation of EU macro-regional strategies
    42016/0282(COD)Financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union: simplification
    42015/2280(INI)European territorial cooperation - best practices and innovative measures
    42015/2258(INI)Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with special regard to the concluding observations of the UN CPRD Committee
    42018/0166R(APP)Interim report on MFF 2021-2027 – Parliament’s position in view of an agreement
    42017/2069(INI)Strengthening citizens’ rights in a Union of democratic change. EU citizenship report 2017
    42014/2228(INI)Recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
    32015/2061(INI)EEA-Switzerland: obstacles with regard to the full implementation of the internal market
    32014/2155(INI)2013 annual report on the protection of the EU's financial interests - Fight against fraud
    32017/2273(INI)Monitoring the application of EU law 2016
    32017/2054(INL)Composition of the European Parliament
    32016/2047(BUD)2017 general budget: all sections
    32015/2283(INI)Annual report 2014 on subsidiarity and proportionality
    22016/0106(COD)Entry/Exit System (EES)
    22016/2305(INI)Internet connectivity for growth, competitiveness and cohesion: European gigabit society and 5G
    22015/2353(INI)Preparation of the post-electoral revision of the MFF 2014-2020: Parliament's input ahead of the Commission's proposal
    22015/2011(BUD)Amending budget 2/2015: European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)
    22018/0336(COD)Protection of personal data in the context of elections to the European Parliament
    22017/2010(INI)Annual reports 2015-2016 on subsidiarity and proportionality
    22015/0270(COD)European deposit insurance scheme (EDIS)
    22015/2156(DEC)2014 discharge: EU general budget, European Council and Council
    22015/2104(INI)Role of the EU within the UN - how to better achieve EU foreign policy goals
    22023/0077(COD)Union’s electricity market design
    12016/2019(BUD)2017 budget: estimates of revenue and expenditure, Section I – Parliament
    12017/2226(INI)European semester for economic policy coordination: annual growth survey 2018
    12016/2101(INI)European semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2016 priorities
    12015/2095(INI)Situation in the Mediterranean and need for a holistic EU approach to migration
    12014/0002(COD)European network of employment services (EURES), workers' access to mobility services and further integration of labour markets
    12016/0382(COD)Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources. Recast
    12018/2170(REG)EP Rules of Procedure: revision
    12017/2053(INI)Reform of the European Union’s system of own resources
    12017/2044(BUD)2018 general budget: all sections
    12015/2326(INI)Monitoring the application of Union law. 2014 annual report
    12022/2075(INI)
    12023/2010(INI)Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
    12023/2017(INI)Parliamentarism, European Citizenship and Democracy
    12023/2016(INI)The European Elections 2024
    12023/0083(COD)Common rules promoting the repair of goods

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    Born

    1944/07/12 - Sanremo (IM)

    History

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

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    Doctorate in Economy and Commerce (1969). University professor of economic institutions at the Polytechnic of Turin - Faculty of Engineering (since 1973).
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    Member of the provincial, regional and national party executives of the Democratici di Sinistra (since 1989).
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    Chairman of Turin Provincial Council (1995-2004); Member of Regional Council (1985-1995) and Member of Regional Executive with responsibility for regional planning in Piedmont (1994-1995).
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    Member of the Committee of the Regions and its Bureau (1998-2004); Italian Vice-Chairman of AICCRE (since 2002).
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    Chairman of the World Federation of United Cities (2000-2004); Founding Chairman of the Organisation 'Cités et Gouvernements locaux Unis' (since 2004).
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    Grand Officer of the Republic.
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    • Doctorate in Economy and Commerce (1969). University professor of economic institutions at the Polytechnic of Turin - Faculty of Engineering (since 1973).
    • Member of the provincial, regional and national party executives of the Democratici di Sinistra (since 1989).
    • Chairman of Turin Provincial Council (1995-2004); Member of Regional Council (1985-1995) and Member of Regional Executive with responsibility for regional planning in Piedmont (1994-1995).
    • Member of the Committee of the Regions and its Bureau (1998-2004); Italian Vice-Chairman of AICCRE (since 2002).
    • Chairman of the World Federation of United Cities (2000-2004); Founding Chairman of the Organisation 'Cités et Gouvernements locaux Unis' (since 2004).
    • Grand Officer of the Republic.