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Constituencies

  • Jaunā Vienotība icon: LV Latvia 2024/07/16 -
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  • Partija "VIENOTĪBA" icon: LV Latvia 2019/07/02 - 2024/07/15
  • Partija "VIENOTĪBA" icon: LV Latvia 2014/11/01 - 2019/07/01
  • Vienotība icon: LV Latvia 2012/07/04 - 2014/06/30
  • Pilsoniskā Savienība icon: LV Latvia 2009/07/14 - 2012/07/03
  • Pilsoniskā Savienība icon: LV Latvia 2008/06/10 - 2009/07/13
  • Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK icon: LV Latvia 2004/07/20 - 2008/06/09

Groups

  • icon: PPE PPE Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) 2024/07/16 -
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  • icon: UEN UEN Member Union for Europe of the Nations Group 2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
  • icon: PPE PPE Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) 2009/07/14 - 2009/07/23
  • icon: PPE PPE Member of the Bureau Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) 2009/07/24 - 2014/06/30
  • icon: PPE PPE Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) 2014/11/01 - 2019/07/01
  • icon: PPE PPE Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) 2019/07/02 - 2024/07/15

Committees

RoleCommitteeStartEnd
Substitute of Committee on Industry, Research and Energy 2024/07/19
Member of Committee on International Trade 2024/07/19
Member of Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 2024/07/19
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Member of Committee on Foreign Affairs 2004/07/21 2007/01/14
Substitute of Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 2004/07/21 2007/01/14
Member of Subcommittee on Human Rights 2004/07/21 2007/01/14
Member of Committee on Foreign Affairs 2007/01/15 2007/01/30
Substitute of Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 2007/01/15 2007/01/30
Member of Subcommittee on Human Rights 2007/01/15 2007/01/30
Member of Committee on Foreign Affairs 2007/01/31 2009/07/13
Substitute of Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 2007/01/31 2009/07/13
Member of Subcommittee on Human Rights 2007/01/31 2009/07/13
Substitute of Temporary committee on climate change 2007/05/10 2009/02/04
Member of Committee on Foreign Affairs 2009/07/16 2012/01/18
Substitute of Committee on International Trade 2009/07/16 2012/01/18
Member of Subcommittee on Human Rights 2009/07/16 2012/01/18
Member of Committee on Foreign Affairs 2012/01/19 2014/06/30
Substitute of Committee on International Trade 2012/01/19 2014/06/30
Member of Subcommittee on Human Rights 2012/01/19 2014/06/30
Substitute of Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 2014/11/11 2017/01/18
Member of Committee on Budgets 2014/11/12 2017/01/18
Member of Committee on Budgets 2017/01/19 2019/07/01
Substitute of Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 2017/01/19 2019/07/01
Member of Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 2019/07/02 2022/01/19
Substitute of Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 2019/07/02 2022/01/19
Member of Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 2022/01/20 2024/07/15
Substitute of Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 2022/01/20 2024/07/15

Delegations

RoleDelegationStartEnd
Substitute of Delegation for relations with the United States 2024/09/19
Substitute of Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 2024/09/19
Substitute of Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee 2024/09/19
Vice-Chair of Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly 2024/09/30
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Member of Delegation for relations with South Africa 2004/09/15 2007/03/13
Substitute of Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee 2004/09/15 2009/07/13
Member of Delegation for relations with South Africa 2007/03/14 2009/07/13
Member of Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly 2007/05/23 2007/06/20
Vice-Chair of Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly 2007/06/21 2009/07/13
Member of Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia 2009/09/16 2014/06/30
Substitute of Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee 2009/09/16 2014/06/30
Substitute of Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly 2009/09/16 2014/06/30
Substitute of Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly 2009/09/16 2014/06/30
Substitute of Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan, EU-Uzbekistan and EU-Tajikistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and for relations with Turkmenistan and Mongolia 2014/11/11 2019/07/01
Member of Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly 2014/11/12 2019/07/01
Substitute of Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly 2014/11/13 2019/07/01
Substitute of Delegation for relations with India 2017/02/08 2019/07/01
Member of Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly 2019/07/02 2019/09/25
Substitute of Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 2019/07/02 2024/07/15
Vice-Chair of Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly 2019/09/26 2023/12/31
Substitute of Delegation to the Cariforum-EU Parliamentary Committee 2020/02/12 2024/07/15
Member of Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly 2024/01/01 2024/01/17
Member of Delegation to the Pacific-EU Parliamentary Assembly 2024/01/01 2024/01/17
Vice-Chair of Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly 2024/01/18 2024/07/15
Vice-Chair of Delegation to the Pacific-EU Parliamentary Assembly 2024/01/18 2024/07/15
Member of Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly 2024/09/19 2024/09/29

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    Rapporteur

    TypeDossierCommitteeTitle
    Responsible Committee Shadow 2023/0369(COD) ENVI Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Amending certain Directives concerning food and food ingredients, outdoor noise, patients’ rights and radio equipment as regards certain reporting requirements
    Responsible Committee Shadow 2023/0356(COD) ENVI Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Infrastructure for spatial information in the European Community (INSPIRE): certain reporting requirements
    Responsible Committee Shadow 2022/0411(COD) ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs Making public capital markets in the Union more attractive for companies and facilitating access to capital for small and medium-sized enterprises
    Responsible Committee Shadow 2022/0406(COD) ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs Multiple-vote share structures
    Responsible Committee Shadow 2022/0405(COD) ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs Making public capital markets in the Union more attractive for companies and facilitating access to capital for small and medium-sized enterprises
    Committee Opinion 2021/0244(COD) ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs Use of financial and other information for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of certain criminal offences: single access point
    Responsible Committee 2018/2230(BUD) BUDG Budgets Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Latvia
    Former Committee Opinion 2018/0228(COD) BUDG Budgets Connecting Europe facility 2021–2027
    Responsible Committee 2018/0006(CNS) ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs Common system of value added tax: special scheme for small enterprises
    Responsible Committee 2017/2076(BUD) BUDG Budgets Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: payment of advances in the general budget of the Union for 2018
    Committee Opinion 2017/0223(NLE) BUDG Budgets EU/Mauritius Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution 2017-2021. Protocol
    Responsible Committee 2012/2136(INI) AFET Foreign Affairs Impact of the financial and economic crisis on human rights
    Committee Opinion 2011/2050(INI) INTA International Trade Recommendation to the Council and Commission on the new EU-Russia agreement
    Responsible Committee 2011/0332(NLE) INTA International Trade EU/Russia Agreement: introduction or increase by the Russian Federation of export duties on raw materials
    Responsible Committee Shadow 2011/0328(NLE) INTA International Trade EU/Russia Agreement: preservation of commitments on trade in services contained in the EU/Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
    Responsible Committee 2011/0322(NLE) INTA International Trade EU/Russia Agreement: administration of tariff-rate quotas applying to exports of wood; Protocol on technical modalities
    Committee Opinion 2010/2245(INI) INTA International Trade Innovation Union: transforming Europe for a post-crisis world
    Committee Opinion 2007/0071(CNS) AFET Foreign Affairs EC/Ukraine agreement: readmission agreement

    Activities

    Stats

    Amendment Co-authors
    Name Group Country Ams
    Lídia PEREIRA icon: PPE PPE icon: Portugal Portugal 169
    Markus FERBER icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 139
    Eva MAYDELL icon: PPE PPE icon: Bulgaria Bulgaria 131
    Danuta Maria HÜBNER icon: PPE PPE icon: Poland Poland 129
    Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA icon: PPE PPE icon: Spain Spain 124
    Pernille WEISS icon: PPE PPE icon: Denmark Denmark 116
    Christophe HANSEN icon: PPE PPE icon: Luxembourg Luxembourg 115
    Radan KANEV icon: PPE PPE icon: Bulgaria Bulgaria 113
    Jessica POLFJÄRD icon: PPE PPE icon: Sweden Sweden 101
    Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU icon: PPE PPE icon: Romania Romania 101
    Artis PABRIKS icon: PPE PPE icon: Latvia Latvia 83
    Roberta METSOLA icon: PPE PPE icon: Malta Malta 73
    Frances FITZGERALD icon: PPE PPE icon: Ireland Ireland 72
    Bendt BENDTSEN icon: PPE PPE icon: Denmark Denmark 71
    Agnès EVREN icon: PPE PPE icon: France France 71
    Nathalie COLIN-OESTERLÉ icon: PPE PPE icon: France France 68
    Csaba SÓGOR icon: PPE PPE icon: Romania Romania 65
    Sandra KALNIETE icon: PPE PPE icon: Latvia Latvia 59
    Pál CSÁKY icon: PPE PPE icon: Slovakia Slovakia 57
    Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ icon: PPE PPE icon: Czechia Czechia 57
    Michal WIEZIK icon: PPE PPE icon: Slovakia Slovakia 57
    José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL icon: PPE PPE icon: Spain Spain 57
    Kinga GÁL icon: PPE PPE icon: Hungary Hungary 56
    Traian UNGUREANU icon: PPE PPE icon: Romania Romania 56
    Liudas MAŽYLIS icon: PPE PPE icon: Lithuania Lithuania 56
    Esther DE LANGE icon: PPE PPE icon: Netherlands Netherlands 54
    Andrea BOCSKOR icon: PPE PPE icon: Hungary Hungary 49
    Dolors MONTSERRAT icon: PPE PPE icon: Spain Spain 47
    Ralf SEEKATZ icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 47
    Elisabeth JEGGLE icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 45
    Hildegard BENTELE icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 44
    Luděk NIEDERMAYER icon: PPE PPE icon: Czechia Czechia 44
    László TŐKÉS icon: PPE PPE icon: Romania Romania 43
    Andrzej GRZYB icon: PPE PPE icon: Poland Poland 41
    Othmar KARAS icon: PPE PPE icon: Austria Austria 39
    Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN icon: PPE PPE icon: Finland Finland 39
    Krišjānis KARIŅŠ icon: PPE PPE icon: Latvia Latvia 34
    Peter LIESE icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 32
    Cindy FRANSSEN icon: PPE PPE icon: Belgium Belgium 32
    Andrey KOVATCHEV icon: PPE PPE icon: Bulgaria Bulgaria 30
    Edina TÓTH icon: NA NA icon: Hungary Hungary 30
    Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE icon: PPE PPE icon: Spain Spain 27
    Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ icon: PPE PPE icon: Czechia Czechia 26
    Dace MELBĀRDE icon: PPE PPE icon: Latvia Latvia 26
    Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ icon: PPE PPE icon: Lithuania Lithuania 26
    Asim ADEMOV icon: PPE PPE icon: Bulgaria Bulgaria 25
    Tomasz FRANKOWSKI icon: PPE PPE icon: Poland Poland 25
    Alexander ALEXANDROV YORDANOV icon: PPE PPE icon: Bulgaria Bulgaria 25
    Peter POLLÁK icon: PPE PPE icon: Slovakia Slovakia 25
    Christian DOLESCHAL icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 24
    Enikő GYŐRI icon: PPE PPE icon: Hungary Hungary 21
    Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT icon: PPE PPE icon: Sweden Sweden 19
    Carlos COELHO icon: PPE PPE icon: Portugal Portugal 19
    Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Finland Finland 18
    Alexander BERNHUBER icon: PPE PPE icon: Austria Austria 18
    Vytautas LANDSBERGIS icon: PPE PPE icon: Lithuania Lithuania 17
    Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ icon: PPE PPE icon: Hungary Hungary 17
    Philippe JUVIN icon: PPE PPE icon: France France 17
    Ivars GODMANIS icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Latvia Latvia 16
    Roberts ZĪLE icon: ECR ECR icon: Latvia Latvia 16
    Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ icon: PPE PPE icon: Lithuania Lithuania 16
    Andreas SCHWAB icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 16
    Ivan ŠTEFANEC icon: PPE PPE icon: Slovakia Slovakia 16
    Norbert LINS icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 16
    Georgios KYRTSOS icon: PPE PPE icon: Greece Greece 16
    Krzysztof LISEK icon: PPE PPE icon: Poland Poland 15
    Cristian Dan PREDA icon: PPE PPE icon: Romania Romania 15
    Siegfried MUREŞAN icon: PPE PPE icon: Romania Romania 15
    Marian-Jean MARINESCU icon: PPE PPE icon: Romania Romania 15
    Monica MACOVEI icon: PPE PPE icon: Romania Romania 14
    Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI icon: PPE PPE icon: Romania Romania 14
    Henna VIRKKUNEN icon: PPE PPE icon: Finland Finland 14
    Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 13
    Tunne KELAM icon: PPE PPE icon: Estonia Estonia 12
    Sunčana GLAVAK icon: PPE PPE icon: Croatia Croatia 12
    Herbert DORFMANN icon: PPE PPE icon: Italy Italy 11
    Deirdre CLUNE icon: PPE PPE icon: Ireland Ireland 11
    Kristiina OJULAND icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Estonia Estonia 10
    Marlene MORTLER icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 10
    Cristiana MUSCARDINI icon: PPE PPE icon: Italy Italy 9
    Paolo BARTOLOZZI icon: PPE PPE icon: Italy Italy 9
    Kārlis ŠADURSKIS icon: PPE PPE icon: Latvia Latvia 9
    Ivari PADAR icon: S&D S&D icon: Estonia Estonia 9
    Maria SPYRAKI icon: PPE PPE icon: Greece Greece 9
    Mairead McGUINNESS icon: PPE PPE icon: Ireland Ireland 9
    Sven SIMON icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 9
    Jörgen WARBORN icon: PPE PPE icon: Sweden Sweden 9
    Biljana BORZAN icon: S&D S&D icon: Croatia Croatia 9
    Milan BRGLEZ icon: S&D S&D icon: Slovenia Slovenia 9
    Sándor RÓNAI icon: S&D S&D icon: Hungary Hungary 9
    Łukasz KOHUT icon: S&D S&D icon: Poland Poland 9
    Mohammed CHAHIM icon: S&D S&D icon: Netherlands Netherlands 9
    Rovana PLUMB icon: S&D S&D icon: Romania Romania 9
    Jytte GUTELAND icon: S&D S&D icon: Sweden Sweden 9
    Sara CERDAS icon: S&D S&D icon: Portugal Portugal 9
    Daniel CASPARY icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 8
    Algirdas SAUDARGAS icon: PPE PPE icon: Lithuania Lithuania 8
    Edina TÓTH icon: PPE PPE icon: Hungary Hungary 8
    Tudor CIUHODARU icon: S&D S&D icon: Romania Romania 8
    Günther SIDL icon: S&D S&D icon: Austria Austria 8
    Maria NOICHL icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 8
    Eric ANDRIEU icon: S&D S&D icon: France France 8
    Eduard KUKAN icon: PPE PPE icon: Slovakia Slovakia 7
    Stefan BERGER icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 7
    Demetris PAPADAKIS icon: S&D S&D icon: Cyprus Cyprus 7
    Franck PROUST icon: PPE PPE icon: France France 6
    Antanas GUOGA icon: PPE PPE icon: Lithuania Lithuania 6
    Stanislav POLČÁK icon: PPE PPE icon: Czechia Czechia 6
    Monika BEŇOVÁ icon: S&D S&D icon: Slovakia Slovakia 6
    Marc TARABELLA icon: S&D S&D icon: Belgium Belgium 6
    Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS icon: RE RE icon: Lithuania Lithuania 6
    Milan ZVER icon: PPE PPE icon: Slovenia Slovenia 6
    Pascal ARIMONT icon: PPE PPE icon: Belgium Belgium 5
    Franc BOGOVIČ icon: PPE PPE icon: Slovenia Slovenia 5
    Clara AGUILERA icon: S&D S&D icon: Spain Spain 5
    Simona BONAFÈ icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 5
    Anja HAZEKAMP icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL icon: Netherlands Netherlands 5
    Arnaud DANJEAN icon: PPE PPE icon: France France 4
    Jacek PROTASIEWICZ icon: PPE PPE icon: Poland Poland 4
    Paweł Robert KOWAL icon: ECR ECR icon: Poland Poland 4
    Anna IBRISAGIC icon: PPE PPE icon: Sweden Sweden 4
    José Manuel FERNANDES icon: PPE PPE icon: Portugal Portugal 4
    Jiří POSPÍŠIL icon: PPE PPE icon: Czechia Czechia 4
    Ljudmila NOVAK icon: PPE PPE icon: Slovenia Slovenia 4
    Javi LÓPEZ icon: S&D S&D icon: Spain Spain 4
    César LUENA icon: S&D S&D icon: Spain Spain 4
    Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES icon: S&D S&D icon: Spain Spain 4
    Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ icon: PPE PPE icon: Poland Poland 4
    Mário DAVID icon: PPE PPE icon: Portugal Portugal 3
    Antonio CANCIAN icon: PPE PPE icon: Italy Italy 3
    Timothy KIRKHOPE icon: ECR ECR icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 3
    Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK icon: ECR ECR icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 3
    Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU icon: PPE PPE icon: Greece Greece 3
    Paulo RANGEL icon: PPE PPE icon: Portugal Portugal 3
    Niccolò RINALDI icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Italy Italy 3
    Antonyia PARVANOVA icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Bulgaria Bulgaria 3
    Ismail ERTUG icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 3
    Nuno TEIXEIRA icon: PPE PPE icon: Portugal Portugal 3
    Nirj DEVA icon: ECR ECR icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 3
    Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART icon: PPE PPE icon: Spain Spain 3
    Adrian SEVERIN icon: NA NA icon: Romania Romania 3
    Ivo VAJGL icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Slovenia Slovenia 3
    Filip KACZMAREK icon: PPE PPE icon: Poland Poland 3
    Elena Oana ANTONESCU icon: PPE PPE icon: Romania Romania 3
    Dimitrios DROUTSAS icon: S&D S&D icon: Greece Greece 3
    David CASA icon: PPE PPE icon: Malta Malta 3
    Emilio MENÉNDEZ del VALLE icon: S&D S&D icon: Spain Spain 3
    Anne DELVAUX icon: PPE PPE icon: Belgium Belgium 3
    Paul RÜBIG icon: PPE PPE icon: Austria Austria 3
    Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA icon: PPE PPE icon: Spain Spain 3
    Ioan Mircea PAŞCU icon: S&D S&D icon: Romania Romania 3
    Seán KELLY icon: PPE PPE icon: Ireland Ireland 3
    Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU icon: S&D S&D icon: Cyprus Cyprus 3
    Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU icon: PPE PPE icon: Greece Greece 3
    Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS icon: PPE PPE icon: Spain Spain 3
    Burkhard BALZ icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 3
    Oldřich VLASÁK icon: ECR ECR icon: Czechia Czechia 3
    Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Romania Romania 3
    Davor Ivo STIER icon: PPE PPE icon: Croatia Croatia 3
    Norica NICOLAI icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Romania Romania 3
    Hans-Peter MAYER icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 3
    Petru Constantin LUHAN icon: PPE PPE icon: Romania Romania 3
    Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV icon: PPE PPE icon: Bulgaria Bulgaria 3
    Bogusław SONIK icon: PPE PPE icon: Poland Poland 3
    Tiziano MOTTI icon: PPE PPE icon: Italy Italy 3
    Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL icon: Cyprus Cyprus 3
    Bogusław LIBERADZKI icon: S&D S&D icon: Poland Poland 3
    José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA icon: PPE PPE icon: Spain Spain 3
    Diogo FEIO icon: PPE PPE icon: Portugal Portugal 3
    Axel VOSS icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 3
    Adam JARUBAS icon: PPE PPE icon: Poland Poland 3
    Sylvie GUILLAUME icon: S&D S&D icon: France France 3
    Nadezhda NEYNSKY icon: PPE PPE icon: Bulgaria Bulgaria 2
    Lambert van NISTELROOIJ icon: PPE PPE icon: Netherlands Netherlands 2
    Tamás DEUTSCH icon: PPE PPE icon: Hungary Hungary 2
    Eugen JURZYCA icon: ECR ECR icon: Slovakia Slovakia 2
    Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS icon: PPE PPE icon: Greece Greece 2
    Elmar BROK icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 1
    Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI icon: PPE PPE icon: Poland Poland 1
    Paweł ZALEWSKI icon: PPE PPE icon: Poland Poland 1
    Michael GAHLER icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 1
    Elena BĂSESCU icon: PPE PPE icon: Romania Romania 1
    Justas Vincas PALECKIS icon: S&D S&D icon: Lithuania Lithuania 1
    Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ icon: PPE PPE icon: Lithuania Lithuania 1
    Zigmantas BALČYTIS icon: S&D S&D icon: Lithuania Lithuania 1
    Vilja SAVISAAR-TOOMAST icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Estonia Estonia 1
    Viktor USPASKICH icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Lithuania Lithuania 1
    Antanas GUOGA icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Lithuania Lithuania 1
    Kaja KALLAS icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Estonia Estonia 1
    Carlo FIDANZA icon: ECR ECR icon: Italy Italy 1

    By types

    Amendments (1366)
    Institutional motions (5)
    Plenary speeches (2)

    By dossiers

    CountDossier ReferenceTitle
    952015/2095(INI)Situation in the Mediterranean and need for a holistic EU approach to migration
    572021/0206(COD)Social Climate Fund
    442023/0379(COD)
    412020/2122(INI)Banking Union - annual report 2020
    402020/2075(INI)The review of the macroeconomic legislative framework for a better impact on Europe’s real economy and improved transparency of decision-making and democratic accountability
    402021/0205(COD)Sustainable aviation fuels (ReFuelEU Aviation Initiative)
    372020/0104(COD)Recovery and Resilience Facility
    332020/0374(COD)Digital Markets Act
    322020/0300(COD)Union environment action programme (2021-2030)
    282020/0361(COD)Digital Services Act
    272021/0201(COD)Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF)
    262023/2112(INI)European historical consciousness
    252016/0152(COD)Geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination based on customers' nationality, place of residence or place of establishment within the internal market
    242015/0009(COD)European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)
    222012/2145(INI)Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2011 and the European Union's policy on the matter
    202022/0411(COD)Making public capital markets in the Union more attractive for companies and facilitating access to capital for small and medium-sized enterprises
    192011/2050(INI)Recommendation to the Council and Commission on the new EU-Russia agreement
    182012/2062(INI)Review of the EU's human rights strategy
    182011/2008(INI)State of implementation of the EU strategy for Central Asia
    182017/0003(COD)Privacy and Electronic Communications
    172017/2052(INI)Next MFF: preparing the Parliament’s position on the MFF post-2020
    172016/2305(INI)Internet connectivity for growth, competitiveness and cohesion: European gigabit society and 5G
    162013/2149(INI)Assessing and setting priorities for EU relations with the eastern partnership countries
    162010/0323(NLE)EC/Uzbekistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement: bilateral trade in textiles. Protocol
    162011/0280(COD)Common agricultural policy (CAP): direct payments to farmers under support schemes 2014-2020
    162020/2058(INI)Sustainable Europe Investment Plan - How to finance the Green Deal
    162020/0320(COD)European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
    162021/0277(BUD)
    152020/2260(INI)A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system
    142013/0110(COD)Corporate governance: disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large companies and groups
    142012/2029(INI)Engaging in energy policy cooperation with partners beyond our borders: strategic approach to secure, sustainable and competitive energy supply
    142020/2037(INI)Strengthening the international role of the euro
    142022/0406(COD)Multiple-vote share structures
    132011/2316(INI)Negotiations of the EU/Azerbaijan Association Agreement. Recommendation to the Council, Commission and the EEAS
    132020/2078(INI)Economic policies of the euro area 2020
    122009/2216(INI)EU strategy for the South Caucasus
    122020/0108(COD)InvestEU Programme
    112018/0231(COD)Programme for single market, competitiveness of enterprises, including small and medium-sized enterprises, and European statistics 2021–2027
    112015/0288(COD)Contracts for the online and other distance sales of goods
    112021/0218(COD)Renewable Energy Directive
    102022/0196(COD)Sustainable use of plant protection products
    92010/2202(INI)Annual report on human rights in the world 2009 and the European Union's policy on the matter
    92015/2346(INI)Non-tariff barriers in the single market
    92020/2273(INI)EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives
    82012/2153(INI)Negotiations on an enhanced partnership and cooperation agreement between the EU and Kazakhstan. Recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS
    82018/2037(INI)Future of food and farming
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    See historical changes of the Bio

    Born

    1952/09/03 - Jelgava

    Education (qualifications and diplomas)

    • Doctorate in economics
    • Professor
    • Graduate in mathematics applied to the economy

    Professional career

    • 2019-2024 : Member of the European Parliament; Member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and alternate member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety; Vice-Chair of the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly; Member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the ASEAN; Alternate member of the Delegation to the Cariforum-EU Parliamentary Committee; Member of the informal group on European Remembrance; Member of the ‘Creative Industries’ intergroup; Member of the ‘Sports’ intergroup; Member of the ‘Creative Industries’ intergroup; Member of the ‘European Cultural Heritage, Saint John's and other European Cultural Routes’ interest group and a participant in the European Parliamentary Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition; Member of the ‘Equitable access to health care’ interest group.
    • 2014-2019 : Participation in the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, the Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan, EU-Uzbekistan and EU-Tajikistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and for relations with Turkmenistan and Mongolia; Member of the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly; Member of the Delegation for relations with India; Member of the Digital Single Market Task Force; Member of the ‘Small and Medium Enterprises’ intergroup; Member of the ‘Sports’ intergroup; Member of the ‘Creative Industries’ intergroup.
    • 2009-2014 : Group coordinator, Subcommittee on Human Rights; Participation in the Committee on International Trade, in the Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan, EU-Uzbekistan and EU-Tajikistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and for relations with Turkmenistan and Mongolia; Member of the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee, participant in the parliamentary dimension of the Eastern Partnership (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine); Member of the informal group on historical issues; Member of the ‘Sports’ intergroup.
    • 2004-2009 : Group coordinator, Subcommittee on Human Rights; Vice-President of the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly; Participation in the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, the Delegation for relations with South Africa, the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee, participation in the Temporary Committee on Climate Change, the Association of Former Environment Ministers and the Baltic Interest Group; Member of the ‘Sports’ intergroup
    • 2012 : Appointed member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts;
    • 2004 : Member of the European Parliament
    • 2002-2004 : Member of the Parliament of the Republic of Latvia, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Chair of the Committee for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea (HELCOM)
    • 2001-2002 : Riga City Councillor, Deputy Leader of the City Council (2001)
    • 2000-2002 : Head of the Germany's Economic Representation in Latvia
    • 2000-2001 : Vice-chair of the board, Latvian Mortgage and Land Bank
    • 1999-2000 : Adviser to the President of the Republic of Latvia
    • 1998-1999 : Minister of the Environment of the Republic of Latvia
    • 1997-1998 : Adviser to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia
    • 1996-1997 : Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
    • 1975 : Lecturer, research student, senior lecturer, junior professor, associate professor, professor, University of Latvia

    Political career

    • 2020 : Financial Director of the European Energy Forum
    • 2019 : Vice-President of the European Parliamentary Association;
    • 2019 : Member of the Board of the European Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME Connect)
    • 2009 : Member of the management of the European Energy Forum;
    • 2009 : Member of the European Internet Forum

    Other activities

    • 2011 : Head of the Consultative Council of the Association for Research into the Occupation of Latvia
    • 1998- ... : President of the Economic Development Forum of Latvia
    • 2004-2009 : Association of Former Environment Ministers
    • 2002-2010 : Member of the European Board of the State Legislative Leaders Foundation (SLLF)
    • 1998-1999 : President of the Environmental Protection Fund in Latvia
    • 1998-1999 : President of the Latvian Environmental Investment Fund
    • 1997-1999 : Regional Development Council of Latvia

    Honours

    • Grand Prize of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
    • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts; Awarded by the President of the University of Latvia ‘for creative approach to teaching and research’.
    • Order of Queen Tamara (awarded by Georgia)
    • Official letter of thanks from the President of the Republic of Latvia
    • Order of Merit awarded by the President of Ukraine;

    History

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

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    Professor
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    professor
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    Graduate in mathematics applied to the economy
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    full member, European Academy of Arts and Sciences
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    qualified mathematical economist
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    Grand Prize of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
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    Order of Merit awarded by the President of Ukraine; Order of Saint Tamar, Queen of Georgia, awarded by Georgia; full member, European Academy of Arts and Sciences; formal expression of gratitude from the President of Latvia; accolade of the Chancellor of the University of Latvia ‘for creative teaching and research work’
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    Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts; Awarded by the President of the University of Latvia ‘for creative approach to teaching and research’.
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    Order of Queen Tamara (awarded by Georgia)
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    Official letter of thanks from the President of the Republic of Latvia
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    Order of Merit awarded by the President of Ukraine;
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    2011 : Head of the Consultative Council of the Association for Research into the Occupation of Latvia
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    2011- ... : Head, Consultative Council of the Association for Research into the Occupation of Latvia
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    1998- ... : President of the Economic Development Forum of Latvia
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    2009- ... : Board member, European Energy Forum
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    2005- ... : Member, editorial board of the European Parliament’s Parliament Magazine
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    2002-2010 : Member of the European Board of the State Legislative Leaders Foundation (SLLF)
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    1998- ... : Chair, Forum on the Economic Development of Latvia
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    1998-1999 : President of the Environmental Protection Fund in Latvia
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    1998-1999 : President of the Latvian Environmental Investment Fund
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    2002-2010 : Member of the European Board, US and European State Legislative Leaders Foundation (SLLF)
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    1997-1999 : Regional Development Council of Latvia
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    1998-1999 : President, Latvian Environmental Protection Fund
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    1998-1999 : Chair, Latvian Environmental Investment Fund
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    1997-1999 : Vice-chair, chair, of the Latvian Regional Development Board
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    2020 : Financial Director of the European Energy Forum
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    2009- ... : Board member, Vienotība party
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    2019 : Vice-President of the European Parliamentary Association;
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    2009- ... : Board member, European Energy Forum
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    2019 : Member of the Board of the European Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME Connect)
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    2009 : Member of the management of the European Energy Forum;
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    2009 : Member of the European Internet Forum
    CV/Professional career/0
    2019-2024 : Member of the European Parliament; Member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and alternate member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety; Vice-Chair of the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly; Member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the ASEAN; Alternate member of the Delegation to the Cariforum-EU Parliamentary Committee; Member of the informal group on European Remembrance; Member of the ‘Creative Industries’ intergroup; Member of the ‘Sports’ intergroup; Member of the ‘Creative Industries’ intergroup; Member of the ‘European Cultural Heritage, Saint John's and other European Cultural Routes’ interest group and a participant in the European Parliamentary Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition; Member of the ‘Equitable access to health care’ interest group.
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    2004-2014 : Member of the European Parliament; Committee on Budgets; Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection; ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan, EU-Uzbekistan and EU-Tajikistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and for relations with Turkmenistan and Mongolia; Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly; Digital Single Market Working Group; intergroup on small and medium-sized enterprises; sport intergroup; creative industries intergroup
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    2014-2019 : Participation in the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, the Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan, EU-Uzbekistan and EU-Tajikistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and for relations with Turkmenistan and Mongolia; Member of the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly; Member of the Delegation for relations with India; Member of the Digital Single Market Task Force; Member of the ‘Small and Medium Enterprises’ intergroup; Member of the ‘Sports’ intergroup; Member of the ‘Creative Industries’ intergroup.
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    2009-2014 : group coordinator, Subcommittee on Human Rights; Committee on International Trade; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan, EU-Uzbekistan and EU-Tajikistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and for relations with Turkmenistan and Mongolia; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee (PAC); EURONEST – parliamentary dimension of the Eastern Partnership (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine); informal group on historical issues; sport intergroup
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    2009-2014 : Group coordinator, Subcommittee on Human Rights; Participation in the Committee on International Trade, in the Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan, EU-Uzbekistan and EU-Tajikistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and for relations with Turkmenistan and Mongolia; Member of the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee, participant in the parliamentary dimension of the Eastern Partnership (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine); Member of the informal group on historical issues; Member of the ‘Sports’ intergroup.
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    2004-2009 : coordinator, Subcommittee on Human Rights; vice-chair, Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety; Delegation for relations with South Africa; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee; Temporary Committee on Climate Change; Association of Former Environment Ministers; Baltic intergroup; sport intergroup
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    2004-2009 : Group coordinator, Subcommittee on Human Rights; Vice-President of the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly; Participation in the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, the Delegation for relations with South Africa, the Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Association Committee, participation in the Temporary Committee on Climate Change, the Association of Former Environment Ministers and the Baltic Interest Group; Member of the ‘Sports’ intergroup
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    2012 : elected a full member of the European Academy of Arts and Sciences
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    2012 : Appointed member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts;
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    2002-2004 : Member of the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee; Chair, Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM)
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    2004 : Member of the European Parliament
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    2001-2002 : Member of Riga City Council, Vice-chair of the Council (2001)
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    2002-2004 : Member of the Parliament of the Republic of Latvia, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Chair of the Committee for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea (HELCOM)
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    2000-2002 : Head, Germany’s Economic Representation in Latvia
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    2001-2002 : Riga City Councillor, Deputy Leader of the City Council (2001)
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    2000-2002 : Head of the Germany's Economic Representation in Latvia
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    1999-2000 : Adviser to the President of Latvia
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    1998-1999 : Minister of the Environment of Latvia
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    1999-2000 : Adviser to the President of the Republic of Latvia
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    1997-1998 : Adviser to the Prime Minister of Latvia
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    1998-1999 : Minister of the Environment of the Republic of Latvia
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    1996-1997 : Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Latvia
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    1996-1997 : Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
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    Studied at the University of Latvia, Economics Faculty, specialism: mathematical economics (1970-1975). Further studies at the University of Latvia (1978-1982); first degree in economics, specialism: economics of foreign countries. PhD in the economics of Latvia, University of Latvia (1992). Associate Professor (1999). Professor of economics (2003).
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    Member of the European Parliament (2004-2009); member, Committee on Foreign Affairs; group coordinator, Subcommittee on Human Rights; Vice-President, Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly; member, Delegation for relations with South Africa. Participation: Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, Temporary Committee on Climate Change.
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    Member, Riga ECity Council; deputy mayor (2001-2002).
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    Member of the Latvian Parliament; Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee; member, Public Expenditure and Audit Committee (2002-2004).
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    Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Economic Affairs of Latvia (1996-1997). Adviser to the Prime Minister of Latvia (1997-1998). Cabinet of the Republic of Latvia, Minister of the Environment of Latvia (1998-1999). Adviser to the President of Latvia (1999-2000).
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    First deputy editor-in-chief, Labrīt magazine (1993-1995). Lecturer, Eurofaculty, University of Riga (1995-1996). Board member, Riga Business Institute (1995-1996). Member, Excise Goods Board of the Republic of Latvia (1996-1997). Vice-chair and Chair, Regional Development Council (1997-1999). Chair, Latvian Environmental Investment Fund (1998-1999). Vice-President, Latvian Environmental Protection Fund (1998-1999). Member, Latvia-Russia Intergovernmental Committee (1999). Vice-chair of the board, Latvian Mortgage and Land Bank (2000-2001). Head, Germany's Economic Representation in Latvia (2000-2002).
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    Board member, Vienotība party (since November 2012).
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    Full member, European Academy of Arts and Sciences (since 2012).
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    Member of the editorial committee, Parliament Magazine, magazine of the European Parliament (since 2005).
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    Member, European board of the Transatlantic Leadership Academy (TLA) of the State Legislative Leaders Foundation (SLLF) (since 2002).
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    President, Latvian Economic Development Forum (since 1998).
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    Order of Merit of the President of Ukraine, 3rd class (December 2008).
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    Order of Saint Tamar, Queen of Georgia, awarded by Georgia in November 2013.
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    Studied at the University of Latvia, Economics Faculty, specialism: mathematical economics (1970-1975). Further studies at the University of Latvia (1978-1982); first degree in economics, specialism: economics of foreign countries. PhD in the economics of Latvia, University of Latvia (1992). Associate Professor (1999). Professor of economics (2003).
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    First deputy editor-in-chief, Labrīt magazine (1993-1995). Lecturer, Eurofaculty, University of Riga (1995-1996). Board member, Riga Business Institute (1995-1996). Member, Excise Goods Board of the Republic of Latvia (1996-1997). Vice-chair and Chair, Regional Development Council (1997-1999). Chair, Latvian Environmental Investment Fund (1998-1999). Vice-President, Latvian Environmental Protection Fund (1998-1999). Member, Latvia-Russia Intergovernmental Committee (1999). Vice-chair of the board, Latvian Mortgage and Land Bank (2000-2001). Head, Germany's Economic Representation in Latvia (2000-2002).
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    First deputy editor-in-chief, Labrīt magazine (1993-1995). Lecturer, Eurofaculty (1995-1996). Board member, Riga Business Institute (1995-1996). Member, Excise Goods Board of the Republic of Latvia (1996-1997). Vice-chair and Chair, Latvian Regional Development Council (1997-1999). Chair, Latvian Environmental Investment Fund (1998-1999). Vice-President, Latvian Environmental Protection Fund (1998-1999). Member, Latvia-Russia Intergovernmental Committee (1999). Vice-chair of the board, Latvian Mortgage and Land Bank (2000-2001). Head, Germany's Economic Representation in Latvia (2000-2002).
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    Member of the European Parliament (2004-2009); member, Committee on Foreign Affairs; group coordinator, Subcommittee on Human Rights; Vice-President, Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly; member, Delegation for relations with South Africa. Participation: Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, Temporary Committee on Climate Change.
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    First deputy editor-in-chief, Labrīt magazine (1993-1995). Lecturer, Eurofaculty, University of Riga (1995-1996). Board member, Riga Business Institute (1995-1996). Member, Excise Goods Board of the Republic of Latvia (1996-1997). Vice-chair, chair, Latvian Regional Development Council (1997-1999). Chair, Latvian Environmental Investment Fund (1998-1999). Vice-President, Latvian Environmental Protection Fund (1998-1999). Member, Latvia-Russia Intergovernmental Committee (1999). Vice-chair of the board, Latvian Mortgage and Land Bank (2000-2001). Head, Germany's Economic Representation in Latvia (2000-2002). President, Latvian Economic Development Forum (since 1998).
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    Member of the Latvian Parliament; Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee; member, Public Expenditure and Audit Committee (2002-2004).
    CV/5
    Old
    Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Latvia (1996-1997). Adviser to the Prime Minister of Latvia (1997-1998). Cabinet of the Republic of Latvia, Minister of the Environment of Latvia (1998-1999). Adviser to the President of Latvia (1999-2000).
    New
    Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Economic Affairs of Latvia (1996-1997). Adviser to the Prime Minister of Latvia (1997-1998). Cabinet of the Republic of Latvia, Minister of the Environment of Latvia (1998-1999). Adviser to the President of Latvia (1999-2000).
    CV/6
    First deputy editor-in-chief, Labrīt magazine (1993-1995). Lecturer, Eurofaculty (1995-1996). Board member, Riga Business Institute (1995-1996). Member, Excise Goods Board of the Republic of Latvia (1996-1997). Vice-chair and Chair, Latvian Regional Development Council (1997-1999). Chair, Latvian Environmental Investment Fund (1998-1999). Vice-President, Latvian Environmental Protection Fund (1998-1999). Member, Latvia-Russia Intergovernmental Committee (1999). Vice-chair of the board, Latvian Mortgage and Land Bank (2000-2001). Head, Germany's Economic Representation in Latvia (2000-2002).
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    Board member, Vienotība party (since November 2012).
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    University of Latvia (since 1975), lecturer, research student, senior lecturer, junior professor, associate professor, professor. Member of the European Parliament (2004-2009); member, Committee on Foreign Affairs; group coordinator, Subcommittee on Human Rights; Vice-President, Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly; member, Delegation for relations with South Africa. Participation: Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, Temporary Committee on Climate Change.
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    Full member, European Academy of Arts and Sciences (since 2012).
    CV/11
    Old
    Member of the Latvian Parliament, Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee, member, Public Expenditure and Audit Committee (2002-2004).
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    President, Latvian Economic Development Forum (since 1998).
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    • Studied at the University of Latvia, Economics Faculty, specialism: mathematical economics (1970-1975). Further studies at the University of Latvia (1978-1982); first degree in economics, specialism: economics of foreign countries. PhD in the economics of Latvia, University of Latvia (1992). Associate professor (1999). Professor of economics (2003).
    • University of Latvia (since 1975), lecturer, research student, senior lecturer, junior professor, associate professor, professor. Member of the European Parliament (2004-2009); member, Committee on Foreign Affairs; group coordinator, Subcommittee on Human Rights; Vice-President, Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly; member, Delegation for relations with South Africa. Participation: Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, Temporary Committee on Climate Change.
    • Member of the board, 'Pilsoniskā savienība' party (since 2009).
    • Member, Riga City Council; deputy mayor (2001-2002).
    • Member of the Latvian Parliament, Chair, Foreign Affairs Committee, member, Public Expenditure and Audit Committee (2002-2004).
    • Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Latvia (1996-1997). Adviser to the Prime Minister of Latvia (1997-1998). Cabinet of the Republic of Latvia, Minister of the Environment of Latvia (1998-1999). Adviser to the President of Latvia (1999-2000).
    • Member of the editorial committee, Parliament Magazine, magazine of the European Parliament (since 2005).
    • Member, European board of the Transatlantic Leadership Academy (TLA) of the State Legislative Leaders Foundation (SLLF) (since 2002).
    • First deputy editor-in-chief, Labrīt magazine (1993-1995). Lecturer, Eurofaculty, University of Riga (1995-1996). Board member, Riga Business Institute (1995-1996). Member, Excise Goods Board of the Republic of Latvia (1996-1997). Vice-chair, chair, Latvian Regional Development Council (1997-1999). Chair, Latvian Environmental Investment Fund (1998-1999). Vice-President, Latvian Environmental Protection Fund (1998-1999). Member, Latvia-Russia Intergovernmental Committee (1999). Vice-chair of the board, Latvian Mortgage and Land Bank (2000-2001). Head, Germany's Economic Representation in Latvia (2000-2002). President, Latvian Economic Development Forum (since 1998).
    • Order of Merit of the President of Ukraine, 3rd class (December 2008).