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Adrian SEVERIN



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Constituencies

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  • Partidul Social Democrat icon: RO Romania 2009/07/14 - 2014/06/30
  • Partidul Social Democrat icon: RO Romania 2007/12/10 - 2009/07/13
  • Partidul Social Democrat icon: RO Romania 2007/01/01 - 2007/12/09
  • Partidul Social Democrat icon: RO Romania 2005/09/26 - 2006/12/31

Groups

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  • icon: PSE PSE Observer Socialist Group in the European Parliament 2005/09/26 - 2006/12/31
  • icon: PSE PSE Member Socialist Group in the European Parliament 2007/01/01 - 2007/12/09
  • icon: PSE PSE Member Socialist Group in the European Parliament 2007/12/10 - 2009/07/13
  • icon: S&D S&D Vice-Chair Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament 2009/07/14 - 2011/03/22
  • icon: NA NA Member Non-attached Members 2011/03/23 - 2014/06/30

EP staff

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  • Member of Conference of Delegation Chairs 2007/03/01 - 2007/12/09
  • Member of Conference of Delegation Chairs 2007/12/10 - 2009/07/13

Committees

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RoleCommitteeStartEnd
Observer of Committee on Transport and Tourism 2005/09/29 2006/05/17
Observer of Committee on Constitutional Affairs 2006/05/18 2006/12/31
Member of Committee on Constitutional Affairs 2007/01/15 2007/01/30
Member of Committee on Constitutional Affairs 2007/01/31 2007/12/09
Substitute of Committee on Foreign Affairs 2007/01/31 2007/12/09
Member of Committee on Constitutional Affairs 2007/12/10 2009/07/13
Substitute of Committee on Foreign Affairs 2007/12/10 2009/07/13
Substitute of Committee on Constitutional Affairs 2009/07/16 2011/03/22
Member of Committee on Foreign Affairs 2009/07/16 2012/01/18
Member of Committee on Foreign Affairs 2012/01/19 2014/06/30

Delegations

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RoleDelegationStartEnd
Member of Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee 2007/02/15 2007/02/28
Chair of Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee 2007/03/01 2007/12/09
Substitute of Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe 2007/03/15 2007/12/09
Substitute of Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe 2007/12/10 2009/07/13
Chair of Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee 2007/12/10 2009/07/13
Member of Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly 2008/05/21 2009/07/13
Substitute of Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo 2009/09/16 2011/03/22
Member of Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China 2009/09/16 2014/06/30

Rapporteur

TypeDossierCommitteeTitle
Responsible Committee Shadow 2009/2057(INI) AFET Foreign Affairs Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the main aspects and basic choices of the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) in 2008
Responsible Committee 2007/2169(INL) AFCO Constitutional Affairs Proposal to amend the Treaty provisions concerning the composition of the European Parliament

Activities

Stats

Amendment Co-authors
Name Group Country Ams
Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU icon: PSE PSE icon: Romania Romania 8
Marian-Jean MARINESCU icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE icon: Romania Romania 8
Dragoș Florin DAVID icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE icon: Romania Romania 8
Hannes SWOBODA icon: PSE PSE icon: Austria Austria 7
Jan Marinus WIERSMA icon: PSE PSE icon: Netherlands Netherlands 7
Ioan Mircea PAŞCU icon: S&D S&D icon: Romania Romania 5
Hannes SWOBODA icon: S&D S&D icon: Austria Austria 4
Mário DAVID icon: PPE PPE icon: Portugal Portugal 4
Antonio CANCIAN icon: PPE PPE icon: Italy Italy 4
Timothy KIRKHOPE icon: ECR ECR icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 4
Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK icon: ECR ECR icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 4
Krzysztof LISEK icon: PPE PPE icon: Poland Poland 4
Roberta METSOLA icon: PPE PPE icon: Malta Malta 4
Tunne KELAM icon: PPE PPE icon: Estonia Estonia 4
Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU icon: PPE PPE icon: Greece Greece 4
Paulo RANGEL icon: PPE PPE icon: Portugal Portugal 4
Niccolò RINALDI icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Italy Italy 4
Antonyia PARVANOVA icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Bulgaria Bulgaria 4
Ismail ERTUG icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 4
Nuno TEIXEIRA icon: PPE PPE icon: Portugal Portugal 4
Nirj DEVA icon: ECR ECR icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 4
Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART icon: PPE PPE icon: Spain Spain 4
Arnaud DANJEAN icon: PPE PPE icon: France France 4
Ivo VAJGL icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Slovenia Slovenia 4
Filip KACZMAREK icon: PPE PPE icon: Poland Poland 4
Elena Oana ANTONESCU icon: PPE PPE icon: Romania Romania 4
Monica MACOVEI icon: PPE PPE icon: Romania Romania 4
Dimitrios DROUTSAS icon: S&D S&D icon: Greece Greece 4
David CASA icon: PPE PPE icon: Malta Malta 4
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE icon: PPE PPE icon: Spain Spain 4
Emilio MENÉNDEZ del VALLE icon: S&D S&D icon: Spain Spain 4
Anne DELVAUX icon: PPE PPE icon: Belgium Belgium 4
Paul RÜBIG icon: PPE PPE icon: Austria Austria 4
Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA icon: PPE PPE icon: Spain Spain 4
Andrey KOVATCHEV icon: PPE PPE icon: Bulgaria Bulgaria 4
Eduard KUKAN icon: PPE PPE icon: Slovakia Slovakia 4
Kristiina OJULAND icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Estonia Estonia 4
Kristian VIGENIN icon: S&D S&D icon: Bulgaria Bulgaria 3
Inese VAIDERE icon: PPE PPE icon: Latvia Latvia 3
Paweł Robert KOWAL icon: ECR ECR icon: Poland Poland 3
Cristian Dan PREDA icon: PPE PPE 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
Kinga GÁL icon: PPE PPE icon: Hungary Hungary 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
José Manuel FERNANDES icon: PPE PPE icon: Portugal Portugal 3
Hans-Peter MAYER icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 3
Anna IBRISAGIC icon: PPE PPE icon: Sweden Sweden 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
Jacek PROTASIEWICZ 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
Ioan ENCIU icon: S&D S&D icon: Romania Romania 1
Carlo CASINI icon: PPE PPE icon: Italy Italy 1
Potito SALATTO icon: PPE PPE icon: Italy Italy 1
Alain LAMASSOURE icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE icon: France France 1
Enrique BARÓN CRESPO icon: PSE PSE icon: Spain Spain 1
Carlos CARNERO GONZÁLEZ icon: PSE PSE icon: Spain Spain 1
Íñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE icon: Spain Spain 1

By types

Amendments (362)
Plenary speeches (106)
Reports (1)
Shadow reports (1)
Written declarations (3)

By dossiers

CountDossier ReferenceTitle
442012/2870(RSP)Resolution on the 2012 progress report on Turkey
332012/2137(INI)EU-China relations
262008/2104(INI)Relations between the EU and Russia
242013/2081(INI)Common foreign and security policy in 2012. Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament
212011/2050(INI)Recommendation to the Council and Commission on the new EU-Russia agreement
202012/2025(INI)Enlargement: policies, criteria and EU's strategic interests
202007/2219(INI)2006 annual report on the CFSP
182013/2149(INI)Assessing and setting priorities for EU relations with the eastern partnership countries
162008/2199(INI)State of transatlantic relations in the aftermath of the US elections
162008/2063(INI)Parliament's new role and responsibilities implementing the Treaty of Lisbon
162007/2271(INI)Commission's 2007 enlargement strategy paper
152009/2057(INI)Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the main aspects and basic choices of the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) in 2008
142011/0405(COD)European Neighbourhood Instrument 2014-2020
132008/2197(INI)Role of NATO in the security architecture of the EU
122012/2050(INI)Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the common foreign and security policy
102009/2216(INI)EU strategy for the South Caucasus
92007/2268(INI)2007 progress report on FYROM
82008/0013(COD)Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme of the Community
52011/2111(INI)EU foreign policy towards the BRICs and other emerging powers: objectives and strategies
52008/2120(INI)Development of the relations between the European Parliament and national parliaments under the Treaty of Lisbon
42010/2050(INI)EU's approach towards Iran
42010/2087(INI)EU strategy for the Black Sea
42012/0309(COD)Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement
42007/2169(INL)Proposal to amend the Treaty provisions concerning the composition of the European Parliament
32010/0171(COD)Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union: European External Action Service personnel policy; new terminology
22009/0104(CNS)Visas: third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement
22009/2241(INI)Institutional aspects of accession by the European Union to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
22008/2200(INI)Consolidating stability and prosperity in the Western Balkans
22007/2267(INI)Croatia's 2007 progress report
22013/2826(RSP)Resolution on the pressure exerted by Russia on Eastern Partnership countries (in the context of the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius)
12011/2132(INI)Recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the negotiations on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
12010/0074(COD)Citizens' initiative
12007/2124(REG)General review of the Rules of Procedure
12008/2169(INL)Guidelines for a proposal of a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the citizens' initiative, pursuant to Article 11(4) of the Treaty on the European Union
12008/2241(INI)Annual report (2007) on the main aspects and basic choices of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)
12008/2663(RSP)Resolution on Kosovo and the role of the EU
12008/2642(RSP)Resolution on the commemoration of the Holodomor, the Ukraine artificial famine (1932-1933)
12008/2640(RSP)Resolution on the situation in Belarus after the parliamentary elections of 28 September 2008
12008/2542(RSP)Resolution on the EU-Russia Summit of 26-27 June 2008 in Khanty-Mansiysk
12007/0135(CNS)Research Fund for Coal and Steel: research programme, multiannual technical guidelines
12007/2286(INI)Treaty amending the Treaty on the European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community
12007/2101(INI)Black Sea regional policy approach
12007/2665(RSP)Resolution on combating the rise of extremism in Europe
12007/2066(REG)EP Rules of Procedure, Rule 23: composition of the Conference of Presidents
12007/2000(INI)Towards a common European foreign policy on energy
12007/2015(INI)Enhanced agreement EC-Ukraine: negotiation mandate
12007/2530(RSP)Resolution on transatlantic relations
12006/2267(INI)Future of Kosovo and the role of the European Union
12006/2200(INI)Alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners
12014/2627(RSP)Resolution on the invasion of Ukraine by Russia
12013/2982(RSP)Resolution on the situation in Sri Lanka
12011/2152(ACI)Interinstitutional Agreement on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management 2014-2020
12013/2674(RSP)Resolution on the EU-China negotiations for a bilateral investment agreement
12013/2682(RSP)Resolution on the US National Security Agency surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and their impact on EU citizens' privacy
12012/2868(RSP)Resolution on the 2012 progress report on Serbia
12009/0155(NLE)EC/Israel Agreement: Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (CAA). Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement
12011/2811(RSP)Resolution on the situation in Libya
12011/2756(RSP)Resolution on the situation in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain in the context of the situation in the Arab world and North Africa
12010/0820(NLE)Full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania
12011/2616(RSP)Resolution on the Southern Neighbourhood, and Libya in particular
12011/2515(RSP)Resolution on the rule of law in Russia
12011/2517(RSP)Resolution on the situation in Tunisia
12007/0255(NLE)EC/Serbia agreement: Stabilisation and Association Agreement
12010/2934(RSP)Resolution on Ukraine
12010/2898(RSP)Resolution on the forthcoming EU-US Summit and the Transatlantic Economic Council
12010/2915(RSP)Resolution on implemented reforms and developments in the Republic of Moldova
12010/0054(COD)Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities: European External Action Service (EEAS)
12010/0816(NLE)European External Action Service (EEAS): organisation and functioning
12010/2742(RSO)Decision on the setting up and numerical strength of the Delegation to the CARIFORUM-EU Parliamentary Committee
12009/2675(RSP)Resolution on the Commission's 2009 enlargement strategy paper concerning the Western Balkan countries, Iceland and Turkey
12009/2700(RSP)Resolution on the preparations for the EU-Russia Summit in Stockholm on 18 November 2009

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Born

1954/03/28 - Bucureşti

  • BA in Law (1974-1978) and PhD in Law (1986), University of Bucharest (1986). Postgraduate studies in Economics, Management, Marketing and Industrial Property Rights at London University Business School, University of Timişoara and the Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest. Lecturer in International Commercial Law and Comparative Civil and Commercial Law, Academy for Social and Political Studies, Bucharest (1990-1992). Senior Lecturer on International Commercial Law, Comparative Civil and Commercial Law, Business Law at the National School for Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest (1993-1997). Professor of International Commercial Law, Titus Maiorescu University, Bucharest (1999- ). Member of the Recommendation Committee, School for International Relations Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam (2000-2006). Member of the Romanian Bar Association (1994- ). Member of the Advisory Panel of the Eurobarometer Network of European Institutes for the Study of Interethnic Relations (1999- ). Member of the International Court of Commercial Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (1995- ). Member of the Court of Commercial Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (1998- ). Member of the Court of Commercial Arbitration, Valletta, Malta (2001- ). Member of the International Court of Commercial Arbitration attached to the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris (2005- ). President of the International Court of Commercial Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (2008- ).
  • In the PSD: Member of the Permanent Delegation (2000-2004); Head of the Department of External Relations and European Affairs (2004-2007); Member of the Permanent Bureau (2004-2009).
  • Member of the Provisional Council for National Unity and Secretary of State for Privatisation in the Ministry of Economy (1990). Member of the Chamber of Deputies serving with: National Salvation Front (1990-1992); PD (1992-1996); Democrat Party (1996-1999); Independent (1999-2000); Romanian Democrat Social Party (2000-2004); Social-Democrat Party (2004-2007). Leader of the Democrat Party Group in the National Parliament (1992-1996).
  • Deputy Prime Minister for Reform and Relations with Parliament (1990-1991). President of the National Agency for the Privatisation and Development of Small and Medium Enterprises (1991-1992). Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs (1996-1997). Special Representative of the President of Romania for the Cooperation Initiative in South-Eastern Europe (1998-2000).
  • In the European Parliament: Head of Delegation of the Social Democratic Party observers (2005-2006); Head of the Romanian Social-Democrat Delegation in the European Parliament (2007-2009).
  • In the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Member of the Romanian Parliament's delegation (1993-1996; 2003-2007); Vice-Chairperson of the Socialist Group (1995-1996; 2003-2006); Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on Human Rights (1995-1996; 2006-2007); Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on External Relations (2004-2007). In the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly: President of the Romanian Parliament's Delegation (1998-1999); President of the Parliamentary Assembly (2000-2002); Chair of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Belarus (1998-2001); Honorary President (2002-2004).
  • Founding Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the International Criminal Court (2003); Member of the Parliamentary Assembly for Global Action (2003-2007); UN Special Rapporteur for the situation of Human Rights in Belarus (2004-2007).
  • Senior columnist for the following newspapers and magazines: 'Lumea Magazin' (1998-2004); 'Ziua' (1998-2007); 'Cronica Română (2007-2008)'; 'Jurnalul Naţional' (2007); 'Foreign Policy' (2007- ); 'Revista Română de Arbitraj' (2007- ). Special Honour Award of the World Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (WASME); Euromarket Prize awarded by the European Centre for Market Research, Brussels; Man of the 20th Century Award from the International Biographical Centre, UK; Pro Merito Medal awarded by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; Francisco de Miranda Order, First Class, Venezuela; International Understanding award, from People to People International, USA; Excellence Award and the Manfred Worner Medal, from the Manfred Worner Euro-Atlantic Association; Union of Solicitors of Romania's Prize (1997 and 2004); Knight of the National Order of Serviciul Credincios (Faithful Service).

History

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

CV
  • BA in Law (1974-1978) and PhD in Law (1986), University of Bucharest (1986). Postgraduate studies in Economics, Management, Marketing and Industrial Property Rights at London University Business School, University of Timişoara and the Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest. Lecturer in International Commercial Law and Comparative Civil and Commercial Law, Academy for Social and Political Studies, Bucharest (1990-1992). Senior Lecturer on International Commercial Law, Comparative Civil and Commercial Law, Business Law at the National School for Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest (1993-1997). Professor of International Commercial Law, Titus Maiorescu University, Bucharest (1999- ). Member of the Recommendation Committee, School for International Relations Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam (2000-2006). Member of the Romanian Bar Association (1994- ). Member of the Advisory Panel of the Eurobarometer Network of European Institutes for the Study of Interethnic Relations (1999- ). Member of the International Court of Commercial Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (1995- ). Member of the Court of Commercial Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (1998- ). Member of the Court of Commercial Arbitration, Valletta, Malta (2001- ). Member of the International Court of Commercial Arbitration attached to the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris (2005- ). President of the International Court of Commercial Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (2008- ).
  • In the PSD: Member of the Permanent Delegation (2000-2004); Head of the Department of External Relations and European Affairs (2004-2007); Member of the Permanent Bureau (2004-2009).
  • Member of the Provisional Council for National Unity and Secretary of State for Privatisation in the Ministry of Economy (1990). Member of the Chamber of Deputies serving with: National Salvation Front (1990-1992); PD (1992-1996); Democrat Party (1996-1999); Independent (1999-2000); Romanian Democrat Social Party (2000-2004); Social-Democrat Party (2004-2007). Leader of the Democrat Party Group in the National Parliament (1992-1996).
  • Deputy Prime Minister for Reform and Relations with Parliament (1990-1991). President of the National Agency for the Privatisation and Development of Small and Medium Enterprises (1991-1992). Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs (1996-1997). Special Representative of the President of Romania for the Cooperation Initiative in South-Eastern Europe (1998-2000).
  • In the European Parliament: Head of Delegation of the Social Democratic Party observers (2005-2006); Head of the Romanian Social-Democrat Delegation in the European Parliament (2007-2009).
  • In the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Member of the Romanian Parliament's delegation (1993-1996; 2003-2007); Vice-Chairperson of the Socialist Group (1995-1996; 2003-2006); Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on Human Rights (1995-1996; 2006-2007); Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on External Relations (2004-2007). In the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly: President of the Romanian Parliament's Delegation (1998-1999); President of the Parliamentary Assembly (2000-2002); Chair of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Belarus (1998-2001); Honorary President (2002-2004).
  • Founding Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the International Criminal Court (2003); Member of the Parliamentary Assembly for Global Action (2003-2007); UN Special Rapporteur for the situation of Human Rights in Belarus (2004-2007).
  • Senior columnist for the following newspapers and magazines: 'Lumea Magazin' (1998-2004); 'Ziua' (1998-2007); 'Cronica Română (2007-2008)'; 'Jurnalul Naţional' (2007); 'Foreign Policy' (2007- ); 'Revista Română de Arbitraj' (2007- ). Special Honour Award of the World Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (WASME); Euromarket Prize awarded by the European Centre for Market Research, Brussels; Man of the 20th Century Award from the International Biographical Centre, UK; Pro Merito Medal awarded by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; Francisco de Miranda Order, First Class, Venezuela; International Understanding award, from People to People International, USA; Excellence Award and the Manfred Worner Medal, from the Manfred Worner Euro-Atlantic Association; Union of Solicitors of Romania's Prize (1997 and 2004); Knight of the National Order of Serviciul Credincios (Faithful Service).