Committees

Role	Committee	Start	End
Member of	Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	2024/07/19
Substitute of	Committee on Employment and Social Affairs	2024/07/19

Delegations

Role	Delegation	Start	End
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union, including the EU-Morocco, EU-Tunisia and EU-Algeria Joint Parliamentary Committees	2024/09/19
Member of	Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries	2024/09/19

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Rapporteur

Type	Dossier	Committee	Title
Responsible Committee	2023/0452(COD)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Amending Interim Regulation on a temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive for the purpose of combating online child sexual abuse
Responsible Committee Shadow	2022/0274(COD)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Non-recognition of Russian travel documents issued in occupied foreign regions
Responsible Committee	2021/0046(COD)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Centralised system for the identification of Member States holding conviction information on third-country nationals and stateless persons (ECRIS-TCN)
Responsible Committee Shadow	2020/2717(RSP)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Resolution on the Commission evaluation report on the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation two years after its application
Responsible Committee	2020/0278(COD)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Screening Regulation
Responsible Committee	2020/0259(COD)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Use of technologies by number-independent interpersonal communications service providers for the processing of personal and other data for the purpose of combatting child sexual abuse online (temporary derogation from certain provisions of Directive 2002/58/EC)
Responsible Committee Shadow	2020/0140(COD)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and Instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management: decommitment procedure
Responsible Committee	2018/2996(DEA)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund: amending Annex II
Responsible Committee	2018/2994(DEA)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Internal Security Fund: instrument for financial support for external borders and visa. Amending Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 515/2014
Responsible Committee Shadow	2018/2645(RSP)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Resolution on the adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-US Privacy Shield
Responsible Committee	2018/0108(COD)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Electronic evidence regulation: European production and preservation orders for electronic evidence in criminal matters
Responsible Committee	2018/0107(COD)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Electronic evidence in criminal proceedings: legal representatives directive
Responsible Committee Shadow	2017/0088(NLE)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	EU/Iceland Agreement: supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa
Responsible Committee	2017/0003(COD)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Privacy and Electronic Communications
Former Responsible Committee	2017/0003(COD)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Privacy and Electronic Communications
Responsible Committee Shadow	2016/0142(COD)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: suspension mechanism
Responsible Committee	2014/0321(NLE)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Mutual assistance in criminal matters: accession of Croatia to the 2000 Convention and 2001 Protocol thereto
Responsible Committee Shadow	2013/2109(INL)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Review of the European Arrest Warrant
Committee Opinion	2013/2062(INI)	EMPL Employment and Social Affairs	CARS 2020: towards a strong, competitive and sustainable European car industry
Responsible Committee Shadow	2013/2044(INI)	EMPL Employment and Social Affairs	Impact of the crisis on access to care for vulnerable groups
Responsible Committee Shadow	2013/0409(COD)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Legal aid for suspects and accused persons in criminal proceedings and for requested persons in European arrest warrant proceedings
Responsible Committee Shadow	2013/0407(COD)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Criminal proceedings: strengthening of certain aspects of the presumption of innocence and of the right to be present at trial
Responsible Committee Shadow	2012/2263(INI)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Situation of unaccompanied minors in the EU
Committee Opinion	2011/0438(COD)	EMPL Employment and Social Affairs	Public procurement
Responsible Committee	2010/0215(COD)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Judicial cooperation in criminal matters: right to information in criminal proceedings
Responsible Committee Shadow	2010/0064(COD)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Combating sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography
Responsible Committee Shadow	2009/0806(CNS)	LIBE Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs	Police and judicial cooperation: accreditation of forensic laboratory activities (DNA and fingerprints). Framework Decision. Initiative Sweden and Spain

Activities

Stats

By types

Amendments (3327)
Plenary speeches (6)
Written questions (2)

By dossiers

Count	Dossier Reference	Title
441	2021/0106(COD)	Artificial Intelligence Act
160	2011/0023(COD)	Use of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime
122	2022/0140(COD)	European Health Data Space
121	2021/0410(COD)	Automated data exchange for police cooperation (“Prüm II”)
118	2016/0224(COD)	Asylum Procedure Regulation
95	2022/0155(COD)	Combating child sexual abuse online
90	2020/0279(COD)	Asylum and migration management
89	2018/0329(COD)	Return Directive
86	2022/0047(COD)	Data Act
77	2016/0357A(COD)	European travel information and authorisation system (ETIAS)
75	2018/0331(COD)	Preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online
75	2022/0425(COD)	Collection and transfer of advance passenger information for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime
68	2012/0011(COD)	Personal data protection: processing and free movement of data (General Data Protection Regulation)
66	2018/2044(INI)	Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on Terrorism
65	2011/0438(COD)	Public procurement
54	2016/2009(INI)	Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2015
54	2019/2206(INI)	Implementation of the Dublin III Regulation
49	2022/0424(COD)	Collection and transfer of advance passenger information for enhancing and facilitating external border controls
41	2012/0061(COD)	Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services: enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC
37	2013/2188(INI)	US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' fundamental rights and on transatlantic cooperation in Justice and Home Affairs
37	2016/0106(COD)	Entry/Exit System (EES)
35	2013/0255(APP)	European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
32	2015/0310(COD)	European Border and Coast Guard
30	2013/0256(COD)	EU Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust)
29	2021/0381(COD)	Transparency and targeting of political advertising
27	2021/0239(COD)	Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing
26	2013/2109(INL)	Review of the European Arrest Warrant
25	2016/0133(COD)	Criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person. Recast
25	2015/2063(INI)	Prevention of radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations
24	2012/0060(COD)	International public procurement instrument
24	2023/0441(CNS)	Consular protection for unrepresented citizens of the Union in third countries
23	2016/2225(INI)	Fundamental rights implications of Big Data: privacy, data protection, non-discrimination, security and law-enforcement
23	2020/2022(INI)	Digital Services Act and fundamental rights issues posed
22	2011/0439(COD)	Procurement in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors
22	2014/2254(INI)	Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2013-2014)
22	2022/2025(INI)	Recommendations on the negotiations for a cooperation agreement between the European Union and the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO-INTERPOL)
21	2013/2078(INI)	Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2012)
21	2011/0154(COD)	Judicial cooperation in criminal matters: right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and in European arrest warrant proceedings, and right to communicate upon arrest
21	2010/0209(COD)	Intra-corporate transfer: conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals
21	2015/2147(INI)	Towards a digital single market act
21	2013/0409(COD)	Legal aid for suspects and accused persons in criminal proceedings and for requested persons in European arrest warrant proceedings
20	2012/2263(INI)	Situation of unaccompanied minors in the EU
20	2015/0281(COD)	Combating terrorism
20	2013/0407(COD)	Criminal proceedings: strengthening of certain aspects of the presumption of innocence and of the right to be present at trial
19	2012/2039(INI)	Statute for a European mutual society
19	2008/0242(COD)	Asylum: Eurodac system for the comparison of fingerprints of third-country nationals or stateless applicants; requests for comparison with Eurodac data. Recast
18	2013/0124(COD)	Free movement of workers: measures facilitating the exercise of rights conferred on workers
18	2020/2009(INI)	Strengthening Media Freedom: the Protection of Journalists in Europe, Hate Speech, Disinformation and the Role of Platforms
17	2020/0349(COD)	Strengthening Europol’s mandate: cooperation with private parties, processing of personal data, and support for research and innovation
15	2011/0217(COD)	European Year of Citizens (2013)
15	2017/2131(INL)	Situation in Hungary
15	2020/2016(INI)	Artificial intelligence in criminal law and its use by the police and judicial authorities in criminal matters
14	2016/0225(COD)	EU resettlement framework
14	2021/2180(INI)	The Commission’s 2021 Rule of Law report
14	2022/2051(INL)	Proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties
13	2010/0064(COD)	Combating sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography
13	2017/0351(COD)	Interoperability between EU information systems (borders and visa)
13	2019/2199(INI)	Situation of Fundamental Rights in the European Union - Annual Report for the years 2018-2019
13	2021/0136(COD)	European Digital Identity framework
13	2023/2501(RSP)	Resolution on the adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-US Data Privacy Framework
12	2012/2130(INI)	Situation of fundamental rights: standards and practices in Hungary (pursuant to the European Parliament resolution of 16 February 2012)
12	2015/2062(INI)	Prison systems and conditions
11	2013/2062(INI)	CARS 2020: towards a strong, competitive and sustainable European car industry
11	2013/2063(INI)	Unleashing the potential of cloud computing in Europe
11	2016/0409(COD)	Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters
11	2018/0108(COD)	Electronic evidence regulation: European production and preservation orders for electronic evidence in criminal matters
11	2020/2048(INI)	European Parliament recommendation to the Council and the Commission concerning the conclusion of an agreement, under negotiation, between the European Union and New Zealand on the exchange of personal data between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the New Zealand authorities competent for fighting serious crime and terrorism
11	2023/2866(RSP)	Resolution on the revision of the European Labour Authority mandate
10	2010/0817(COD)	European Investigation Order in criminal matters. Initiative Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, Spain, Austria, Slovenia and Sweden
10	2017/0360R(NLE)	Determination of a clear risk of a serious breach by Poland of the rule of law
10	2020/2041(INI)	A new EU-Africa Strategy - a partnership for sustainable and inclusive development
9	2012/2234(INI)	Agenda for adequate, safe and sustainable pensions
9	2012/2004(INI)	Social Business Initiative - Creating a favourable climate for social enterprises, key stakeholders in the social economy and innovation
9	2011/2067(INI)	Agenda for new skills and jobs
9	2012/0010(COD)	Personal data protection: processing of data for the purposes of prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or execution of criminal penalties, and free movement of data
9	2010/0039(COD)	External borders: mandate of the Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (FRONTEX)
9	2016/0208(COD)	Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing: transparency of financial transactions and of corporate entities
9	2016/0412(COD)	Mutual recognition of freezing and confiscation orders
9	2016/0280(COD)	Copyright in the digital single market
8	2010/2272(INI)	Mobility and inclusion of people with disabilities and the European disability strategy 2010-2020
8	2015/2254(INL)	Establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights
8	2019/2208(INI)	Implementation report on the Return Directive
8	2020/2072(INL)	The Establishment of an EU Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights
8	2018/0902R(NLE)	Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded
7	2011/2147(INI)	Mid-term review of the European strategy 2007-2012 on health and safety at work
7	2010/2307(INI)	Youth on the move: a framework for improving Europe's education and training systems
7	2009/0107(COD)	European Regional Development Fund, European Social Fund and Cohesion Fund: simplification of certain requirements; financial management
7	2008/0195(COD)	Organisation of working time: persons performing mobile road transport activities
7	2017/0128(COD)	Interoperability of electronic road toll systems and facilitating cross-border exchange of information on the failure to pay road fees in the Union. Recast
7	2016/0062(NLE)	Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence
7	2014/2215(INI)	Special report of the European Ombudsman in own-initiative inquiry OI/5/2012/BEH-MHZ concerning Frontex
7	2015/0125(NLE)	International protection: provisional measures for the benefit of Italy and Greece
7	2021/2036(INI)	Strengthening Democracy and Media Freedom and Pluralism in the EU: the undue use of actions under civil and criminal law to silence journalists, NGOs and civil society
6	2010/2273(INI)	Promoting workers' mobility within the European Union
6	2010/2234(INI)	European cooperation in vocational education and training to support the Europe 2020 strategy
6	2015/2129(INI)	Implementation of Directive 2011/93/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography
6	2016/2047(BUD)	2017 general budget: all sections
6	2015/0287(COD)	Contracts for the supply of digital content
6	2015/2340(INI)	Fight against trafficking in human beings in the EU's external relations
6	2020/2012(INL)	Framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies
6	2021/2035(INL)	Identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU
6	2020/0350(COD)	Strengthening Europol’s mandate: entry of alerts in SIS
6	2020/2035(INL)	Combating Gender-based Violence: Cyberviolence
6	2021/2103(INI)	The shrinking space of civil society in Europe
5	2013/2006(INI)	Reindustrialising Europe to promote competitiveness and sustainability
5	2012/2097(INI)	Corporate Social Responsibility: promoting society's interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery
5	2011/0344(COD)	Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020
5	2010/2239(INI)	Towards adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems
5	2009/2220(INI)	Atypical contracts, secured professional paths, flexicurity and new forms of social dialogue
5	2013/2024(INI)	Mid-term review of the Stockholm Programme
5	2011/2069(INI)	Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2010-2011)
5	2015/2110(INI)	Fight against corruption and follow-up of the CRIM committee resolution
5	2014/0094(COD)	Union Code on Visas (Visa Code). Recast
5	2018/0330B(COD)	European Border and Coast Guard: false and authentic documents online (FADO) system
5	2022/2005(INI)	Racial justice, non-discrimination and anti-racism in the EU
5	2016/0062R(NLE)	Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence: EU accession
5	2022/0277(COD)	European Media Freedom Act
4	2010/2027(INI)	Demographic challenge and solidarity between generations
4	2010/0210(COD)	Seasonal employment: conditions of entry and stay of third-country nationals
4	2010/2154(INI)	Aviation security with a special focus on security scanners
4	2016/0408(COD)	Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of border checks
4	2016/2224(INI)	Legitimate measures to protect whistle-blowers acting in the public interest when disclosing the confidential information of companies and public bodies
4	2016/0131(COD)	European Union Agency for Asylum
4	2016/0151(COD)	Audiovisual media services: changing market realities
4	2015/0269(COD)	Control of the acquisition and possession of weapons
4	2021/2071(INI)	The creation of guidelines for the application of the general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget
4	2022/0806(NLE)	Full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in the Republic of Croatia
3	2009/2171(INI)	Poverty reduction and job creation in developing countries: the way forward
3	2010/2039(INI)	Role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe
3	2009/2221(INI)	Promoting youth access to the labour market, strengthening trainee, internship and apprenticeship status
3	2018/2855(RSP)	Resolution on the use of Facebook users' data by Cambridge Analytica and the impact on data protection
3	2016/0823(CNS)	Europol agreements: cooperation with Denmark
3	2020/0361(COD)	Digital Services Act
2	2011/0011(COD)	Public limited liability companies: coordination of safeguards in respect of their formation and the maintenance and alteration of their capital. Recast
2	2017/0121(COD)	Posting drivers in the road transport sector
2	2017/0803(CNS)	Agreement on operational and strategic cooperation between Denmark and European Police Office (Europol)
2	2016/0176(COD)	EU Blue Card Directive
2	2016/0002(COD)	European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS): exchange of information on third country nationals
2	2022/0031(COD)	EU Digital COVID Certificate - Union citizens
1	2010/2099(INI)	Improving the economic governance and stability framework of the Union, in particular in the euro area
1	2009/2177(INI)	Deontological questions related to companies' management
1	2010/0215(COD)	Judicial cooperation in criminal matters: right to information in criminal proceedings
1	2016/0413(COD)	Controls on cash entering or leaving the Union
1	2016/0403(COD)	European services e-card and related administrative facilities
1	2016/0402(COD)	Legal and operational framework of the European services e-card
1	2017/0228(COD)	Free flow of non-personal data in the European Union
1	2016/0223(COD)	Qualification Directive
1	2014/2243(INI)	Safe use of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), commonly known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), in the field of civil aviation
1	2014/0185(COD)	Programme on interoperability solutions and common frameworks for European public administrations, businesses and citizens (ISA2 programme)
1	2014/0217(COD)	European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL)
1	2020/2196(INI)
1	2020/0278(COD)	Screening Regulation
1	2021/0427(COD)	Instrumentalisation of migration

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Born

1960/01/29 - Bochum

Political career

• 1982- ... : Member of the SPD
• 1983- ... : Joined the IG Metall metalworkers' union; in the intervening period: served on committees, local councils and works councils
• 1996-2010 : Member of the SPD national party council
• 2022- ... : Chief Whip, SPD group in the European Parliament
• 1994-2004 : Arnsberg city councillor, member of the committees for citizens’ issues and social affairs and planning, building, the environment and transport; chair of the committee for economic affairs and employment
• 2003-2018 : Deputy chair, SPD West Westphalia region
• 2010- ... : Executive member, SPD North Rhine-Westphalia; Bureau member
• 2005-2010 : Chair, SPD Hochsauerland district
• 2019- ... : Member of the EU Affairs Committee (deputy chair since 2022)
• 2009-2014 : Member of the EU Affairs Committee
• 2009 : Member of the European Parliament
• 2009 : Full member, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE); since 2014: S&D spokesperson/coordinator on the LIBE committee
• 2020-2022 : Vice-Chair of the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age (AIDA)
• 2017-2018 : Member of the Special Committee on Terrorism (TERR)
• 2009- ... : Substitute member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
• 2012-2013 : Substitute member of the Special Committee on Organised Crime, Corruption and Money Laundering (CRIM)

Other activities

• Patron of Fair Trials International
• Member of the Arbeiterwohlfahrt (German workers’ welfare organisation)
• Member of Europa-Union Deutschland (EUD)
• Member of the Willi-Eichler-Akademie e.V. (WEA) adult education institute
• Member of the ‘Neue Arbeit Arnsberg’ (NAA) employment agency
• Member of the German Alpine Club (DAV)
• Member of the Sozialverband VdK social aid organisation

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