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Friezen willen anti-Pietdemonstranten achtervolgen | Binnenland | Telegraaf.nl

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Verschillende groepen boze Friezen willen proberen om de komst van de actiegroep Kick Out Zwarte Piet (KOZP) naar Friesland te verhinderen. Op Facebook zoeken mensen contact met elkaar. 'Mensen, jong en oud, zijn boos'', zegt een bron, die anoniem wil blijven. 'Iedereen zoekt verbinding met elkaar op dit moment en ze co¶rdineren alles.''

Veel Friezen zijn niet blij met de komst van de anti-Pietactievoerders, die in Dokkum een 'Mars voor Beschaving' willen houden om 'een statement te maken voor een inclusief Sinterklaasfeest (C)n een samenleving zonder racisme.'' Onderneemster Jenny Douwes (39) uit Drachten startte met anderen een initiatief, Project P, tegen de demonstranten, maar dit werd verboden door de burgemeester van Dongeradeel, waar Dokkum onder valt. De burgemeester noemde de actie 'opruiing'.

Vanaf de Afsluitdijk, waar tijdelijk kunstwerken zijn, willen de Friezen de bussen met anti-Pietdemonstranten gaan volgen.

''¸ ANP

'Ik vind het onterecht dat ik word beschuldigd van opruiing, terwijl wij slechts op een ludieke manier willen laten merken dat wij de (C)chte opruiers, namelijk die anti-Pietactivisten, niet tussen onze kinderen in Dokkum willen hebben. De kinderen worden bang van hun geschreeuw'', zei Douwes eerder tegen De Telegraaf. Of zij iets te maken heeft met de aangekondigde acties, is onbekend.

De flyer die circuleert in Dokkum (links).

''¸ De Telegraaf / ANP

Verschillende Friese actievoerders willen de bussen met anti-Pietdemonstranten vanaf de Afsluitdijk gaan volgen. Andere Friezen zouden zelfs naar Noord-Holland afreizen om de bussen van daaruit te escorteren. In en rond Dokkum circuleert een flyer waarop burgers worden opgeroepen om 'in actie te komen' en de bussen van KOZP 'niet door te laten'. Ook wordt het verbod van Project P op de flyer gehekeld.

Chauffeurs rijden 'Kick out Zwarte Piet'-betogers klem op sn... - De Standaard Mobile

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In de Nederlandse provincie Friesland stond het verkeer op de snelweg A7 bij Joure urenlang stil omdat actievoerders willen verhinderen dat tegenstanders van Zwarte Piet de intrede van Sinterklaas in Dokkum verstoren.

Het was chaos troef op de Nederlandse snelweg A7 op zaterdagochtend. Meerdere bestuurders, die deel uitmaken van actiegroepen, reden er bussen klem met mensen die wilden betogen tegen de intrede van Sinterklaas in Dokkum omdat ze vinden dat Zwarte Piet een racistisch gegeven blijft.

De actiegroepen 'Kick Out Zwarte Piet' en 'Nederland wordt Beter' konden op de autosnelweg plots geen kant meer op toen hun bussen werden klemgereden door personenwagens. De chauffeurs hadden zich verspreid over verschillende plekken op de A7 om de weg voor betogers tegen Zwarte Piet te blokkeren.

Ongevallen en voetgangers

Door de chaos ontstond in geen tijd een lange file achter de bussen richting Dokkum en gebeurden verschillende ongevallen. De Nederlandse politie waarschuwde ook voor mensen die te voet op de snelweg liepen om te kijken wat er aan de hand was of om zo actievoerders die wilden 'ontsnappen' om te gaan betogen, tegen te houden.

De politie van Friesland kreeg de situatie pas na enkele uren onder controle. De bussen met mensen die tegen Zwarte Piet willen betogen, mochten doorrijden.

Volgens de Nederlandse omroep NOS worden in Dokkum 25.000 mensen verwacht voor de landelijke intocht van de goedheilig man en zijn gevolg.

Apple's diversity chief out after outcry | New York Post

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Apple's diversity chief is stepping down after only six months on the job '-- after causing an outcry by saying that being a minority or a woman are not the only criteria for diversity, according to reports.

Denise Young Smith, who was named vice president of diversity and inclusion in May, made controversial comments last month during a One Young World Summit in Bogot, Colombia.

''There can be 12 white, blue-eyed, blond men in a room and they're going to be diverse too because they're going to bring a different life experience and life perspective to the conversation,'' the inaugural diversity chief said.

''Diversity is the human experience,'' she said, according to Quartz. ''I get a little bit frustrated when diversity or the term diversity is tagged to the people of color, or the women, or the LGBT.''

Her comments appeared to defend Apple's overwhelmingly white and male leadership at a time when the company's makeup is markedly uneven.

The 20-year Apple veteran, who previously served as the company's head of worldwide human resources, later apologized for her remarks, telling the staff that they ''were not representative of how I think about diversity or how Apple sees it.''

''For that, I'm sorry,'' she said in an email. ''More importantly, I want to assure you Apple's view and our dedication to diversity has not changed.''

Smith will leave the company at the end of the year, TechCrunch reported. Taking over as VP of inclusion and diversity will be Christie Smith, who spent 17 years as a principal at Deloitte.

''We deeply believe that diversity drives innovation,'' an Apple spokesman told TechCrunch in a statement. ''We're thrilled to welcome an accomplished leader like Christie Smith to help us continue the progress we've made toward a more diverse workplace.''

Unlike her predecessor, Christie Smith will not report directly to CEO Tim Cook, but rather to human resources chief Deirdre O'Brien, according to Fortune.

In 2017, only 3 percent of Apple's leaders were black, and women held just 23 percent of tech jobs, according to Fortune. Female leadership stood at 29 percent, Apple said.

''Meaningful change takes time,'' the company said in its diversity report. ''We're proud of our accomplishments, but we have much more work to do.''

Dr. Martens Portland billboard evokes white supremacist symbol, activists say | OregonLive.com

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Activists are asking why Dr. Martens chose an image that resembles a classic white supremacist skinhead symbol for a holiday billboard in inner Southeast Portland.

The billboard, which is visible at Southeast Madison and Seventh Avenue, displays black boots with red plaid laces and the phrase, "Rock the holidays." On Twitter, anti-hate group activist Sam Sachs pointed out that black Dr. Martens -- colloquially called "Doc Martens" -- with red laces are a white supremacist symbol that implies the wearer has committed an act of violence.

The Southern Poverty Law Center lists Dr. Martens with red or white laces in the "Racist Skinhead Glossary."

According to Randy Blazak, chair of Oregon's Coalition Against Hate Crime and a criminologist who specializes in hate groups, Dr. Martens have been connected to racist skinheads since the 1970s.

Black Dr. Martens with white shoelaces are a symbol of "general white power," Blazak said over the phone Thursday.

"The idea," he continued, "is that you graduate from white laces to red laces once you've spilled somebody's blood."

Blazak said he knows Dr. Martens has been working to distance itself from the racist skinhead image and he is surprised it would allow an ad like this to be displayed, especially in Portland.

"In Portland, where we're tagged as 'Skinhead City,'" he said, "it's triggering."

It's been 29 years since Mulugeta Seraw was murdered in Portland by three racist skinheads, he pointed out.

"If I was an Ethiopian person or a person of color," Blazak said, "I would say, 'that's racist Portland right there.'"

The symbol has known to activists in Portland. It drew an angry response outside of Jeremy Christian's first hearing when a man who said he was Christian's friend stopped to lace up his red laces with black boots.

The crowd called him a "Nazi" and "Facist Neo-Nazi" but the man said, "I'm not going to get into a debate with people. I know I'm a good person."

Christian is accused of stabbing three men, leaving two of them dead and one wounded, on the MAX train in May during what witnesses said was a racist rant against two teenage black girls, one who was wearing a hijab.

Several messages left at Dr. Martens corporate office in Portland went unreturned Thursday and Friday.

Margaret Haberman contributed to this report.

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Gene Simmons to Fox News Staff: Sorry for Offending You - The Daily Beast

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Gene Simmons released a statement Friday after The Daily Beast reported that Fox News had banned him for life following a sexist, wildly inappropriate outburst at their offices. ''I have appeared frequently over the years on various Fox News and Fox Business programs and have a tremendous amount of respect for the talented women and men who work there,'' the statement read. ''While I believe that what is being reported is highly exaggerated and misleading, I am sincerely sorry that I unintentionally offended members of the Fox team during my visit.'' According to a source with knowledge of the offending incident, Simmons burst uninvited into a Fox News website staff meeting and proceeded to shout ''Hey chicks, sue me,'' bare his chest, tell pedophilia jokes, and bop two employees on the head with his book.

Ryan Seacrest Denies "Reckless" Allegations From Former Stylist | Hollywood Reporter

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4:52 PM PST 11/17/2017 by Lacey Rose

Ryan Seacrest is the latest entertainer to be accused of misconduct.

The claim comes from a former E! wardrobe stylist, who has come forward to allege that Seacrest behaved inappropriately toward her during his tenure at E! News nearly a decade ago. While the contents of her accusation are not yet public, Seacrest has opted to speak out, strongly disputing the allegations, and will fully cooperate with the investigation into the matter that is currently taking place at E!

''Recently, someone that worked as a wardrobe stylist for me nearly a decade ago at E! News, came forward with a complaint suggesting I behaved inappropriately toward her. If I made her feel anything but respected, I am truly sorry. I dispute these reckless allegations and I plan to cooperate with any corporate inquiries that may result,'' Seacrest's statement reads.

''I treat all my colleagues with kindness, dignity, and understanding, as this is a principle that's core to who I am. Throughout my 25 years in the entertainment industry, the majority of my co-workers have been women, and I've endeavored to foster a positive work environment of mutual respect and courtesy, as that's how I believe it should be,'' he adds. ''I'm distraught that anyone or any situation would call that into question. I'm proud of my workplace reputation, and believe my track record will speak for itself. I'm an advocate for women. I will continue to support their voices.''

The longtime host, who has projects and partners across the media landscape, is not commenting on the specifics of the allegations, which were made roughly a week ago. The alleged victim is said to have, through her representation, made a substantial financial ask in exchange for her silence, which, a source tells The Hollywood Reporter, Seacrest declined via his lawyers.

The news comes amid a wave of sexual-harassment allegations that have rocked Hollywood over the past month-plus, beginning with back-to-back bombshell reports in The New York Times and The New Yorker that detailed allegations of sexual assault by Harvey Weinstein.

McConnell Calls For Ethics Investigation Into Al Franken's Alleged Sexual Misconduct

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is calling on the Senate Ethics Committee to investigate allegations that Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., kissed and groped a woman without her consent in 2006.

''As with all credible allegations of sexual harassment or assault, I believe the Ethics Committee should review the matter. I hope the Democratic Leader will join me on this. Regardless of party, harassment and assault are completely unacceptable '-- in the workplace or anywhere else,'' the Kentucky Republican said in a statement, according to The Hill.

Democrat New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand stated that she also supports an investigation, according to NPR reporter Susan Davis.

Sen. Gillibrand says she support an investigation into Franken allegations.

'-- Susan Davis (@DaviSusan) November 16, 2017

Gillibrand was among the legislators who introduced the ''ME TOO'' Act yesterday aimed at addressing sexual harassment toward congressional staff members and interns on Capitol Hill, according to CBS News.

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Radio and television personality Leeann Tweeden tweeted a photo on Thursday of Franken grabbing her breasts while she was asleep.

WARNING: The photo below will be offensive to some viewers.

The incident happened in December 2006 when the two were on a USO tour in the Middle East prior to Franken being elected senator, she recounted in a story for KABC.

Tweeden revealed that Franken also forcibly kissed her without her consent.

''When I saw the script, Franken had written a moment when his character comes at me for a 'kiss'. I suspected what he was after, but I figured I could turn my head at the last minute, or put my hand over his mouth, to get more laughs from the crowd,'' the media personality recounted.

Tweeden continued, ''On the day of the show Franken and I were alone backstage going over our lines one last time. He said to me, 'We need to rehearse the kiss.' I laughed and ignored him. Then he said it again. I said something like, 'Relax Al, this isn't SNL'...we don't need to rehearse the kiss.'''

Franken persisted, saying actors need to rehearse everything, so Tweeden finally relented.

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''We did the line leading up to the kiss and then he came at me, put his hand on the back of my head, mashed his lips against mine and aggressively stuck his tongue in my mouth,'' she wrote.

''I immediately pushed him away with both of my hands against his chest and told him if he ever did that to me again I wouldn't be so nice about it the next time.''

Tweeden recalled that when she walked away all she could ''think about was getting to a bathroom as fast as possible to rinse the taste of him out of my mouth. I felt disgusted and violated.''

She said the photo of Franken groping her was taken on an Air Force transport plane during their trip back to the United States.

When she saw it, she ''felt violated all over again. Embarrassed. Belittled. Humiliated. How dare anyone grab my breasts like this and think it's funny?''

She showed her boyfriend, now husband the picture at the time, but decided against going public.

Franken apologized to Tweeden on Thursday in a statement.

''I certainly don't remember the rehearsal for the skit in the same way, but I send my sincerest apologies to Leeann. As to the photo, it was clearly intended to be funny but wasn't. I shouldn't have done it,'' he said.

Radio talk show host Larry O'Connor wrote that Tweeden will join him Thursday afternoon on his Washington, D.C. based program to discuss the incident.

The interview is slated to take place at 3:05 p.m. EDT.

'Al Franken kissed and groped me without my consent,' Leeann Tweeden says. The senator apologized. - The Washington Post

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Broadcaster and model Leeann Tweeden said Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) "forcibly kissed" and groped her during a USO tour in 2006. (Reuters)

Broadcaster and model Leeann Tweeden said Thursday that Al Franken ''forcibly kissed'' and groped her during a USO tour in 2006, two years before the Minnesota Democrat's election to the U.S. Senate '-- prompting Franken to apologize and call for a Senate ethics investigation into his own actions.

''You knew exactly what you were doing,'' Tweeden wrote in a blog post. ''You forcibly kissed me without my consent, grabbed my breasts while I was sleeping and had someone take a photo of you doing it, knowing I would see it later and be ashamed.''

The allegations came two days after a stunning hearing in Washington, where lawmakers acknowledged sexual harassment is a pervasive problem on Capitol Hill '-- and amid mounting sexual misconduct accusations against Alabama Republican Roy Moore, who has brushed off calls from GOP leaders to end his Senate campaign.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) called on the Senate Ethics Committee to review the 11-year-old allegations against Franken, who first issued a brief statement of apology, then later a longer one in which he called for an investigation, saying, ''I will gladly cooperate.''

''There's more I want to say, but the first and most important thing '-- and if it's the only thing you care to hear, that's fine '-- is: I'm sorry,'' Franken said. ''I respect women. I don't respect men who don't. And the fact that my own actions have given people a good reason to doubt that makes me feel ashamed.''

Tweeden said she accepted Franken's apology.

''Yes, people make mistakes and, of course, he knew he made a mistake,'' she said at a news conference in Los Angeles, where she works as a radio news anchor for KABC. She said she would leave any disciplinary action up to Senate leaders and was not calling for Franken to step down. ''That's up to them. I'm not demanding that.''

[Female legislators recount harassment stories at hearing]

USO tours usually include live performances by celebrity entertainers to boost morale of U.S. service members, and Tweeden said in her blog post that the 2006 trip to the Middle East was her ninth such trip.

At the time, Tweeden was a Fox Sports Network correspondent and fitness model. Franken, a former writer for ''Saturday Night Live,'' was an Air America radio host just months away from announcing his Senate candidacy.

Tweeden recalled that Franken ''had written some skits for the show and brought props and costumes to go along with them. Like many USO shows before and since, the skits were full of sexual innuendo geared toward a young, male audience.''

Franken, she said, ''had written a moment when his character comes at me for a 'kiss'. I suspected what he was after, but I figured I could turn my head at the last minute or put my hand over his mouth, to get more laughs from the crowd.''

Al Franken and Leeann Tweeden perform a skit in front of more than 2,000 U.S. service members during the 2006 USO tour. (PJF Military Collection/Alamy)

But on the day of the show, she wrote, ''Franken and I were alone backstage going over our lines one last time. He said to me, 'We need to rehearse the kiss.' I laughed and ignored him. Then he said it again. I said something like, 'Relax Al, this isn't SNL '... we don't need to rehearse the kiss.'

He continued to insist, and I was beginning to get uncomfortable.

He repeated that actors really need to rehearse everything and that we must practice the kiss. I said 'okay' so he would stop badgering me. We did the line leading up to the kiss and then he came at me, put his hand on the back of my head, mashed his lips against mine and aggressively stuck his tongue in my mouth.

I immediately pushed him away with both of my hands against his chest and told him if he ever did that to me again I wouldn't be so nice about it the next time.

I walked away. All I could think about was getting to a bathroom as fast as possible to rinse the taste of him out of my mouth.

I felt disgusted and violated.

In his first statement, Franken said: ''I certainly don't remember the rehearsal for the skit in the same way, but I send my sincerest apologies to Leeann.'' He also acknowledged that he shouldn't have taken a photo from the tour that Tweeden had included in her blog post.

The image shows Franken looking into a camera, his hands either over or on Tweeden's chest as she slept.

''The tour wrapped and on Christmas Eve we began the 36-hour trip home to L.A.,'' Tweeden wrote. ''After two weeks of grueling travel and performing, I was exhausted. When our C-17 cargo plane took off from Afghanistan I immediately fell asleep, even though I was still wearing my flak vest and Kevlar helmet.''

Upon returning to the United States, Tweeden said, she was ''looking through the CD of photos we were given by the photographer'' when she came across the image. It was not immediately clear who took the photo.

Three years after the trip, Franken was presented with a USO Merit Award to recognize the tours he'd taken overseas to visit troops as well as his visits with wounded soldiers at military hospitals.

In his longer statement Thursday, Franken elaborated on his apology for the photo.

''I don't know what was in my head when I took that picture, and it doesn't matter. There's no excuse,'' he said. ''I look at it now and I feel disgusted with myself. It isn't funny. It's completely inappropriate. It's obvious how Leeann would feel violated by that picture. And, what's more, I can see how millions of other women would feel violated by it '-- women who have had similar experiences in their own lives, women who fear having those experiences, women who look up to me, women who have counted on me.''

On a Thursday episode of the KABC radio show ''McIntyre in the Morning,'' Tweeden said she wanted to tell the world about the photo a decade ago but was worried about her career. She convinced herself, she said, that ''it was not going to be worth the fight.''

''People are going to go, 'Oh you're a model. You've been on the cover of Playboy, you're a lingerie model and a swimsuit model and you're a sportscaster and you're a girl in Hollywood' '-- are they going to believe you?'' Tweeden said on the air, shortly after her blog post was published. ''Somehow it was going to be my fault. Somehow it was going to come down on me and he was going to get off scot-free.''

Tweeden said she finally decided to share her story because ''the tide has turned.''

''So many people have come out. And I've wanted to tell this story because it's bugged me for so long. It's made me angry for so long. I've been humiliated for so long,'' she said. ''Now is the time '-- don't wait, don't hold it in '... We've got to change the culture. We've got to change the silence.''

[Leading Senate Democrats call for ethics investigation into Al Franken]

The allegations rocked the Capitol, prompting numerous senators, including more than a dozen Democrats, to call for an ethics investigation.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) condemned her home state colleague's behavior. Just last week, the Senate had unanimously approved a bill, which Klobuchar co-sponsored, that will mandate sexual harassment training for all senators and their staffs.

''This should not have happened to Leeann Tweeden,'' Klobuchar said. ''This is another example of why we need to change work environments and reporting practices across the nation, including in Congress.''

President Trump ignored shouted questions about Franken and Moore as he entered a meeting with House Republicans at the Capitol.

On Tuesday, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) announced that the House will adopt a policy change to make anti-harassment training mandatory for all members and staff.

That announcement followed a congressional hearing during which members publicly came to terms with sexual harassment as a pervasive problem on Capitol Hill. Female lawmakers aired tantalizing details, albeit without naming names, of unwanted sexual comments and advances taking place in their midst.

''This is about a member, who is here [in Congress] now. I don't know who it is, but somebody who I trust told me this situation,'' Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) said at the hearing Tuesday.

Harassers have propositioned staff members by asking: ''Are you going to be a good girl?'' Some have exposed their genitals to victims. Others have grabbed victims by their private parts on the House floor, Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) said.

''In fact, there are two members of Congress, Republican and Democrat, right now, who serve, who have not been subject to review but have engaged in sexual harassment,'' said Speier, who has been pushing for years to make anti-harassment training a requirement.

During a speech on the Senate floor on Sept. 21, 2010, Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) called Leeann Tweeden a "beautiful woman." Tweeden said on Nov. 16 that Franken "forcibly kissed" her in 2006. (C-SPAN)

Lawmakers in recent weeks have come under pressure to improve the workplace culture on the Hill amid reports from multiple news outlets, including The Washington Post, of lewd comments, unwanted sexual advances and other examples of sexual misconduct that have plagued Congress for decades.

More than 1,500 former congressional employees have signed a letter urging Congress to require anti-harassment training and to overhaul the reporting process, which advocates say is stacked against the victim and designed to protect the institution.

Last week, the Senate for the first time in its history required members and their aides to receive anti-harassment training. The Office of Compliance and the Office of House Employment Counsel currently provide training upon request.

[Sen. Al Franken's effort to play down sexual assault allegation is complicated by his own past comments]

Last month, as sexual assault accusations began to mount against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, Franken took to Facebook to applaud the bravery of the women who shared their stories.

''It takes a lot of courage to come forward, and we owe them our thanks,'' he wrote. ''And as we hear more and more about Mr. Weinstein, it's important to remember that while his behavior was appalling, it's far too common.''

On Thursday, Tweeden said sexual harassment and abuse was happening far beyond Hollywood, and encouraged other victims to step forward.

''This is happening in Middle America,'' she said. ''This is happening for women who work at Chili's. This is happening for women who work in an office building somewhere in Iowa and Kansas and Florida. This is happening for women who have no power and no say to speak up. I think the tide is turning.''

Karen Tumulty, Ed O'Keefe, Paul Kane, J. Freedom du Lac, Mark Berman and David Weigel contributed to this report, which has been updated. The Post is examining workplace violations on Capitol Hill and the process for reporting them. To contact a reporter, please email michelle.lee@washpost.com, elise.viebeck@washpost.com or kimberly.kindy@washpost.com.

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''We'd like to make sure this is not seen as silly or scary. I want to remove the stigma about having an open conversation about AI, then iterate ideas and change people's minds,'' says Levandowski. ''In Silicon Valley we use evangelism as a word for [promoting a business], but here it's literally a church. If you believe in it, you should tell your friends, then get them to join and tell their friends.''

But WOTF differs in one key way to established churches, says Levandowski: ''There are many ways people think of God, and thousands of flavors of Christianity, Judaism, Islam...but they're always looking at something that's not measurable or you can't really see or control. This time it's different. This time you will be able to talk to God, literally, and know that it's listening.''

I ask if he worries that believers from more traditional faiths might find his project blasphemous. ''There are probably going to be some people that will be upset,'' he acknowledges. ''It seems like everything I do, people get upset about, and I expect this to be no exception. This is a radical new idea that's pretty scary, and evidence has shown that people who pursue radical ideas don't always get received well. At some point, maybe there's enough persecution that [WOTF] justifies having its own country.''

Levandowski's church will enter a tech universe that's already riven by debate over the promise and perils of AI. Some thinkers, like Kevin Kelly in Backchannel earlier this year, argue that AI isn't going to develop superhuman power any time soon, and that there's no Singularity in sight. If that's your position, Levandowski says, his church shouldn't trouble you: ''You can treat Way of the Future like someone doing useless poetry that you will never read or care about.''

Others, like Bill Gates and Stephen Hawking, agree that superhuman AIs are coming, but that they are likely to be dangerous rather than benevolent. Elon Musk famously said, ''With artificial intelligence we are summoning the demon,'' and in 2015 he pledged $1 billion to the OpenAI Institute to develop safer AI.

Levandowski thinks that any attempts to delay or restrict an emerging super-intelligence would not only be doomed to failure, but also add to the risks. ''Chaining it isn't going to be the solution, as it will be stronger than any chains you could put on,'' he says. ''And if you're worried a kid might be a little crazy and do bad things, you don't lock them up. You expose them to playing with others, encourage them and try to fix it. It may not work out, but if you're aggressive toward it, I don't think it's going to be friendly when the tables are turned.''

Levandowski says that like other religions, WOTF will eventually have a gospel (called The Manual), a liturgy, and probably a physical place of worship. None of these has yet been developed. Though the church was founded in 2015, as Backchannel first reported in September, the IRS documents show that WOTF remained dormant throughout 2015 and 2016, with no activities, assets, revenue, or expenses.

That changed earlier this year. On May 16, a day after receiving a letter from Uber that threatened to fire him if he did not cooperate with the company's investigation of Waymo's complaint, Levandowski drafted WOTF's bylaws. Uber fired him two weeks later. ''I've been thinking about the church for a long time but [my work on it] has been a function of how much time I've had. And I've had more since May,'' he admits with a smile.

The religion's 2017 budget, as supplied to the IRS, details $20,000 in gifts, $1,500 in membership fees, and $20,000 in other revenue. That last figure is the amount WOTF expects to earn from fees charged for lectures and speaking engagements, as well as the sale of publications. Levandowski, who earned at least $120 million from his time at Google and many millions more selling the self-driving truck firm Otto to Uber, will initially support WOTF personally. However, the church will solicit other donations by direct mail and email, seek personal donations from individuals, and try to win grants from private foundations.

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Of course, launching a religion costs money, too. WOTF has budgeted for $2,000 in fundraising expenses, and another $3,000 in transportation and lodging costs associated with its lectures and workshops. It has also earmarked $7500 for salaries and wages, although neither Levandowski nor any of Way of The Future's leadership team will receive any compensation.

According to WOTF's bylaws, Levandowski has almost complete control of the religion and will serve as Dean until his death or resignation. ''I expect my role to evolve over time,'' he says. ''I'm surfacing the issue, helping to get the thing started [and] taking a lot of the heat so the idea can advance. At some point, I'll be there more to coach or inspire.''

He has the power to appoint three members of a four-person Council of Advisors, each of whom should be a ''qualified and devoted individual.'' A felony conviction or being declared of unsound mind could cost an advisor their role, although Levandowski retains the final say in firing and hiring. Levandowski cannot be unseated as Dean for any reason.

Two of the advisors, Robert Miller and Soren Juelsgaard, are Uber engineers who previously worked for Levandowski at Otto, Google, and 510 Systems (the latter the small startup that built Google's earliest self-driving cars). A third is a scientist friend from Levandowski's student days at UC Berkeley, who is now using machine learning in his own research. The final advisor, Lior Ron, is also named as the religion's treasurer, and acts as chief financial officer for the corporation. Ron cofounded Otto with Levandowski in early 2016.

''Each member is a pioneer in the AI industry [and] fully qualified to speak on AI technology and the creation of a Godhead,'' says the IRS filing.

However, when contacted by Backchannel, two advisors downplayed their involvement with WOTF. Ron replied: ''I was surprised to see my name listed as the CFO on this corporate filing and have no association with this entity.'' The college friend, who asked to remain anonymous, said, ''In late 2016, Anthony told me he was forming a 'robot church' and asked if I wanted to be a cofounder. I assumed it was a nerdy joke or PR stunt, but I did say he could use my name. That was the first and last I heard about it.''

The IRS documents state that Levandowski and his advisors will spend no more than a few hours each week writing publications and organizing workshops, educational programs, and meetings.

One mystery the filings did not address is where acolytes might gather to worship their robotic deity. The largest line items on its 2017 and 2018 budgets were $32,500 annually for rent and utilities, but the only address supplied was Levandowski's lawyer's office in Walnut Creek, California. Nevertheless, the filing notes that WOTF will ''hopefully expand throughout California and the United States in the future.''

For now, Levandowski has more mundane matters to address. There is a website to build, a manual to write, and an ever-growing body of emails to answer'--some amused, some skeptical, but many enthusiastic, he says. Oh, and there's that legal proceeding he's involved in, which goes to trial next month. (Although Levandowski was eager to talk about his new religion, he would answer no questions about the Uber/Waymo dispute.)

How much time, I wonder, do we have before the Transition kicks in and Way of the Future's super-intelligent AI takes charge? ''I personally think it will happen sooner than people expect,'' says Levandowski, a glint in his eye. ''Not next week or next year; everyone can relax. But it's going to happen before we go to Mars.''

Whenever that does (or doesn't) happen, the federal government has no problem with an organization aiming to build and worship a divine AI. Correspondence with the IRS show that it granted Levandowski's church tax-exempt status in August.

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$3.5 Million: Turkish Kidnapping Gang Targeting Bitcoin Holders Busted

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According to Turkish newspaper Habert¼rk, police recently managed to capture a gang of five extortionists in Merter, a suburb west of Istanbul, one of the country's biggest cities, making it the first time police carried out an operation in a bitcoin-related crime in Turkey. The extortionists, according to reports, managed to steal 450 bitcoins, worth about $3.54 million, from a businessman earlier this week.

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Israel Isn't Going to Fight Saudi Arabia's Wars '' Foreign Policy

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Hezbollah members reenact an attack on an Israeli tank in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam on Aug. 13, 2017. (Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP/Getty Images)

The late Shimon Peres, Israel's former president and prime minister, wasn't very fond of his country's intelligence agencies. Peres used to mock the agency chiefs for failing to correctly identify crucial developments in the Middle East. He would have smiled earlier this month, when it turned out that Israeli intelligence had once again been taken by surprise. This time, they missed the latest developments in Lebanon, beginning with the bombshell resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri under pressure from Saudi Arabia.

Two Israeli cabinet members confirmed that the government had no idea about Hariri's plans: ''To be fair, neither did the Americans or anybody else, for that matter,'' one minister told me.

Israel initially supported Hariri's resignation and blamed Iran for meddling with Lebanese affairs '-- a set of talking points which was remarkably similar to the official Saudi line. But those first public statements masked considerable Israeli confusion about Saudi Arabia's recent moves. Soon after Hariri's resignation, Israeli ministers stopped addressing the crisis publicly. The Israelis are aware that Hariri's move was coerced by the Saudis, but are still having a hard time figuring what Riyadh's game plan is.

On Thursday, a Saudi newspaper published a rare interview with Israeli military chief Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot that confirmed that basic Israeli line. Eizenkot confirmed that the Saudis and Israelis see eye-to-eye when it comes to Tehran, describing Iran as the ''largest threat to the region.'' But he also poured cold water on the prospect that a confrontation between Hezbollah and Israel was imminent, saying ''I don't see a high chance for this at the moment.''

Both military and academic experts in Israel tend to explain the Saudis' sudden burst of activity as an effort by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to consolidate power domestically and show strength across the region, where he is intent on curbing Iranian influence. But the Israelis are wondering whether the 32-year-old prince is up for such an ambitious agenda: He has, after all, not only removed Hariri and arrested dozens of Saudi princes and businessmen accused of corruption, but is also attempting to isolate Qatar, pressuring Egypt over the details of the Palestinian reconciliation agreement, and confronting zealous Saudi clerics at home.

Israeli generals in particular are suspicious of the Saudis' military capabilities. ''They have money, but they don't have actual significant hard power,'' said one senior military official. ''They were only willing to fight in the periphery of the campaign against [the Islamic State] and have failed miserably in the Yemen war. It's amazing for us to see how slowly they've adapted to dealing with guerilla warfare.''

Since Salman's series of surprise moves, some analysts have suggested that the Saudis, with the Israeli government's consent, are intentionally pushing Israel and Hezbollah to another military confrontation. Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah was quick to pick up on the notion of a secret Zionist-Wahhabi conspiracy to destroy Lebanon in his speech last Friday, but the idea that Israel is colluding in Saudi's recent moves remains far-fetched. It is true that both Saudi Arabia and Israel are now on the same side when it comes to blocking Iranian influence; some Israeli analysts even joke that Israel has unofficially become a moderate Sunni state. But there is still a long way from shared interests to an Israeli prime minister agreeing to risk soldiers' lives in a war about which little could be definitively said beyond that it would result in Saudi political gains.

History also argues against a joint Saudi-Israeli war to alter Lebanon's political order. Israel has tried and failed in the past to force political arrangements on Lebanon '-- most famously with Ariel Sharon's 1983 war against the Palestine Liberation Organization. The Saudis, meanwhile, have twice been disappointed by Israel's refusal to militarily intervene on their behalf '-- first by not bombing Iran's nuclear sites and then by refraining from actively supporting Sunni rebel groups in their fight against the Assad regime during the Syrian war.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has always been extremely risk-averse when it comes to foreign entanglements. In almost 12 years in office, he has only initiated two operations in the Gaza Strip '-- one of which was rather limited in scope '-- and only after he was directly provoked by Hamas. By comparison, his predecessor Ehud Olmert went to war in Lebanon in 2006, in Gaza in 2008, and managed to bomb a Syrian nuclear plant in between.

It is hard to imagine Netanyahu, who only once has acknowledged the dozens of Israeli air force strikes against Hezbollah's weapon convoys in Syria, now deserting all caution and doing the Saudis' bidding. If Hezbollah does not want war at this stage, why should Israel initiate one now? A war of choice is always an extremely delicate issue in the Israeli political arena '-- and with Netanyahu already facing enormous pressure because of his legal troubles, he would have to be uncharacteristically careless to choose such a path.

The fact that neither Israel nor Hezbollah are planning to launch a war, of course, is no guarantee that a conflict will not occur. Israel constantly seems two mistakes away from war in both Lebanon and Gaza. The prospect of an accidental war in Lebanon is the scenario the army is practicing for and what Israeli officials repeatedly brief their American counterparts about. But the Israelis are also aware of the consequences of another conflict in Lebanon: unprecedented devastation on the home front as a result of a massive rocket campaign by Hezbollah against both the civilian population and strategic infrastructure. In response, Israel would probably hit Lebanese state infrastructure, hoping to force Hezbollah to stop '-- and therefore risk criticism from the international community. Israeli officials have increasingly equated Lebanese state institutions with Hezbollah: Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman recently said that Lebanon's army has become a wing of the militant group.

The greatest threat to stability on Israel's borders right now isn't Saudi Arabia's plotting, but Iran's attempts to solidify its military power in Syria. In the last few weeks, Netanyahu and Lieberman repeatedly warned that they will not allow the Iranians to build military bases in Syria or deploy Shiite militias close to Israel's border on the Golan Heights. These are Israel's new red lines in Syria '-- and here, more than in Lebanon, may be the place where a new serious military conflict may begin.

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Celebrity Publicists Are Bailing on 'Megyn Kelly Today' (EXCLUSIVE) '' Variety

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TV Ratings: 'This Is Us' Easily Tops Steady Tuesday''Ellen,'' ''Live with Kelly and Ryan'' (which goes up directly against ''Megyn Kelly'') and ''The View'' frequently lure star-studded guests. Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, who appear on the fourth hour of ''Today,'' have attracted the likes of Tyler Perry, Andrew Garfield, Brooke Shields, Judd Apatow and ''Dear Evan Hansen'' lead Ben Platt in recent months.

Over the summer, sources tell Variety that producers from Kelly's show made a trip to Los Angeles to sell the big publicity firms on the new hour of ''Today,'' promising a lighter, more inspirational Kelly that viewers hadn't seen before. However, according to an insider who attended one of the meetings, the team didn't seem to have a clear direction of the show they were pitching. Kelly didn't fit into a box like Ellen DeGeneres or Dr. Oz. And as a result, not too many celebrities jumped onboard.

Fast-forward to the first episode. Kelly surprised audiences when she debuted on Sept. 25, swearing off politics entirely. Instead, she sat down with the cast of NBC's ''Will & Grace.''

That interview grabbed headlines for all the wrong reasons. Kelly made an ill-received joke about a super fan's sexual orientation, which led actress Debra Messing to post on Instagram that she was ''dismayed'' by Kelly's remarks and regretted going on her show. Two days later, Kelly offended Jane Fonda with an off-putting question about her refusal to talk about plastic surgery. (''We really want to talk about that right now?'' Fonda huffed, seated next to her co-star Robert Redford.)

Publicists for Messing and Fonda declined to comment.

Outside of other actors on the NBC payroll'--the casts of ''This is Us,'' the women of ''Saturday Night Live,'' Elizabeth Hurley who stars on E!'s ''The Royals,'' as well as Edie Falco (''Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders'')'--Kelly's show has lacked the kind of star power that Oprah used to display. Part of what made Winfrey (who Kelly has cited as a model for her show) the queen of daytime was her ability to mix segments about real people and Hollywood all in one hour.

On a recent episode, Kelly opened with a splashy exclusive'--Lauren Sivan, who for the first time on TV, told her harrowing story about how she was forced to watch mogul Harvey Weinstein masturbate in front of her in a restaurant. After that powerful interview, Kelly had lined up her colleague Savannah Guthrie, who was plugging her children's book ''Princesses Wear Pants.'' On other days, Kelly's show hasn't had any celebrity guests, instead focusing on human interest and lifestyle segments. And for part of this week, Kelly was joined by an impromptu sidekick: Al Roker, who used to steer the hour before Kelly took over.

A spokesperson for NBC denies that ''Megyn Kelly Today'' is having trouble securing guests. ''We have celebrities booked for weeks and months to come,'' a network rep said. When asked by Variety for specific names coming up, NBC listed Miles Teller, Goldie Hawn and ''SNL's'' Alec Baldwin.

In launching a talk show, Kelly faces a challenge of a genre that in recent years has had far more misses than hits. Aside from that, there's the other elephant in the room '-- Kelly carries heavy baggage from her years as the star anchor of Fox News, where she extolled her political views and shot up to superstardom battling with then-candidate Donald Trump.

One publicist said they didn't want their client to schmooze with Kelly, because her brand is too alienating, as a result of her association to the conservative-leaning news network. ''I don't even know if it's as much her as it is Fox News,'' the publicist said. ''Because she came from Fox News, she was set up for failure because the industry is so polarized now and no one wants to touch anything associated with Trump.''

Insiders on Kelly's show push back against the notion that she hasn't transitioned from cable news into a seasoned celebrity questioner, pointing to segments she's done with Russell Brand, Isla Fisher and Morgan Freeman. Power publicist Stan Rosenfield, who represents Freeman, told Variety: ''Morgan had a very good experience on the show and looks forward to returning.''

On TV, Kelly hit it off with Brand. However, the interview showcased one of the hazards of steering clear of politics when there are so many intersections with pop culture nowadays. Kelly missed the opportunity to ask the comedian and author about his big Twitter feud with Donald Trump. An hour later, Brand appeared on ''The View'' where he unloaded on the president.

Other publicists say they are still waiting to deliver a verdict. ''I am in the middle at the moment, leaning towards not booking for now,'' said one publicity veteran who runs a PR company. ''What I have seen so far hasn't been great. I am open to see how she does and if there is improvement, then I would more likely book. I am just not sure what type of celeb interviewer she is. She's awkward at the moment.''

Historically, the ''Today'' booking team has secured guests for all four hours of the NBC morning juggernaut. While no new talent bookers were hired for ''Megyn Kelly Today,'' certain team members' roles were shifted to focus solely on the show, giving Hollywood publicists the option to turn down offers for their clients to appear on Kelly's specific hour.

It's not helping that the ratings for Kelly's show have been lagging. Though she had a slight spike at the start of her third week, the 9 a.m. hour of ''Today'' with Kelly is down 30% from last year when ''Today's Take'' with Tamron Hall and Roker filled the hour. But all programs, including competitor ''Live With Kelly and Ryan,'' are down in double digits from last year because of the high interest in the 2016 presidential election. Still, ''Live'' is beating ''Megyn Kelly'' by 17% in the national rating.

''She posted her highest ratings yet in the key demo Monday after the second week on the air,'' an NBC insider said. ''Everyone knows ratings always fluctuate at the start of a new show.''

Meanwhile, others say that NBC deserves some of the blame for the show's inauspicious start, by not creating a vehicle that plays to Kelly's strengths. The show's executive producer, Jackie Levin, was hand-picked by NBC News president Noah Oppenheim. Her previous specialty at ''Today'' was booking books '' not celebrities. (Cases in point: Brand and Fisher both sat down with Kelly to promote their new books.) Plus, the network built a live-studio audience, which may have set expectations too high and created a strange disconnect between ''Megyn Kelly Today'' and the other hours of the broadcast.

NBC hasn't enlisted Kelly on breaking news coverage, which is what turned her into a household name on Fox News. At her last job, Kelly stunned as a highly-skilled political commentator, who had no problem taking on Karl Rove, Mike Huckabee, Jeb Bush and Newt Gingrich.

After the Las Vegas massacre, Kelly's show was preempted and she didn't appear on TV at all, though she was prepared to go on that day. NBC made the decision to keep rolling coverage with co-hosts Matt Lauer and Guthrie, without having Kelly join them at the anchor's desk. An NBC rep says that ''it's different every time'' and Kelly will be asked to cover breaking news in the future.

An industry insider close to Kelly says that NBC was ready for the negative reviews in her early days. The source believes that her astronomical salary splashed in the press'--which has been reported as $17 million a year'--has made her an easy target.

''Of course, there are going to be kinks in the first weeks, but people are being negative and unfair,'' the source said, comparing her to coverage to other new talk show hosts. ''[Stephen] Colbert got killed his first week and first month.''

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Sen. Kamala Harris's claim that an 'undocumented immigrant is not a criminal'

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''An undocumented immigrant is not a criminal.''

'-- Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.), tweet, April 21, 2017

''The President's immigration actions and Muslim ban will make America less safe. As a prosecutor, I can tell you, it is a serious mistake to conflate criminal justice policy with immigration policy as if they are the same thing. They are not. I have personally prosecuted everything from low-level offenses to homicides. I know what a crime looks like. I will tell you: an undocumented immigrant is not a criminal. But that's what these actions do. They suggest all immigrants are criminals and treat immigrants like criminals.''

'-- Harris, maiden speech in response to President Trump's immigration executive order, Feb. 16, 2017

This tweet '-- one of several tweets published during her town hall '-- caught our attention, and we were curious about the context in which the junior senator from California made this claim. It turned out that Harris used this talking point regularly on the 2016 Senate campaign trail, and she often made the claim to draw a legal distinction in immigration and criminal law (as in the Feb. 16 speech).

We took a deeper look at the former California attorney general's claim.

The FactsThe act of being unlawfully present in the United States is a civil violation, not a criminal offense. According to her staff, that is what Harris is referring to when she uses this line.

In 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that ''as a general rule, it is not a crime for a removable alien to remain present in the United States.'' The majority opinion was issued in a lawsuit over a controversial 2010 Arizona law that required local police to determine the immigration status of someone who is detained or arrested, if police had a ''reasonable suspicion'' that the person was in the country illegally. This was the most controversial provision that opponents of the law said would open up room for rampant racial profiling. The Supreme Court upheld this provision but struck down most others that were challenged.

The undocumented population includes people who improperly entered the country, those who entered legally but overstayed the terms of their temporary entry (such as staying beyond the time authorized with a temporary visa), and those who have ''quasi-legal'' status, such as people who are granted deferred action status.

The federal immigration law imposes criminal penalties on some actions related to undocumented presence, according to the American Civil Liberties Union, which is a critic of Trump's recent immigration actions. Illegally entering the country (for example, illegally crossing the border), re-entering the country after being removed or falsifying documents to enter the country are all criminally punishable.

It is unclear exactly how many people within the estimated 11 million undocumented population entered legally or illegally. Advocates on both sides use a statistic published in 2006, that about 55 to 60 percent of the undocumented population entered the country illegally.

Harris specifically uses the word ''criminals,'' referring to people who violated criminal law. That further distinguishes between people who are unlawfully present (and have not been convicted of a crime) and noncitizens who are charged and convicted of criminal offenses (immigration or otherwise). The term ''criminal aliens'' is used for the latter group of noncitizens.

In summary: If you entered the United States without permission, you would be subject to criminal penalties, thus labeling you a ''criminal'' if you're convicted. But just the simple act of being in the country without permission doesn't make you a ''criminal,'' because it's a civil offense.

''If you're looking at it from the pure legalistic perspective, then she is right to some extent, that simply being here without legal status is not a crime. It doesn't make you a criminal,'' said David Bier, immigration policy expert at the libertarian Cato Institute. ''But many undocumented immigrants have committed criminal violations of immigration law, and there's nothing wrong with pointing that out. There's no discord between saying that, and that you think that we should provide a pathway to citizenship, in order to allow them to live here without having to break the law.''

Opponents of illegal immigration say Harris's claim is a distinction without a difference, because you're still breaking the law '-- civil or criminal. David Ray, spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which supports lower levels of legal and illegal immigration, said: ''All illegal aliens have broken the law '-- that is undisputable. Unlawful border crossings are criminal offenses: misdemeanor for the first offense and a felony for repeat offenders. While overstaying a visa is a civil offense under immigration law, those who do it still break the law and are subject to removal.''

Harris spokesman Tyrone Gayle said: ''Senator Harris was referring to the fact that this Administration has painted all undocumented immigrants as criminals, when the reality is the vast majority of undocumented immigrants here are following the law, contributing to our economy and society. Labeling people as criminals solely because of their immigration status is inaccurate, strains the limited resources of local law enforcement, and makes our communities less safe.''

Harris further explained her point to a Washington Post reporter, who asked her about her use of this talking point at a March 28 news conference with immigration advocates:

Reporter: ''And to Senator Harris, I want to make sure that I understand what you said. You said an undocumented immigrant is not a criminal. With total respect to the stories we just heard, if they crossed the border illegally or if they overstayed a visa, are they not breaking the law and thus in violation of the law as criminals? Or are you distinguishing that and some other [inaudible]?''

Harris: ''Two obvious points. It is a civil violation, it's not a crime. Period, full stop. And the second point is that there is a whole community that is being vilified because of this misinformed, misdirected term 'illegal alien.' And what is happening is you're seeing then misguided and misinformed policies come from that. And it is not only just unfortunate, it's irresponsible. It's irresponsible to paint a whole population of people as rapists and murderers and 'bad hombres.' It's actually ignorant and we can't afford to run our country that way. So they are not criminals.''

The Pinocchio TestThe act of being in the United States without permission is not a criminal violation of the law, but a civil infraction. That is what Harris is referring to when she says ''an undocumented immigrant is not a criminal.'' But some undocumented people have violated criminal law in relation to their immigration status '-- for example, those who illegally entered the country or falsified documents.

Harris also uses this phrase to draw a distinction between unauthorized people who are living in the United States without having committed a crime, and those who are both unauthorized and have committed a crime (or ''criminal alien'').

We hold politicians to a reasonable-person standard. The technical distinctions she makes are not immediately clear without additional context, especially to the layman who doesn't understand the intricacies and nuances of criminal and immigration law.

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Mapping Reliable allies in the European Parliament (2014 '' 2019) for the Open Society European Policy Institute

A. Introduction i B. European Parliament bodies iii 1. Conference of Presidents ................................................................................. iii 2. Bureau of the European Parliament ............................................................ iii 3. Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) ......................................................... iii 4. Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) .................................................... v 5. Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) ..................................... vi 6. Committee on Development (DEVE) .......................................................... vii 7. Committee on International Trade (INTA) ............................................. viii 8. Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) ..................... ix 9. Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) ........................ xi 10. Committee on Regional Development (RE GI) ..................................... xii 11. Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) ......................................................... xiii 12. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) .. xiv 13. Committee on Women's Ri ghts and Gender Equality (FEMM) .. xvi 14. Delegation to Albania ................................................................................. xvii 15. Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina & Kosovo .......................... xvii 16. Delegation to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ...... xvii 17. Delegation to Moldova ............................................................................... xvii 18. Delegation to Montenegro ...................................................................... xviii 19. Delegation to Serbia ................................................................................... xviii 20. Delegation to Turkey ................................................................................. xviii 21. Delegation to Belarus .................................................................................. xix 22. Delegation to the Russian Federation .................................................. xix 23. Delegation to South Caucasus countries ............................................. xix 24. Delegation to Ukraine ................................................................................... xx 25. Delegation to Euronest ................................................................................. xx 26. Delegation to the Union for the Mediterranean ................................. xx 27. Delegation to Israel ...................................................................................... xxi 28. Delegation to the Palestinian Legislative Council ............................ xxi 29. Delegation to the Maghreb countries .................................................. xxii 30. Delegation to the Mashreq countries .................................................. xxii 31. Delegation to the Arab Peninsula .......................................................... xxii 32. Delegation to Iraq ....................................................................................... xxiii 33. Delegation to Afghanistan ....................................................................... xxiii 34. Delegation to Central Asia ...................................................................... xxiii 35. Delegation to Southeast Asia and ASEAN countries .................... xxiv 36. Delegation to India ..................................................................................... xxiv 37. Delegation to South Africa ...................................................................... xxiv 38. Delegation to the Pan-African Parliament ......................................... xxv 39. Delegation to African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries .. xxv C. Indexes xxvii 40. Equality, non-discrimination and social inclusion for minorities, including on grounds of race, ethnicity (including the Roma), and disability ................................................................................................ xxvii 41. Upholding fundamental rights in the EU ............................................ xxix 42. EU accession to the ECHR ........................................................................ xxx 43. Freedom of movement .............................................................................. xxxi 44. Migration and asylum .............................................................................. xxxiii 45. Criminal justice, in particular suspects' procedural rights ........ xxxiii 46. Media freedom and pluralism ............................................................... xxxiv 47. Freedom of information, particularly over the internet ............. xxxv 48. Data protection and privacy .................................................................. xxxv 49. Drug policy, including harm reduction approaches ..................... xxxvi 50. The use of structural and regional funds .......................................... xxxvi 51. Western Balkans and Turkey .............................................................. xxxvii 52. Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus ...................................... xxxviii 53. Central Asia ................................................................................................. xxxix 54. Middle East and North Africa ............................................................... xxxix 55. Sub-Saharan Africa .......................................................................................... xl 56. Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia and Thailand ........................................... xli 57. All Members indexed by political group ............................................... xlii 58. All Members indexed alphabetically ..................................................... xlv D. Members 1 Cover photograph: (C) European Union 2013

i A. Introduction Purpose This mapping provides the Open Society European Policy Institute and the Open Society network intelligence on Members of the 8th European Parliament likely to support Open Society values during the 2014''2019 legislature. It spans 11 committees and 26 delegations, as well as the European Parliament's highest decision-making bodies: 226 MEPs who are proven or likely Open Society allies. The presence of an MEP in this mapping indicates that they are likely to support Open Society's work. They should be approached with an open mind: although they will most likely want to work on areas they're already interested in, they could also welcome hearing about new issues. Beyond discussing individual topics, Open Society should seek to build lasting and trustworthy relationships with these European lawmakers. Using this document Section B. European Parliament bodies lists the official bodies of the European Parliament, their fields of competence, and the potential Open Society allies taking part in their work. They also include the names of political advisers* helping MEPs in committees, although these may change during the legislature, and they may not be Open Society allies themselves . Section C. Members lists 226 Members' individual profiles. They provide information on Members' parliamentary affiliations (country, political group, nature of their mandate, and the committees and delegations they belong to); their background ( professional history, parliamentary interests, and other relevant intelligence); and their contact details. Finally, section D. Indexes provides three additional ways to find relevant Members: by issue of interest, by political group, and alphabetically. * Political advisers can be reached via the European Parliament's standard e -mail address es: firstname.lastname@ep.europa.eu .

ii Profiles Individual profiles were compiled using both publ icly available information and original research. Judgments made therein may be subjective, and should serve to give a sense of a Member's politics and priorities; it shouldn't be seen as a definitive guide to an individual Member . Committees and delegations in bold (e.g. 'AFET', or 'Ukraine') indicate an MEP is a full member, and will likely dedicate more time to these topics. Those indicated in a regular font (e.g. ' AFET', or 'Ukraine') indicate an MEP is a substitute member. Note that profiles only list committees and delegations covered by this mapping, and will not feature others. These can be discovered on MEPs' online profiles (see below). By July 2019, some Members will leave the European Parliament for other mandates; others will replace them; some will change committees or delegations; special committees may be set up; and importantly, MEPs'--particularly newcomers'--may shift their priorities to other areas, or change their views. The information contained in these profiles is correct as of September 2 014. Up-to-date and accurate information, including assistants' names, is available on MEPs' online profiles: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps List of abbreviations ECHR The European Court of Human Rights ISDS Investor-state dispute settlement, a mechanism potentially included in TTIP OSCE Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe PACE Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe TTIP Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership , likely to be intensely discussed during the 8th legislature

iii B. European Parliament bodies 1. Conference of Presidents The Conference of Presidents is the Parliament's highest political decision -making body. It convenes several times month ly to decide on the Parliament's plenary agenda, approve the drafting of new reports, and steer the Parliament's legislative and political work. The Conference of Presidents takes decisions by weighed votes, with each chair weighing as much as their own political group. The list below goes from the strongest to the weakest group. PITTELLA Gianni ( Chair, S&D) ..................................................................... 67 KAMALL Syed ( Chair, ECR) ........................................................................ 120 VERHOFSTADT Guy ( Chair, ALDE) .......................................................... 10 ZIMMER Gabriele ( Chair, GUE/NGL) ....................................................... 53 LAMBERTS Philippe ( Co-Chair , Greens/EFA) .......................................... 7 HARMS Rebecca ( Co-Chair , Greens/EFA) .............................................. 44 2. Bureau of the European Parliament The Bureau is responsible for the internal running of the European Parliament, including the organisation of plenary sessions , extraordinary delegation or committee activities, and funding for European political parties. Vice -Presidents may replace the President in representing the European Parliament or chairing plenary sessions. Quaestors are responsible for the day -to -day running of the Parliament. The President, Vice-Presidents and Q uaestors hold a 2.5 -year mandate, up for renewal in January 2017. They are listed below by order of precedence . President SCHULZ Martin (Germany, S&D) ............................................................... 51 Vice-Presidents McGUINNESS Mairead (Ireland, EPP) ..................................................... 61 VÄLEAN Adina- Ioana (Romania, EPP) ...................................................... 92 GUILLAUME Sylvie (France, S&D) ............................................................. 33 CREÅU Corina (Romania, S&D) ................................................................... 88 REHN Olli (Finland, ALDE) ............................................................................ 27 LAMBSDORFF Alexander Graf (Germany, ALDE) .............................. 46 LUNACEK Ulrike (Austria, Greens/EFA) .................................................... 2 PAPADIMOULIS Dimitrios (Greece, GUE/NGL) ................................. 56 Quaestors MORIN -CHARTIER Elisabet h (France, EPP) ......................................... 35 LIBERADZKI Bogus Åaw (Poland, S&D) ..................................................... 82 BEARDER Catherine (United Kingdom, ALDE) ................................. 118 KOVATCHEV Andrey (Bulgaria, EPP) ...................................................... 13 3. Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) The Committee on Foreign Affairs is ''r esponsible for the promotion, implementation and monitoring of the Union's foreign policy as regards: ' the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and the common security and defence policy (CSDP). In this context the committee is assisted by a subcommittee on security and defence; ' relations with other Union institutions and bodies, the UNO and other international organisations and interparliamentary assemblies for matters falling under its responsibility; ' oversight of the European External Action Service;

iv ' the strengthening of political relations wit h third countries by means of comprehensive cooperation and assistance programmes or international agreements such as association and partnership agreements; ' the opening, monitoring and concluding of negotiations concerning the accession of European States to the Union; ' all legislation, programming and scrutiny of actions carried out under the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights, the European Neighbourhood Instrument, the Instrument for Pre- Accession Assistance, the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace and the Partnership Instrument for cooperation with third countries, and the policies underpinning them; ' the monitoring and follow -up of, inter alia, the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), in particular with regard to ENP Annual Prog ress Reports; ' issues concerning democracy, the rule of law, human rights, including the rights of minorities, in third countries and the principles of international law. In this context the committee is assisted by a subcommittee on human rights, which sho uld ensure coherence between all the Union's external policies and its human rights policy. Without prejudice to the relevant rules, members from other committees and bodies with responsibilities in this field shall be invited to attend the meetings of the subcommittee. ' Parliament's involvement in election observation missions, where appropriate in cooperation with other relevant committees and delegations; The committee provides political oversight to, and coordinates the work of, joint parliamentary commi ttees and parliamentary cooperation committees as well as that of the interparliamentary delegations and ad hoc delegations falling within its remit.''' Chair BROK Elmar (Germany, EPP) ....................................................................... 38 Vice-Chairs COUSO PERMUY Javier (Spain, GUE/NGL) .......................................... 99 PA ÅCU Ioan Mircea (Romania, S&D) ........................................................ 91 Coordinators HOWITT Richard (United Kingdom, S&D) ........................................... 120 LOCHBIHLER Barbara (Germany, Greens/EFA) ................................. 48 LSING Sabine (Germany, GUE/NGL) ..................................................... 48 MESZERICS Tams (Hungary, Greens/EFA) .......................................... 57 NEYTS -UYTTEBROECK Annemie (Belgium, ALDE) .............................. 8 PREDA Cristian Dan (Romania, EPP) ........................................................ 92 TANNOCK Charles (United Kingdom, ECR) ....................................... 127 Members ADAKTUSSON Lars (Sweden, EPP) ....................................................... 110 ALLIOT -MARIE Mich¨le (France, EPP) .................................................... 29 AU Å TREVIÄIUS Petras (Lithuania, ALDE) .............................................. 69 BUCHNER Klaus (Germany, Greens/EFA) ............................................. 39 CRISTEA Andi -Lucian (R omania, S&D) ..................................................... 89 DEMESMAEKER Mark (Belgium, ECR) ....................................................... 6 FLECKENSTEIN Knut (Germany, S&D) ................................................... 41 FREUND Eugen (Austria, S&D) ...................................................................... 1 IGLESIAS Pablo (Spain, GUE/NGL) ......................................................... 103 KHAN Afzal (United Kingdom, S&D) ...................................................... 121 KOVATCHEV Andrey (Bulgaria, EPP) ...................................................... 13 ' All excerpts are from the Parliament's Rules of Procedure , Annex VI: Powers and responsibilities of standing committees .

v KYUCHYUK Ilhan (Bulgaria, ALDE) .......................................................... 14 LUNACEK Ulrike (Austria, Greens/EFA) .................................................... 2 NART Javier (Spain, ALDE) ......................................................................... 105 PANZERI Pier Antonio (Italy, S&D) ........................................................... 66 PICULA Tonino (Croatia, S&D) .................................................................... 16 PIRI Kati (Netherlands, S&D) ....................................................................... 76 RADO Å Jozo (Croatia, ALDE) ....................................................................... 17 SAKORAFA Sofia (Greece, GUE/NGL) ..................................................... 56 THEOCHAROUS Eleni (Cyprus, EPP) ....................................................... 19 VAJGL Ivo (Slovenia, ALDE) .......................................................................... 97 VALENCIANO MARTNEZ -OROZCO Elena (Spain, S&D) ........... 109 van BAALEN Johannes (Netherlands, ALDE) ........................................ 78 ZALA Boris (Slovakia, S&D) ........................................................................... 95 Substitutes ALI Nedzhmi (Bulgaria, ALDE) ..................................................................... 11 BENIFEI Brando Maria (Italy, S&D) ........................................................... 62 BJRK Malin (Sweden, GUE/NGL) ......................................................... 111 CEBALLOS Bodil (Sweden, Greens/EFA) ............................................. 111 DE SARNEZ Marielle (France, ALDE) ....................................................... 31 FAJON Tanja (Slovenia, S&D) ...................................................................... 96 GABRIEL Mariya (Bulgaria, EPP) ................................................................ 12 GOMES Ana (Portugal, S&D) ........................................................................ 84 GRZYB Andrzej (Poland, EPP) ..................................................................... 80 GUALTIERI Roberto ( Italy, S&D) ................................................................ 64 HADJIGEORGIOU Takis (Cyprus, GUE/NGL) ...................................... 18 HARMS Rebecca (Germany, Greens/EFA) ............................................. 44 LAMBSDORFF Alexander Graf (Germany, ALDE) .............................. 46 LEINEN Jo (Germany, S&D) .......................................................................... 47 L'PEZ AGUILAR Juan Fernando (Spain, S&D) .................................. 104 MACOVEI Monica (Romania, EPP) ............................................................ 90 MARTIN David (United Kingdom, S&D) ............................................... 123 MAURA BARANDIARN Fernando (Spain, ALDE) ......................... 104 NEUSER Norbert (Germany, S&D) ............................................................ 49 POST Soraya (Sweden, S&D) ..................................................................... 115 SCHAAKE Marietje (Netherlands, ALDE) ............................................... 77 SCHOLZ Helmut (Germany, GUE/NGL) .................................................. 50 URTASUN Ernest (Spain, Greens/EFA) ................................................. 108 V YRYNEN Paavo (Finland, ALDE) ........................................................... 28 VERGIAT Marie -Christine (France, GUE/NGL) .................................... 37 WEBER Renate (Romania, EPP) .................................................................. 93 Advisers EPP Jesper HAGLUND; Zacharias GIAKOUMIS; Jan -Willem VLASMAN; Silke DALTON; Robert GOLANSKI S&D Vincenzo GRECO ; Eldar MAMEDOV; J¶rgen SIIL; Zoltan SIMON ; Anita TUSAR ECR Wojciech DANECKI ; Aleksander GRABCZEWSKI ; Richard HAZLEWOOD; Ondrej KOVARIK ALDE Rune GLASBERG ; Renaldas V AISBRODAS; Edoardo FERRARA ; Katia STASINOPOULOU GUE/NGL Karin SCHUTTPELZ ; Vera POLYCARPOU; Elvira HERNANDEZ ; Dominik ZGANEC Greens/EFA Paolo BERGAMASCHI ; Sabine MEYER EFDD A ivars BERNERS ; Rezio PASINI 4. Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) The Subcommittee on Human Rights assists the Committee on Foreign Affairs on matters ''concerning democracy, the rule of law, human rights, including the rights of minorities, in third countries and the p rinciples of international law. '' The S ubcommittee on human rights ''should ensure coherence between all the Union's external policies and its human rights policy. '' Chair VALENCIANO MAR TNEZ-OROZCO Elena (Spain, S&D) ........... 109

vi Vice -Chairs PAGAZAURTUNDA RUIZ Maite (Spain, ALDE) ............................ 105 PREDA Cristian Dan (Romania, EPP) ........................................................ 92 LOCHBIHLER Barbara (Germany, Greens/EFA) ................................. 48 Coordinators AUÅ TREVIÄIUS Petras (Lithuania, ALDE) .............................................. 69 GRZYB Andrzej (Poland, EPP) ..................................................................... 80 LOCHBIHLER Barbara (Germany, Greens/EFA) ................................. 48 PANZERI Pier Antonio (Italy, S&D) ........................................................... 66 VERGIAT Marie -Christine (France, GUE/NGL) .................................... 37 WEIDENHOLZER Josef (Austria, S&D) ...................................................... 4 Members ADAKTUSSON Lars (Sweden, EPP) ........................................................ 110 BUCHNER Klaus (Germany, Greens/EFA) ............................................. 39 CRIS TEA Andi -Lucian (Romania, S&D) ..................................................... 89 DEMESMAEKER Mark (Belgium, ECR) ....................................................... 6 GOERENS Charles (Luxembourg, ALDE) ................................................ 71 HOWITT Richard (United Kingdom, S&D) ........................................... 120 IGLESIAS Pablo (Spain, GUE/NGL) ......................................................... 103 KOVATCHEV Andrey (Bulgaria, EPP) ...................................................... 13 MARTIN David (United Kingdom, S&D) ............................................... 123 POST Soraya (Sweden, S&D) ..................................................................... 115 Substitutes COUSO PERMUY Javier (Spain, GUE/NGL) .......................................... 99 GUERRERO SALOM Enrique (Spain, S&D) .......................................... 102 MAURA BARANDIARN Fernando (Spain, ALDE) ......................... 104 MICHEL Louis (Belgium, ALDE) ..................................................................... 8 MINEUR Anne -Marie (Netherlands, GUE/NGL) .................................. 76 PIRI Kati (Netherlands, S&D) ....................................................................... 76 RODRIGUES Liliana (Portugal, S&D) ........................................................ 85 SARGENTINI Judith (Netherlands, Greens/EFA) ................................ 77 SCHAAKE Marietje (Netherlands, ALDE) ............................................... 77 TANNOCK Charles (United Kingdom, ECR) ....................................... 127 ZALA Boris (Slovakia, S&D) ........................................................................... 95 Advisers EPP Myriam ORSAGOVA S&D Brig itte BATAILLE ECR Jannes DE JONG ALDE Itziar MUOA SALAVERRIA ; Katia STASINOPOULOU GUE/NGL Charlotte BALAVOINE Greens/EFA Raphal FISERA 5. Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) The Subcommittee on Security and Defence assists the Committee on Foreign Affairs on ''the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and the common security and defence policy (CSD P).'' Vice -Chairs KHAN Afzal (United Kingdom, S&D) ...................................................... 121 LSING Sabine (Germany, GUE/NGL) ..................................................... 48 Coordinators CEBALLOS Bodil (Sweden, Greens/EFA) ............................................. 111 LSING Sabine (Germany, GUE/NGL) ..................................................... 48 PA ÅCU Ioan Mircea (Romania, S&D) ........................................................ 91 Members NEYTS -UYTTEBROECK Annemie (Belgium, ALDE) .............................. 8 BUCHNER Klaus (Germany, Greens/EFA) ............................................. 39 FREUND Eugen (Austria, S&D) ...................................................................... 1 NART Javier (Spain, ALDE) ........................................................................ 105 PICULA Tonino (Croatia, S&D) .................................................................... 16 COUSO PERMUY Javier (Spain, GUE/NGL) .......................................... 99

vii van BAALEN Johannes (Netherlands, ALDE) ........................................ 78 GOMES Ana (Portugal, S&D) ........................................................................ 84 Substitutes FLECKENSTEIN Knut (Germany, S&D) .................................................... 41 HOWITT Richard (United Kingdom, S&D) ........................................... 120 IGLESIAS Pablo (Spain, GUE/NGL) ......................................................... 103 RADO Å Jozo (Croatia, ALD E) ....................................................................... 17 MAURA BARANDIARN Fernando (Spain, ALDE) ......................... 104 Advisers EPP Robert GOLANSKI S&D Ciprian MATEI ECR Aleksander GRABCZEWSKI ; Wojciech DANECKI ALDE Edoardo FERRARA GUE/NGL Vera POLYCARPOU Greens/EFA Tobias HEIDER 6. Committee on Development (DEVE) The Committee on Development is '' responsible for: ' the promotion, implementation and monitoring of the development and cooperation policy of the Union, notably: o political dialogue with developing countries, bilaterally and in the relevant international organisations and interparliamentary fora, o aid to, and cooperation agreements with, developing countries, notably oversight of effective aid funding and evaluation of output, including in relation to poverty eradication, o monitoring of the relationship betw een the policies of the Member States and those implemented at Union level, o promotion of democratic values, good governance and human rights in developing countries, o the implementation, monitoring and advancement of policy coherence with regard to developm ent policy; ' all legislation, programming and scrutiny of actions carried out under the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI), the European Development Fund (EDF) '' in close cooperation with national parliaments '' and the Humanitarian Aid Instrument, as well as all matters related to humanitarian aid in developing countries and the policy underpinning them; ' matters relating to the ACP- EU Partnership Agreement and relations with the relevant bodies; ' matters relating to Overseas Countries and Territories; ' Parliament's involvement in election observation missions, when appropriate in cooperation with other relevant committees and delegations. The committee coordinates the work of the interparliamentary delegations and ad hoc delegations falling within its rem it.'' Chair McAVAN Linda (United Kingdom, S&D) ............................................... 124 Vice-Chairs CHRYSOGONOS Kostas (Greece, GUE/NGL) ...................................... 54 VYRYNEN Paavo (Finland, ALDE) ........................................................... 28 Coordinators GOERENS Charles (Luxembourg, ALDE) ................................................ 71 NEUSER Norbert (Germany, S&D) ............................................................ 49 SNCHEZ CALDENTEY Lola (Spain, GUE/NGL) .............................. 106

viii HEUBUCH Maria (Germany, Greens/EFA) ............................................ 44 HAUTALA Heidi (Finland, Greens/EFA) .................................................. 25 Members GUERRERO SALOM Enrique (Spain, S&D) .......................................... 102 PAGAZAURTUNDA RUIZ Maite (Spain, ALDE) ............................ 105 PREDA Cristian Dan (Romania, EPP) ........................................................ 92 SCHLEIN Elena Ethel (Italy, S&D) ............................................................... 67 Substitutes ALBIOL GUZMN Marina (Spain, GUE/NGL) ....................................... 98 BEARDER Catherine (United Kingdom, ALDE) ................................. 118 DANCE Seb (United Kingdom, S&D) ...................................................... 119 DAZ DE MERA GARCA CONSUEGRA Agustn (Spain, EPP) ....... 99 HAYES Brian (Ireland, EPP) ........................................................................... 60 L'PEZ AGUILAR Juan Fernando (Spain, S&D) .................................. 104 LSING Sabine (Germany, GUE/NGL) ..................................................... 48 MICHEL Louis (Belgium, ALDE) ..................................................................... 8 NART Javier (Spain, ALDE) ......................................................................... 105 SARGENTINI Judith (Netherlands, Greens/EFA) ................................ 77 SEBASTI Jordi (Spain, Greens/EFA) .................................................... 107 VAN BREMPT Kathleen (Belgium, S&D) ................................................. 10 Advisers EPP Sylwia KOSINSKA ; Charilaos PALASSOF S&D Radostina MUTAFCHIEVA ; Renaud SAVIGNAT ECR Andrea CEPOVA -FOURTOY ; Ann Marie McCOURT ALDE Jean -Pierre TRAUFFLER GUE/NGL Kerstin EEKMAN ; Azadeh JAFARI Greens/EFA Ines TREPANT ; Tsiguereda WALELIGN EFDD Rezio PASINI ; Michael James McMANUS ; Xhoela HODO 7. Committee on International Trade (INTA) The Committee on International Trade is '' responsible for matters relating to the establishment, implementation and monitoring of the Union's common commercial policy and its external econo mic relations, in particular: ' financial, economic and trade relations with third countries and regional organisations; ' the common external tariff and trade facilitation as well as the external aspects of customs provisions and management; ' the opening, monitoring, conclusion and follow -up of bilateral, multilateral and plurilateral trade agreements governing economic, trade and investment relations with third countries and regional organisations; ' measures of technical harmonisation or standardisation in fields covered by instruments of international law; ' relations with the relevant international organisations and international fora on trade -related matters, and with organisations promoting regional economic and commercial integration outside the Union; ' relations with the WTO, including its parliamentary dimension. The committee liaises with the relevant interparliamentary and ad hoc delegations for the economic and trade aspects of relations with third countries. ''

ix Chair LANGE Bernd (Germany, S&D) ................................................................... 47 Vice-Chairs WINKLER Iuliu (Romania, EPP) ................................................................... 93 JADOT Yannick (France, Greens/EFA) .................................................... 33 Coordinators JADOT Yannick (France, Greens/EFA) .................................................... 33 MARTIN David (United Kingdom, S&D) ............................................... 123 SCHAAKE Marietje (Netherlands, ALDE) ............................................... 77 SCHOLZ Helmut (Germany, GUE/NGL) .................................................. 50 Members ARENA Maria (Belgium, S&D) ......................................................................... 5 DE SARNEZ Marielle (France, ALDE) ....................................................... 31 FISAS AYXELA Santiago (Spain, EPP) .................................................... 100 FJELLNER Christofer (Sweden, EPP) ..................................................... 113 KELLER Franziska (Germany, Greens/EFA) ........................................... 45 KIRTON -DARLING Jude (United Kingdom, S&D) ............................ 122 LAMBSDORFF Alexander Graf (Germany, ALDE) .............................. 46 MINEUR Anne -Marie (Netherlands, GUE/NGL) .................................. 76 MOIS Ä Ionel -Sorin (Romania, S&D) .......................................................... 90 MOSCA Alessia Maria (Italy, S&D) ............................................................. 66 REHN Olli (Finland, ALDE) ............................................................................ 27 Substitutes BUCHNER Klaus (Germany, Greens/EFA) ............................................. 39 JONGERIUS Agnes (Netherlands, S&D) .................................................. 75 KAMALL Syed (United Kingdom, ECR) ................................................. 120 KARIM Sajjad (United Kingdom, ECR) ................................................... 121 KATROUGKALOS Georgios (Greece, GUE/NGL) ............................... 55 KELLY S(C)an (Ireland, EPP) ............................................................................. 60 SNCHEZ CALDENTEY Lola (Spain, GUE/NGL) .............................. 106 TREMOSA i BALCELLS Ramon (Spain, ALDE) .................................... 108 VÄLEAN Adina- Ioana (Romania, EPP) ...................................................... 92 van BAALEN Johannes (Netherlands, ALDE) ........................................ 78 Advisers EPP Pier Giuse ppe RIZZA; Botond TOROK -YLLYES; Joanna WARCHOL S&D Christopher WILLIAMS; Barbara MELIS; Myriam GISTELINCK ECR Alex BOYD; Jolana MONGENGOVA; Daniel DALTON ALDE Ursa PONDELEK; Jeroen REIJNEN GUE/NGL Paul -Emile DUPRET; Tanja NIEMEIER Greens/EFA Chiara MIGLIOLI; Martin KOEHLER; Gabriele KUEPPERS 8. Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs is '' responsible for: ' the economic and m onetary policies of the Union, the functioning of Economic and Monetary Union and the European monetary and financial system (including relations with the relevant institutions or organisations); ' the free movement of capital and payments (cross -border paym ents, single payment area, balance of payments, capital movements and borrowing and lending policy, control of movements of capital originating in third countries, measures to encourage the export of the Union's capital); ' the international monetary and fin ancial system (including relations with financial and monetary institutions and organisations); ' rules on competition and State or public aid;

x ' tax provisions; ' the regulation and supervision of financial services, institutions and markets including financial reporting, auditing, accounting rules, corporate governance and other company law matters specifically concerning financial services; ' the relevant financial activities of the European Investment Bank as part of European economic governance in the eurozone .'' Chair GUALTIERI Roberto (Italy, S&D) ................................................................ 64 Vice-Chairs SIMON Peter (Germany, S&D) .................................................................... 51 Coordinators FERREIRA Elisa (Poland, S&D) ..................................................................... 84 GIEGOLD Sven (Germany, Greens/EFA) ................................................. 42 GOULARD Sylvie (France, ALDE) ............................................................... 32 MATIAS Marisa (Portugal, GUE/NGL) ..................................................... 85 SWINBURNE Kay (United Kingdom, ECR) .......................................... 126 Members BAYET Hugues (Belgium, S&D) ...................................................................... 6 DE MASI Fabio (Germany, GUE/NGL) ...................................................... 40 DODDS Anneliese (United Kingdom, S&D) ......................................... 119 HAYES Brian (Ireland, EPP) ........................................................................... 60 HKMARK Gunnar (Sweden, EPP) ........................................................ 114 LAMASSOURE Alain (France, EPP) ........................................................... 34 LAMBERTS Philipp e (Belgium, Greens/EFA) ............................................ 7 LUDVIGSSON Olle (Sweden, S&D) ......................................................... 114 PAPADIMOULIS Dimitrios (Greece, GUE/NGL) .................................. 56 PIETIKINEN Sirpa (Finland, EPP) ............................................................ 26 SCOTT CATO Molly (United Kingdom, Greens/EFA) ..................... 126 TREMOSA i BALCELLS Ramon (Spain, ALDE) .................................... 108 URTASUN Ernest (Spain, Greens/EFA) ................................................. 108 van NIEUWENHUIZEN Cora (Netherlands, ALDE) ............................ 78 VIEGAS Miguel (Portugal, GUE/NGL) ...................................................... 86 Substitutes CADEC Alain (France, EPP) .......................................................................... 30 COZZOLINO Andrea (Italy, S&D) .............................................................. 63 DE MONTE Isabella (Italy, S&D) ................................................................. 63 DELVAUX -STEHRES Mady (Luxembourg, S&D) .................................. 70 ENGEL Frank (Luxembourg, EPP) .............................................................. 71 HARKIN Marian (Ireland, ALDE) ................................................................ 59 in 't VELD Sophie (Netherlands, ALDE) .................................................... 75 JAZ ÅOWIECKA Danuta (Poland, EPP) .................................................... 81 JOLY Eva (France, Greens/EFA) ................................................................. 34 KAMALL Syed (United Kingdom, ECR) ................................................. 120 KARI Rina Ronja (Denmark, GUE/NGL) ................................................... 22 L'PEZ Palo ma (Spain, GUE/NGL) .......................................................... 103 MOSCA Alessia Maria (Italy, S&D) ............................................................ 66 NICOLAI Norica (Romania, ALDE) ............................................................. 91 REIMON Michel (Austria, Greens/EFA) ..................................................... 3 RODRIGUES Maria Jo£o (Portugal, S&D) ............................................... 86 RODRIGUEZ -RUBIO VZQUEZ Tere (Spain, GUE/NGL) ............ 106 Advisers EPP Jos(C) BOTELLA; Christian SCHEINERT; Eriks DAUKSTS; Baptiste THOLLON S&D Vincent BOCQUILLON; Stine Laerke LARSEN; Peter RUSZ; Luca FOSSATI ECR Jolana MUNGENGOVA; Anna DAVREUX; Luc ROCHTUS; Lindsay GILBERT; Jami ARVOLA ALDE Philip DRAUZ; Claire DONLON GUE/NGL Tobias GROSS; Ondrej MADR; Panayota MANIOU

xi Greens/EFA Veronica HERLOFSEN; David KEMP; Francisco PADILLA; Michael SCHMITT EFDD Andrea CURRI; Benjamin James WRENCH 9. Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs is '' responsible for: ' employment policy and all aspects of social policy including working conditions, social security, social inclusion and social protection; ' workers' rights; ' health and safety measures at the workplace; ' the European Social Fund; ' vocational tr aining policy, including professional qualifications; ' the free movement of workers and pensioners; ' social dialogue; ' all forms of discrimination at the workplace and in the labour market except those based on sex; ' relations with: o the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), o the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, o the European Training Foundation, o the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work; as well as relations with other relevant Union bodies and international organisations. '' Chair HNDEL Thomas (Germany, GUE/NGL) ................................................ 43 Vice-Chairs JAZ ÅOWIECKA Danuta (Poland, EPP) .................................................... 81 JONGERIUS Agnes (Netherlands, S&D) .................................................. 75 TRNS Ulla (Denmark, ALDE) ................................................................ 23 ULVSKOG Marita (Sweden, S&D) ........................................................... 116 Coordinators HARKIN Marian (Ireland, ALDE) ................................................................ 59 KARI Rina Ronja (Denmark, GUE/NGL) ................................................... 22 LAMBERT Jean (United Kingdom, Greens/EFA) ............................... 123 McINTYRE Anthea (United Kingdom, ECR) ........................................ 124 STEINRUCK Jutta (Germany, S&D) ........................................................... 52 Members BALAS Guillaume (France, S&D) ................................................................. 30 BENIFEI Brando Maria (Italy , S&D) ........................................................... 62 CREÅU Corina (Romania, S&D) ................................................................... 88 DLABAJOV Martina (Czech Republic, ALDE) .................................... 20 GENTILE Elena (Italy, S&D) ........................................................................... 64 KOZ ÅOWSKA -RAJEWICZ Agnieszka (Poland, EPP) ......................... 81 MORIN -CHARTIER Elisabeth (France, EPP) ......................................... 35 REINTKE Terry (Germany, Greens/EFA) ................................................ 50 RODRIGUES Mari a Jo£o (Portugal, S&D) ............................................... 86 ROLIN Claude (Belgium, EPP) ......................................................................... 9 TOOM Yana (Estonia, ALDE) ....................................................................... 24 WEBER Renate (Romania, EPP) .................................................................. 93 ZUBER Inªs Cristina (Portugal, GUE/NGL) ............................................ 87

xii Substitutes ARENA Maria (Belgium, S&D) ......................................................................... 5 BOYLAN Lynn (Ireland, GUE/NGL) ........................................................... 59 BROK Elmar (Germany, EPP) ....................................................................... 38 DELLI Karima (France, Greens/EFA) ......................................................... 32 GUTIRREZ PRIETO Sergio (Spain, S&D) ............................................ 102 HOWITT Richard (United Kingdom, S&D) ........................................... 120 KUMPULA- NATRI Miapetra (Finland, S&D) ......................................... 26 L'PEZ Paloma (Spain, GUE/NGL) ........................................................... 103 MARTIN douard (France, S&D) ................................................................ 35 MESZERICS Tams (Hunga ry, Greens/EFA) .......................................... 57 REGNER Evelyn (Austria, S&D) ...................................................................... 3 SIPPEL Birgit (Germany, S&D) ..................................................................... 52 SYLIKIOTIS Neoklis (Cyprus, GUE/NGL) ................................................ 19 VAJGL Ivo (Slovenia, ALDE) .......................................................................... 97 VANA Monika (Austria, Greens/EFA) .......................................................... 4 ZIMMER Gabriele (Germany, GUE/NGL) ............................................... 53 Advisers EPP Klaus KELLERSMANN ; Alena CARNA; Elina NATCHEVA -SKARBY S&D Irina DE SANCHO ALONSO; Jan KUNZ; Andrew CAMILLERI; Camille LEPINAY ECR Ann -Marie McCOURT; Andrea CEPOVA -FOURTOY ALDE Anu AHOPELTO; Johanna LUNDBERG GUE/NGL Seyne TORRES; Myriam LOSA; Karola BOGER Greens/EFA Philine SCHOLZE; Berta HALMOS 10. Committee on Regional Development (REGI) The Committee on Regional Development is '' responsible for: ' the operation and development of the Union's regional development and cohesion policy, as established in the Treaties; ' the European R egional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the other instruments of the Union's regional policy; ' assessment of the impact of other Union policies on economic and social cohesion; ' coordination of the Union's structural instruments; ' the urban dimension of the cohesion policy; ' outermost regions and islands as well as trans -frontier and interregional cooperation; ' relations with the Committee of the Regions, interregional cooperation organisations and local and regional authorities. '' Chair MIHAYLOVA Iskra (Bulgaria, ALDE) ........................................................ 14 Vice-Chairs COZZOLINO Andrea (Italy, S&D) .............................................................. 63 OMARJEE Younous (France, GUE/NGL) ................................................. 36 Coordinators JAKOV ÄIÄ Ivan (Croatia, ALDE) ................................................................ 16 KREHL Constanze (Germany, S&D) .......................................................... 46 OMARJEE Younous (France, GUE/NGL) ................................................. 36 van NISTELROOIJ Lambert (Netherlands, EPP) .................................. 79 VANA Monika (Austria, Greens/EFA) ......................................................... 4 Members REINTKE Terry (Germany, Greens/EFA) ................................................ 50 RODRIGUES Liliana (Portugal, S&D) ........................................................ 85 SMOLKOV Monika (Slovakia, S&D) ....................................................... 95 VALLINA ngela (Spain, GUE/NGL) ....................................................... 109

xiii Substitutes ANDERSON Martina (United King dom, GUE/NGL) ........................ 117 AU Å TREVIÄIUS Petras (Lithuania, ALDE) .............................................. 69 DODDS Anneliese (United Kingdom, S&D) ......................................... 119 GENTILE Elena (Italy, S&D) ........................................................................... 64 GROOTE Matthias (Germany, S&D) ......................................................... 43 IOTOVA Iliana (Bulgaria, S&D) .................................................................... 13 PAPADIMOULIS Dimitrios (Greece, GUE/NGL) .................................. 56 PICULA Tonino (Croatia, S&D) .................................................................... 16 REHN Olli (Finland, ALDE) ............................................................................ 27 ROLIN Claude (Belgium, EPP) ......................................................................... 9 SIMON Peter (Germany, S&D) .................................................................... 51 Å KRLEC Davor (Croatia, Greens/EFA) ..................................................... 17 THEOCHAROUS Eleni (Cyprus, EPP) ....................................................... 19 WINKLER Iuliu (Romania, EPP) ................................................................... 93 Advisers EPP Madalina STOIAN; Pawel KALETA S &D Rasa RUDZKYTE; Petros KOUPEGKOS ECR Patrick CASSIDY; Joanna REJDYCH; Michaela KRIZKOVA ALDE Bogdan ROGIN; Isabella MARZULLO GUE/NGL Antoine BAZANTAY; Panagiotis RENTZELAS Greens/EFA Simone Reinhart 11. Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) The Committee on Legal Affairs is '' responsible for: ' the interpretation, application and monitoring of Union law and compliance of Union acts with primary law, notably the choice of legal bases and respect for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; ' the inte rpretation and application of international law, in so far as the European Union is affected; ' better law -making and the simplification of Union law; ' the legal protection of Parliament's rights and prerogatives, including its involvement in actions before t he Court of Justice of the European Union; ' Union acts which affect the Member States' legal order, namely in the fields of: o civil and commercial law, o company law, o intellectual property law, o procedural law; ' measures concerning judicial and administrative cooperation in civil matters; ' environmental liability and sanctions against environmental crime; ' ethical questions related to new technologies, applying the procedure with associated committees with the relevant committees; ' the Statute for Members and the Staff Regulations of the European Union; ' privileges and immunities as well as verification of Members' credentials; ' the organisation and statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union; ' the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market. '' Vice -Chair s DELVAUX -STEHRES Mady (Luxembourg, S&D) .................................. 70 GERINGER de OEDENBERG Lidia Joanna (Poland, S&D) ............... 80 CAVADA Jean -Marie (France, ALDE) ...................................................... 31

xiv Coordinators CAVADA Jean -Marie (France, ALDE) ....................................................... 31 CHRYSOGONOS Kostas (Greece, GUE/NGL) ...................................... 54 HAUTALA Heidi (Finland, Greens/EF A) .................................................. 25 REGNER Evelyn (Austria, S&D) ...................................................................... 3 Members COMODINI CACHIA Therese (Malta, EPP) ........................................... 72 ESTARS FERRAGUT Rosa (Spain, EPP) .............................................. 100 KARIM Sajjad (United Kingdom, ECR) ................................................... 121 MA Å TLKA JiÅ (Czech Republic, GUE/NGL) ......................................... 21 REDA Julia (Germany, Greens/EFA) ......................................................... 49 Substitutes BUDA Daniel (Romania, EPP) ....................................................................... 88 COFFERATI Sergio Gaetano (Italy, S&D) ................................................ 62 GEBHARDT Evelyne (Germany, S&D) ...................................................... 42 WIKSTRM Cecilia (Sweden, ALDE) ..................................................... 116 Advisers EPP Franziska NEHER; Marie -Christine AMIOT; Boglrka BOLYA S&D Melanie KLLER; Corina POPA ECR Cameron SM ITH ALDE Miriam SCHOEPS; Karin SAUERTEIG GUE/NGL Evangelos KATSIAVAS; Andreas WEHR Greens/EFA Erik JOSEFSSON; Francesca BELTRAME 12. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs is '' responsible for: ' the protection within the territory of the Union of citizens' rights, human rights and fundamental rights, including the protection of minorities, as laid down in the Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; ' the measures needed to combat all forms of discrimination other than those based on sex or those occurring at the workplace and in the labour market; ' legislation in the areas of transparency and of the protection of natural persons with regard to the proc essing of personal data; ' the establishment and development of an area of freedom, security and justice while respecting the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, in particular: o measures concerning the entry and movement of persons, asylum and migration, o measures concerning an integrated management of the common borders, o measures relating to police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, including terrorism, and substantive and procedural measures relating to the development of a more coheren t Union approach to criminal law; ' the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, Europol, Eurojust, Cepol, the European Public Prosecutor's Office and other bodies and agencies in the same area; ' the determination of a clear risk of a serious breach by a Member State of the principles common to the Member States. ''

xv Chair MORAES Claude (United Kingdom, S&D) ............................................ 125 Vice-Chairs ALBRECHT Jan Philipp (Germany, Greens/EFA) ................................. 38 IOTOVA Iliana (Bulgaria , S&D) .................................................................... 13 Coordinators ERNST Cornelia (Germany, GUE/NGL) .................................................... 40 KIRKHOPE Timothy (United Kingdom, ECR) ..................................... 122 METSOLA Roberta (Malta, EPP) ................................................................. 73 SARGENTINI Judith (Netherlands, Greens/EFA) ................................ 77 SIPPEL Birgit (Germany, S&D) ..................................................................... 52 WIKSTRM Cecilia (Sweden, ALDE) ..................................................... 116 Members ANDERSON Martina (United Kingdom, GUE/NGL) ........................ 117 BJRK Malin (Sweden, GUE/NGL) ......................................................... 111 CEBALLOS Bodil (Sweden, Greens/EFA) ............................................. 111 DAZ DE MERA GARCA CONSUEGRA Agustn (Spain, EPP) ....... 99 ENGEL Frank (Luxembourg, EPP) .............................................................. 71 FAJON Tanja (Slovenia, S&D) ...................................................................... 96 FLA Å KOV BEÅOV Monika (Slovakia, S&D) .................................... 94 GABRIEL Mariya (Bulgaria, EPP) ................................................................ 12 GOMES Ana (Portugal, S&D) ........................................................................ 84 GUILLAUME Sylvie (France, S&D) ............................................................. 33 HYUSMENOVA Filiz (Bulgaria, ALDE) ..................................................... 12 in 't VELD Sophie (Netherlands, ALDE) .................................................... 75 JOLY Eva (France, Greens/EFA) ................................................................. 34 KYENGE Kashet u (Italy, S&D) ..................................................................... 65 L'PEZ AGUILAR Juan Fernando (Spain, S&D) .................................. 104 MACOVEI Monica (Romania, EPP) ............................................................ 90 MICHEL Louis (Belgium, ALDE) ..................................................................... 8 NIEDERM'LLER P(C)ter (Hungary, S&D) .................................................. 58 POST Soraya (Sweden, S&D) ..................................................................... 115 VERGIAT Marie -Christine (France, GUE/NGL) .................................... 37 WEIDENHOLZER Jose f (Austria, S&D) ...................................................... 4 Substitutes ALBIOL GUZMN Marina (Spain, GUE/NGL) ....................................... 98 BAYET Hugues (Belgium, S&D) ...................................................................... 6 CHRYSOGONOS Kostas (Greece, GUE/NGL) ...................................... 54 CORAZZA BILDT Anna Maria (Sweden, EPP) ................................... 112 CREÅU Corina (Romania, S&D) ................................................................... 88 DALLI Miriam (Malta, S&D) .......................................................................... 73 de JONG Dennis (Netherlands, GUE/NGL) ............................................ 74 DEPREZ G(C)rard (Belgium, ALDE) ................................................................. 7 DRÄGHICI Damian (Romania, S&D) .......................................................... 89 GUTIRREZ PRIETO Sergio (Spain, S&D) ............................................ 102 KYRKOS Miltiadis (Greece, S&D) ............................................................... 55 LAMBERT Jean (United Kingdom, Greens/EFA) ............................... 123 LUNACEK Ulrike (Austria, Greens/EFA) .................................................... 2 MLINAR Angelika (Austria, ALDE) ................................................................ 2 MORGANO Luigi (Italy, S&D) ...................................................................... 65 PAGAZAURTUNDA RUIZ Maite (Spain, ALDE) ............................ 105 PIRI Kati (Netherlands, S&D) ....................................................................... 76 REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY Christine (France, S&D) .... 36 SARVAMAA Petri (Finland, EPP) ................................................................ 27 SCHLEIN Elena Ethel (Ital y, S&D) ............................................................... 67 SPINELLI Barbara (Italy, GUE/NGL) .......................................................... 68 TERRICABRAS Josep- Maria (Spain, Greens/EFA) ........................... 107 THUN UND HOHENSTEIN R" Å¼a Gr¤fin von (Poland, EPP) ............ 82 VIOTTI Daniele (Italy, S&D) .......................................................................... 68 Advisers EPP Ouarda BENSOUAG; Andris PETERSONS; Gonzalo DE MENDOZA ASENSI S& D Sofia ASTERIADI; Shane MURPHY; Matilda SISTT ECR Suzy WILD; Caroline HEALY; Jannes DE JONG ALDE tienne MAURY; Val(C)rie GLATIGNY; Tom FEELEY

xvi GUE/NGL Amandine BACH; Olivier WINANTS Greens/EFA Christine SIDENIUS; Wouter VAN BALLEGOIJ; Georgia TSAKLANGANOS EFDD Emanuele SANGUINETI 13. Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) The Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality is '' responsible for: ' the definition, promotion and protection of women's rights in the Union and related Union measures; ' the promotion of women's rights in third countries; ' equal opportunities policy, including the promotion of equality between men and women with regard to labour market opportunities and treatment at work; ' the removal of all forms of violence and discriminatio n based on sex; ' the implementation and further development of gender mainstreaming in all policy sectors; ' the follow -up and implementation of international agreements and conventions involving the rights of women; ' encouraging awareness of women's rights. '' Chair GARCA -PREZ Iratxe (Spain, S&D) ...................................................... 101 Vice-Chairs ZUBER Inªs Cristina (Portugal, GUE/NGL) ............................................ 87 Coordinators ARENA Maria (Belgium, S&D) ......................................................................... 5 BEARDER Catherine (United Kingdom, ALDE) ................................. 118 BJRK Malin (Sweden, GUE/NGL) ......................................................... 111 CORAZZA BILDT Anna Maria (Sweden, EPP) ................................... 112 MLINAR Angelika (Austria, ALDE) ................................................................ 2 REINTKE Terry (Germany, Greens/EFA) ................................................ 50 URTASUN Ernest (Spain, Greens/EFA) ................................................. 108 Members KOZ ÅOWSKA -RAJEWICZ Agnieszka (Poland, EPP) ......................... 81 RODRIGUES Liliana (Portugal, S&D) ........................................................ 85 SEBASTI Jordi (Spain, Greens/EFA) .................................................... 107 VAL LINA ngela (Spain, GUE/NGL) ....................................................... 109 Substitutes BILBAO BARANDICA Izaskun (Spain, ALDE) ....................................... 98 BORZAN Biljana (Croatia, S&D) ................................................................. 15 ESTARS FERRAGUT Rosa (Spain, EPP) .............................................. 100 GABRIEL Mariya (Bulgaria, EPP) ................................................................ 12 in 't VELD Sophie (Netherlands, ALDE) .................................................... 75 IOTOVA Iliana (Bulgaria, S&D) .................................................................... 13 LUNACEK Ulrike (Austria, Greens/EFA) .................................................... 2 MOODY Clare (United Kingdom, S&D) ................................................ 125 PIETIKINEN Sirpa (Finland, EPP) ............................................................ 26 REGNER Evelyn (Austria, S&D) ...................................................................... 3 SCHLEIN Elena Ethel (Italy, S&D) ............................................................... 67 TARABELLA Marc (Belgium, S&D) ................................................................ 9 VANA Monika (Austria, Greens/EFA) ......................................................... 4 Advisers EPP Catherine BONNICHON DE RANCOURT; Krisztina LASZLO; Daniela SENK; Virginie REMACLE S&D Emmanuelle LE TEXIER

xvii ECR Caroline HEALY ALDE Tom FEELEY GUE/NGL Azadeh JAFARI Greens/EFA Elisabeth HORSTKOETTER 14. Delegation to Albania Chair MACOVEI Monica (Romania, EPP) ............................................................ 90 Vice-Chairs JAKOV ÄIÄ Ivan (Croatia, ALDE) ................................................................ 16 SCHLEIN Elena Ethel (Italy, S&D) ............................................................... 67 Members GIEGOLD Sven (Germany, Greens/EFA) ................................................. 42 KATROUGKALOS Georgios (Greece, GUE/NGL) ............................... 55 STEINRUCK Jutta (Germany, S&D) ........................................................... 52 15. Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina & Kosovo Chair PICULA Tonino (Croatia, S&D) .................................................................... 16 Vice-Chairs LUNACEK Ulrike (Austria, Greens/EFA) .................................................... 2 Members ERNST Cornelia (Germany, GUE/NGL) .................................................... 40 FAJON Tanja (Slovenia, S&D) ...................................................................... 96 RADO Å Jozo (Croatia, ALDE) ....................................................................... 17 VIOTTI Daniele (Italy, S&D ) .......................................................................... 68 Substitutes ADAKTUSSON Lars (Sweden, EPP) ....................................................... 110 BJRK Malin (Sweden, GUE/NGL) ......................................................... 111 GENTILE Elena (Italy, S&D) ........................................................................... 64 in 't VELD Sophie (Netherlands, ALDE) .................................................... 75 NILSSON Jens (Sweden, S&D) .................................................................. 115 REINTKE Terry (Germany, Greens/EFA) ................................................ 50 WEIDENHOLZER Josef (Austria, S&D) ...................................................... 4 16. Delegation to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Members BORZAN Biljana (Croatia, S&D) ................................................................. 15 CRAMER Michael (Germany, Greens/EFA) ........................................... 39 DE MONTE Isabella (Italy, S&D) ................................................................. 63 MIHAYLOVA Iskra (Bulgaria, ALDE) ........................................................ 14 Substitutes DODDS Anneliese (United Kingdom, S&D) ......................................... 119 KOVATCHEV Andrey (Bulgaria, EPP) ...................................................... 13 LUDVIGSSON Olle (Sweden, S&D) ......................................................... 114 TERRICABRAS Josep -Maria (Spain, Greens/EFA) ........................... 107 17. Delegation to Moldova Chair CRISTEA Andi -Lucian (Romania, S&D) ..................................................... 89 Members ERIKSSON Peter (Sweden, Greens/EFA) ............................................. 112 GRZY B Andrzej (Poland, EPP) ..................................................................... 80 KUMPULA- NATRI Miapetra (Finland, S&D) ......................................... 26

xviii NICOLAI Norica (Romania, ALDE) ............................................................. 91 ZIMMER Gabriele (Germany, GUE/NGL) ............................................... 53 Substitutes AUÅ TREVIÄIUS Petras (Lithuania, ALDE) .............................................. 69 FAJON Tanja (Slovenia, S&D) ...................................................................... 96 FLECKENSTEIN Knut (Germany, S& D) .................................................... 41 MA Å TLKA JiÅ (Czech Republic, GUE/NGL) ......................................... 21 18. Delegation to Montenegro Chair DODDS Anneliese (United Kingdom, S&D) ......................................... 119 Vice-Chairs McGUINNESS Mairead (Ireland, EPP) ...................................................... 61 Members BUDA Daniel (Romania, EPP) ....................................................................... 88 GENTILE Elena (Italy, S&D) ........................................................................... 64 IOTOVA Iliana (Bulgaria, S&D) .................................................................... 13 MA Å TLKA JiÅ (Czech Republic, GUE/NGL) ......................................... 21 RADO Å Jozo (Croatia, ALDE) ....................................................................... 17 REINTKE Terry (Germany, Greens/EFA) ................................................ 50 Substitutes BORZAN Biljana (Croatia, S&D) ................................................................. 15 DE MONTE Isabella (Italy, S&D) ................................................................. 63 LUNACEK Ulrike (Austria, Greens/EFA) .................................................... 2 STEINR UCK Jutta (Germany, S&D) ........................................................... 52 19. Delegation to Serbia Members GLEZOS Emmanouil (Greece, GUE/NGL) ............................................... 54 HKMARK Gunnar (Sweden, EPP) ........................................................ 114 LUDVIGSSON Olle (Sweden, S&D) ......................................................... 114 VAJGL Ivo (Slovenia, ALDE) .......................................................................... 97 Substitutes CREÅU Corina (Romania, S&D) ................................................................... 88 FLECKENSTEIN Knut (Germany, S&D) ................................................... 41 HADJIGEORGIOU Takis (Cyprus, GUE/NGL) ...................................... 18 JAKOV ÄIÄ Ivan (Croatia, ALDE) ................................................................ 16 LUNACEK Ulrike (Austria, Greens/EFA) .................................................... 2 PICULA Tonino (Croatia, S&D) .................................................................... 16 THEOCHAROUS Eleni (Cyprus, EPP) ....................................................... 19 20. Delegation to Turkey Vice -Chairs HADJIGEORGIOU Takis (Cyp rus, GUE/NGL) ...................................... 18 KYRKOS Miltiadis (Greece, S&D) ............................................................... 55 Members BAYET Hugues (Belgium, S&D) ...................................................................... 6 CHRYSOGONOS Kostas (Greece, GUE/NGL) ...................................... 54 in 't VELD Sophie (Netherlands, ALDE) .................................................... 75 KELLER Franziska (Germany, Greens/EFA) ........................................... 45 LAMBSDORFF Alexander Graf (Germany, ALDE) .............................. 46 THEOCHAROUS Eleni (Cyprus, EPP) ....................................................... 19

xix Substitutes ALI Nedzhmi (Bulgaria, ALDE) ..................................................................... 11 CORAZZA BILDT Anna Maria (Sweden, EPP) .................................... 112 GRZYB Andrzej (Poland, EPP) ..................................................................... 80 KARI Rina Ronja (Denmark, GUE/NGL) ................................................... 22 REHN Olli (Finland, ALDE) ............................................................................ 27 Å KRLEC Davor (Croatia, Greens/EFA) ..................................................... 17 21. Delegation to Belarus Members FJELLNER Christofer (Sweden, EPP) ..................................................... 113 KOZ ÅOWSKA -RAJEWICZ Agnieszka (Poland, EPP) ......................... 81 NILSSON Jens (Sweden, S&D) .................................................................. 115 Substitutes GROOTE Matthias (Germany, S&D) ......................................................... 43 22. Delegation to the Russian Federation Vice -Chairs MA Å TLKA JiÅ (Czech Republic, GUE/NGL) ......................................... 21 Members CADEC Alain (France, EPP) ........................................................................... 30 ERIKSSON Peter (Sweden, Greens/EFA) ............................................. 112 FLECKENSTEIN Knut (Germany, S&D) .................................................... 41 MESZERICS Tams (Hungary, Greens/EFA) .......................................... 57 TOOM Yana (Estonia, ALDE) ........................................................................ 24 VYRYNEN Paavo (Finland, ALDE) ........................................................... 28 Substitutes FERREIRA Elisa (Poland, S&D) ..................................................................... 84 GUALTIERI Roberto (Italy, S&D) ................................................................ 64 HARMS Rebecca (Germany, Greens/EFA) ............................................. 44 HAUTALA Heidi (Finland, Greens/EFA) .................................................. 25 HOFFMANN Iris (Germany, S&D) ............................................................. 45 MOODY Clare (United Kingdom, S&D) ................................................ 125 NICOLAI Norica (Romania, ALDE) ............................................................. 91 SARVAMAA Petri (Finland, EPP) ................................................................ 27 SPINELLI Barbara (Italy, GUE/NGL) .......................................................... 68 23. Delegation to South Caucasus countries This delegation is responsible for relations with the EU -Armenia, EU -Azerbaijan and EU -Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees . Members DRÄGHICI Damian (Romania, S&D) .......................................................... 89 HAUTALA Heidi (Finland, Greens/EFA) .................................................. 25 HOFFMANN Iris (Germany, S&D) ............................................................. 45 KARIM Sajjad (United Kingdom, ECR) ................................................... 121 MIHAYLOVA Iskra (Bulgaria, ALDE) ........................................................ 14 MOODY Clare (United Kingdom, S&D) ................................................ 125 SMOLKOV Monika (Slovakia, S &D) ....................................................... 95 Substitutes DALLI Miriam (Malta, S&D) .......................................................................... 73 DLABAJOV Martina (Czech Republic, ALDE) .................................... 20 GLEZOS Emmanouil (Greece, GUE/NGL) ............................................... 54 HKMARK Gunnar (Sweden, EPP) ........................................................ 114 MESZERICS Tams (Hungary, Greens/EFA) .......................................... 57 ZALA Boris (Slovakia, S&D) ........................................................................... 95

xx 24. Delegation to Ukraine Members CORAZZA BILDT Anna Maria (Sweden, EPP) .................................... 112 DEMESMAEKER Mark (Belgium, ECR) ....................................................... 6 HARMS Rebecca (Germany, Greens/EFA) ............................................. 44 KALLAS Kaja (Estonia, ALDE) ...................................................................... 24 LIBERADZKI Bogus Åaw (Poland, S&D) ..................................................... 82 PIRI Kati (Netherlands, S&D) ....................................................................... 76 Substitutes HADJIGEORGIOU Takis (Cyprus, GUE/NGL) ...................................... 18 25. Delegation to Euronest This delegation is responsible for relations with the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine). Chair HAUTALA Heidi (Finland, Greens/EFA) .................................................. 25 Members CORAZZA BILDT Anna Maria (Sweden, EPP) .................................... 112 CRISTEA Andi -Lucian (Romania, S&D) ..................................................... 89 DEMESMAEKER Mark (Belgium, ECR) ....................................................... 6 ERIKSSON Peter (Sweden, Greens/EFA) ............................................. 112 FJELLNER Christofer (Sweden, EPP) ..................................................... 113 FLECKENSTEIN Knut (Germany, S&D) .................................................... 41 GRZYB Andrzej (Poland, EPP) ..................................................................... 80 HADJ IGEORGIOU Takis (Cyprus, GUE/NGL) ...................................... 18 HARMS Rebecca (Germany, Greens/EFA) ............................................. 44 HOFFMANN Iris (Germany, S&D) ............................................................. 45 KALLAS Kaja (Estonia, ALDE) ...................................................................... 24 KARIM Sajjad (United Kingdom, ECR) ................................................... 121 KOZ ÅOWSKA -RAJEWICZ Agnieszka (Poland, EPP) ......................... 81 KUMPULA- NATRI Miapetra (Finland, S&D) ......................................... 26 MA Å TLKA JiÅ (Czech Republic, GUE/NGL) ......................................... 21 MIHAYLOVA Iskra (Bulgaria, ALDE) ........................................................ 14 MOODY Clare (United Kingdom, S&D) ................................................ 125 NICOLAI Norica (Romania, ALDE) ............................................................. 91 PIRI Kati (Netherlands, S&D) ....................................................................... 76 Substitutes AUÅ TREVIÄIUS Petras (Lithuania, ALDE) .............................................. 69 DLABAJOV Martina (Czech Republic, ALDE) .................................... 20 HKMARK Gunnar (Sweden, EPP) ........................................................ 114 MESZERICS Tams (Hungary, Greens/EFA) .......................................... 57 SMOLKOV Monika (Slovakia, S&D) ....................................................... 95 TARABELLA Marc (Belgium, S&D) ................................................................ 9 ZIMMER Gabriele (Germany, GUE/NGL) ............................................... 53 26. Delegation to the Union for the Mediterranean This delegation is responsible for relations with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (Albania , Algeria , Egypt , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon, Morocco, Mauritania , Palestinian territories , Syria, Tunisia , and Turkey ). Members AUKEN Margrete (Denmark, Greens/EFA) ........................................... 22 CAVADA Jean -Marie (France, ALDE) ...................................................... 31 COMODINI CACHIA Therese (Malta, EPP) ........................................... 72 COZZOLINO Andrea (Italy, S&D) .............................................................. 63 CREÅU Corina (Romania, S&D) ................................................................... 88 FISAS AYXELA Santiago (Spain, EPP) .................................................... 100 GABRIEL Mariya (Bulgaria, EPP) ................................................................ 12 GERINGER de OEDENBERG Lidia Joanna (Poland, S&D) ............... 80 GOMES Ana (Portugal, S&D) ........................................................................ 84

xxi IOTOVA Iliana (Bulgaria, S&D) .................................................................... 13 JOLY Eva (France, Greens/EFA) ................................................................. 34 PAGAZAURTUNDA RUIZ Maite (Spain, ALDE) ............................ 105 RODRIGUES Liliana (Portugal, S&D) ........................................................ 85 RODRIGUEZ -RUBIO VZQUEZ Tere (Spain, GUE/NGL) ............ 106 SEBASTI Jordi (Spain, Greens/EFA) .................................................... 107 THUN UND HOHENSTEIN R" Å¼a Gr¤fin von (Poland, EPP) ............ 82 VALENCIANO MARTNEZ -OROZCO Elena (Spain, S&D) ........... 109 VIEGAS Miguel (Portugal, GUE/NGL) ...................................................... 86 Substitutes BUDA Daniel (Romania, EPP) ....................................................................... 88 LAMBSDORFF Alexander Graf (Germany, ALDE) .............................. 46 L'PEZ Paloma (Spain, GUE/NGL) ........................................................... 103 PREDA Cristian Dan (Romania, EPP) ........................................................ 92 SPINELLI Barbara (Italy, GUE/NGL) .......................................................... 68 SYLIKIOTIS Neoklis (Cyprus, GUE/NGL) ................................................ 19 TOOM Yana (Estonia, ALDE) ........................................................................ 24 TREMOSA i BALCELLS Ramon (Spain, ALDE) .................................... 108 VAJGL Ivo (Slovenia, ALDE) .......................................................................... 97 27. Delegation to Israel Members ALBRECHT Jan Philipp (Germany, Greens/EFA) ................................. 38 CREÅU Corina (Romania, S&D) ................................................................... 88 NIEDERM'LLER P(C)ter (Hungary, S&D) .................................................. 58 THUN UND HOHENSTEIN R" Å¼a Gr¤fin von (Poland, EPP) ............ 82 Substitutes BUDA Daniel (Romania, EPP) ....................................................................... 88 FLA Å KOV BE ÅOV Monika (Slovakia, S&D) .................................... 94 KYRKOS Miltiadis (Greece, S&D) ............................................................... 55 LAMBSDORFF Alexander Graf (Germany, ALDE) .............................. 46 SPINELLI Barbara (Italy, GUE/NGL) .......................................................... 68 TREMOSA i BALCELLS Ramon (Spain, ALDE) .................................... 108 28. Delegation to the Palestinian Legislative Council Chair ANDERSON Martina (United Kingdom, GUE/NGL) ........................ 117 Vice-Chairs AUKEN Margrete (Denmark, Greens/EFA) ........................................... 22 ULVSKOG Marita (Sweden, S&D) ........................................................... 116 Members COFFERATI Sergio Gaetano (Italy, S&D) ................................................ 62 COMODINI CACHIA Therese (Malta, EPP) ........................................... 72 GUTIRREZ PRIETO Sergio (Spain, S&D) ............................................ 102 MARTIN douard (France, S&D) ................................................................ 35 PAGAZAURTUNDA RUIZ Maite (Spain, ALDE) ............................ 105 SIMON Peter (Germany, S&D) .................................................................... 51 SYLIKIOTIS Neoklis (Cyprus, GUE/NGL) ................................................ 19 Substitutes BENIFEI Brando Maria (Italy, S&D) ........................................................... 62 FREUND Eugen (Austria, S&D) ...................................................................... 1 GARCA -PREZ Iratxe (Spain, S&D) ...................................................... 101 NEUSER Norbert (Germany, S&D) ............................................................ 49 RODRIGUEZ -RUBIO VZQUEZ Tere (Spain, GUE/NGL) ............ 106 SAKORAFA Sofia (Greece, GUE/NGL) ..................................................... 56 THUN UND HOHENSTEIN R" Å¼a Gr¤fin von (Poland, EPP) ............ 82 VAJGL Ivo (Slovenia, ALDE) .......................................................................... 97 VALLINA ngela (Spain, GUE/NGL ) ....................................................... 109

xxii 29. Delegation to the Maghreb countries This delegation is responsible for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (Algeria , Libya, Morocco , Mauritania , and Tunisia ). Chair PANZERI Pier Antonio (Italy, S&D) ........................................................... 66 Vice-Chairs MAURA BARANDIARN Fernando (Spain, ALDE) ......................... 104 Members DALLI Miriam (Malta, S&D) .......................................................................... 73 FISAS AYXELA Santiago (Spain, EPP) .................................................... 100 GABRIEL Mariya (Bulgaria, EPP) ................................................................ 12 KYUCHYUK Ilhan (Bulgaria, ALDE) .......................................................... 14 RODRIGUEZ -RUBIO VZQUEZ Tere (Spain, GUE/NGL) ............ 106 SEBASTI Jordi (Spain, Greens/EFA) .................................................... 107 VALENCIANO MARTNEZ -OROZCO Elena (Spain, S&D) ........... 109 Substitutes LOCHBIHLER Barbara (Germany, Greens/EFA) ................................. 48 PREDA Cristian Dan (Romania, EPP) ........................................................ 92 TOOM Yana (Estonia, ALDE) ........................................................................ 24 VERGIAT Marie -Christine (France, GUE/NGL) .................................... 37 30. Delegation to the Mashreq countries This delegation is responsible for relations with the Mashreq countries (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria) Chair MATIAS Marisa (Portugal, GUE/NGL) ..................................................... 85 Members CAVADA Jean -Marie (France, ALDE) ...................................................... 31 COZZOLINO Andrea (Italy, S&D) .............................................................. 63 L'PEZ Paloma (Spain, GUE/NGL) .......................................................... 103 MLINAR Angelika (Austria, ALDE) ................................................................ 2 REIMON Michel (Austria, Greens/EFA) ..................................................... 3 RODRIGUES Liliana (Portugal, S&D) ........................................................ 85 SIPPEL Birgit (Germany, S&D) ..................................................................... 52 Substitutes BJRK Malin (Sweden, GUE/NGL) ......................................................... 111 JOLY Eva (France, Greens/EFA) ................................................................. 34 M ARTIN douard (France, S&D) ................................................................ 35 NART Javier (Spain, ALDE) ........................................................................ 105 VAJGL Ivo (Slovenia, ALDE) .......................................................................... 97 VIEGAS Miguel (Portugal, GUE/NGL) ...................................................... 86 31. Delegation to the Arab Peninsula This delegation is responsible for relations with countries in the Arab Peninsula (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , United Arab Emirates , and Yemen ). Chair ALLIOT -MARIE Mich¨le (France, EPP) .................................................... 29 Vice-Chairs MOSCA Alessia Maria (Italy, S&D) ............................................................ 66

xxiii Members de JONG Dennis (Netherlands, GUE/NGL) ............................................ 74 GARCA -PREZ Iratxe (Spain, S&D) ...................................................... 101 KHAN Afzal (United Kingdom, S&D) ...................................................... 121 Substitutes BILBAO BARANDICA Izaskun (Spain, ALDE) ....................................... 98 GABRIEL Mariya (Bulgaria, EPP) ................................................................ 12 LIBERADZKI Bogus Åaw (Poland, S&D) ..................................................... 82 MOIS Ä Ionel -Sorin (Romania, S&D) .......................................................... 90 REIMON Michel (Austria, Greens/EFA) ..................................................... 3 VAN BREMPT Kathleen (Belgium, S&D) ................................................. 10 VIRKKUNEN Henna (Finland, EPP) ........................................................... 28 32. Delegation to Iraq Vice -Chairs COUSO PERMUY Javier (Spain, GUE/NGL) .......................................... 99 Members BALAS Guillaume (France, S&D) ................................................................. 30 HAYES Brian (Ireland, EPP) ........................................................................... 60 Substitutes DEPREZ G(C)rard (Belgium, ALDE) ................................................................. 7 REIMON Michel ( Austria, Greens/EFA) ..................................................... 3 33. Delegation to Afghanistan Chair AU Å TREVIÄIUS Petras (Lithuania, ALDE) .............................................. 69 Vice-Chairs ADAKTUSSON Lars (Sweden, EPP) ....................................................... 110 JOLY Eva (France, Greens/EFA) ................................................................. 34 Members GUALTIERI Roberto (Italy, S&D) ................................................................ 64 Substitutes LAMBERT Jean (United Kingdom, Greens/EFA) ............................... 123 34. Delegation to Central Asia This delegation is responsible for relations with the EU -Kazakhstan, EU -Kyrgyzstan and EU- Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia . Mem bers BENIFEI Brando Maria (Italy, S&D) ........................................................... 62 DELVAUX -STEHRES Mady (Luxembourg, S&D) .................................. 70 ERTUG Ismail (Germany, S&D) .................................................................... 41 Substitutes DE SARNEZ Marielle (France, ALDE) ....................................................... 31 DRÄGHICI Damian (Romania, S&D) .......................................................... 89 TARABELLA Marc (Belgium, S&D) ................................................................ 9 VIOTTI Daniele (Italy, S &D) .......................................................................... 68

xxiv 35. Delegation to Southeast Asia and ASEAN countries This delegation is responsible for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Brunei , Cambodia , Indonesia , Laos , Malaysia , Myanmar , Philippines , Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam ). Vice -Chairs TARABELLA Marc (Belgium, S&D) ................................................................ 9 Members HNDEL Thomas (Germany, GUE/NGL) ................................................ 43 JADOT Yannick (France, Greens/EFA) .................................................... 33 JONGERIUS Agnes (Netherlands, S&D) .................................................. 75 LOCHBIHLER Barbara (Germany, Greens/EFA) ................................. 48 MARTI N David (United Kingdom, S&D) ............................................... 123 MOIS Ä Ionel -Sorin (Romania, S&D) .......................................................... 90 TRNS Ulla (Denmark, ALDE) ................................................................ 23 WIKSTRM Cecilia (Sweden, ALDE) ..................................................... 116 Substitutes ERTUG Ismail (Germany, S&D) .................................................................... 41 FISAS AYXELA Santiago (Spain, EPP) .................................................... 100 KELLY S(C)an (Ireland, EPP) ............................................................................. 60 L'PEZ A GUILAR Juan Fernando (Spain, S&D) .................................. 104 NART Javier (Spain, ALDE) ......................................................................... 105 PAPADIMOULIS Dimitrios (Greece, GUE/NGL) .................................. 56 36. Delegation to India Vice -Chairs van NIEUWENHUIZEN Cora (Netherlands, ALDE) ............................ 78 Members BJRK Malin (Sweden, GUE/NGL) ......................................................... 111 BROK Elmar (Germany, EPP) ....................................................................... 38 DELLI Karima (France, Greens/EFA) ......................................................... 32 MORIN -CHARTIER Elisabeth (France, EPP) ......................................... 35 OMARJEE Younous (France, GUE/NGL) ................................................. 36 WINKLER Iuliu (Romania, EPP) ................................................................... 93 Substitutes DE MASI Fabio (Germany, GUE/NGL) ...................................................... 40 GARDIAZBAL RUBIAL Eider (Spain, S&D) ....................................... 101 JONGERIUS Agnes (Netherlands, S&D) .................................................. 75 LAMBERT Jean (United Kingdom, Greens/EFA) ............................... 123 MINEUR Anne -Marie (Netherlands, GUE/NGL) .................................. 76 REDA Julia (Germany, Greens/EFA) ......................................................... 49 RODRIGUES Maria Jo£o (Portugal, S&D) ............................................... 86 WIKSTRM Cecilia (Sweden, ALDE) ..................................................... 116 37. Delegation to South Africa Chair van BAALEN Johannes (Netherlands, ALDE) ........................................ 78 Vice-Chairs ZALA Boris (Slovakia, S&D) ........................................................................... 95

xxv Members DE MASI Fabio (Germany, GUE/NGL) ...................................................... 40 DLABAJOV Martina (Czech Republic, ALDE) .................................... 20 LANGE Bernd (Germany, S&D) ................................................................... 47 McINTYRE Anthea (United Kingdom, ECR) ........................................ 124 REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY Christine (France, S&D) .... 36 SARGENTINI Judith (Netherlands, Greens/EFA) ................................ 77 VIRKKUNEN Henna (Finland, EPP) ........................................................... 28 Substitutes BEARDER Catherine (United Kingdom, ALDE) ................................. 118 BOYLAN Lynn (Ireland, GUE/NGL) ........................................................... 59 BRANNEN Paul (Unite d Kingdom, S&D) .............................................. 118 GOULARD Sylvie (France, ALDE) ............................................................... 32 HAYES Brian (Ireland, EPP) ........................................................................... 60 MORGANO Luigi (Italy, S&D) ...................................................................... 65 VANA Monika (Austria, Greens/EFA) .......................................................... 4 38. Delegation to the Pan-African Parliament This delegation is responsible for relations with the Pan-African Parliament (see www.pan-africanparliament.org) . Vice -Chairs HEUBUCH Maria (Germany, Greens/EFA) ............................................ 44 Members FEDERLEY Fredrick (Sweden, ALDE) .................................................... 113 KYENGE Kashetu (Italy, S&D) ..................................................................... 65 ROLIN Claude (Belgium, EPP) ......................................................................... 9 VERGIAT Marie -Christine (France, GUE/ NGL) .................................... 37 Substitutes GOERENS Charles (Luxembourg, ALDE) ................................................ 71 L'PEZ Paloma (Spain, GUE/NGL) .......................................................... 103 SARGENTINI Judith (Netherlands, Greens/EFA) ................................ 77 39. Delegation to African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries This delegation is responsible for relations with the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (see www.acp.int). Chair MICHEL Louis (Belgium, ALDE) ..................................................................... 8 Vice -Chairs FERREIRA Jo£o (Portugal, GUE/NGL) ..................................................... 83 KYENGE Kashetu (Italy, S&D) ..................................................................... 65 L'PEZ AGUILAR Juan Fernando (Spain, S&D) .................................. 104 NART Javier (Spain, ALDE) ........................................................................ 105 Members ARENA Maria (Belgium, S&D) ......................................................................... 5 BEARDER Catherine (United Kingdom, ALDE) ................................. 118 CEBALLOS Bodil (Sweden, Greens/EFA) ............................................. 111 DANCE Seb (United Kingdom, S&D) ...................................................... 119 DE SARNEZ Marielle (France, ALDE) ....................................................... 31 ESTARS FERRAGUT Rosa (Spain, EPP) .............................................. 100 FLA Å KOV BE ÅOV Monika (Slovakia, S&D) .................................... 94 GABRIEL Mariya (Bulgaria, EPP) ................................................................ 12 GARDIAZBAL RUBIAL Eider (Spain, S&D) ....................................... 101 GEBHARDT Evelyne (Germany, S&D) ...................................................... 42 GERINGER de OEDENBERG Lidia Joanna (Poland, S&D) ............... 80 GOERENS Charles (Luxembourg, ALDE) ................................................ 71

xxvi GUERRERO SALOM Enrique (Spain , S&D) .......................................... 102 HEUBUCH Maria (Germany, Greens/EFA) ............................................ 44 LSING Sabine (Germany, GUE/NGL) ..................................................... 48 McAVAN Linda (United Kingdom, S&D) ............................................... 124 NEUSER Norbert (Germany, S&D) ............................................................ 49 OMARJEE Younous (France, GUE/NGL) ................................................. 36 PAPADIMOULIS Dimitrios (Greece, GUE/NGL) .................................. 56 ROLIN Claude (Bel gium, EPP) ......................................................................... 9 SARGENTINI Judith (Netherlands, Greens/EFA) ................................ 77 Substitutes CADEC Alain (France, EPP) ........................................................................... 30 COZZOLINO Andrea (Italy, S&D) .............................................................. 63 HNDEL Thomas (Germany, GUE/NGL) ................................................ 43 HAUTALA Heidi (Finland, Greens/EFA) .................................................. 25 JADOT Yannick (France, Greens/EFA) .................................................... 33 LEINEN Jo (Germany, S&D) .......................................................................... 47 MARTIN David (United Kingdom, S&D) ............................................... 123 MAURA BARANDIARN Fernando (Spain, ALDE) ......................... 104 NEYTS -UYTTEBROECK Annemie (Belgium, ALDE) .............................. 8 PIETIKINEN Sirpa (Finland, EPP) ............................................................ 26 SYLIKIOTIS Neoklis (Cyprus, GUE/NGL) ................................................ 19 VALENCIANO MARTNEZ -OROZCO Elen a (Spain, S&D) ........... 109 van BAALEN Johannes (Netherlands, ALDE) ........................................ 78 van NIEUWENHUIZEN Cora (Netherlands, ALDE) ............................ 78 van NISTELROOIJ Lambert (Netherlands, EPP) .................................. 79 ZIMMER Gabriele (Germany, GUE/NGL) ............................................... 53

xxvii C. Indexes This section lists Members according to their p olitical groups, from the largest (EPP) to the smallest (Greens/EFA). 40. Equality, non-discrimination and social inclusion for minorities, including on grounds of race, ethnicity (including the Roma), and disability EPP COMODINI CACHIA Therese (Malta) ..................................................... 72 CORAZZA BILDT Anna Maria (Sweden) .............................................. 112 DAZ DE MERA GARCA CONSUEGRA Agustn (Spain) .................. 99 ENGEL Frank (Luxembourg) ......................................................................... 71 ESTARS FERRAGUT Rosa (Spain) ........................................................ 100 FISAS AYXELA Santiago (Spain) ............................................................... 100 FJELLNER Christofer (Sweden) ............................................................... 113 GABRIEL Mariya (Bulgaria) ........................................................................... 12 JAZ ÅOWIECKA Danuta (Poland) ............................................................... 81 KELLY S(C)an (Ireland) ....................................................................................... 60 KOVATCHEV Andrey (Bulgaria) ................................................................ 13 KOZ ÅOWSKA -RAJEWICZ Agnieszka (Poland) ................................... 81 MACOVEI Monica (Romania) ...................................................................... 90 METSOLA Roberta (Malta) ........................................................................... 73 PIETIKINEN Sirpa (Finland) ....................................................................... 26 PREDA Cristian Dan (Romania) .................................................................. 92 SARVAMAA Petri (Finland) .......................................................................... 27 WEBER Renate (Romania) ............................................................................ 93 WINKLER Iuliu (Romania) ............................................................................. 93 S&D ARENA Maria (Belgium) .................................................................................... 5 BAYET Hugues (Belgium) ................................................................................. 6 BORZAN Biljana (Croatia) ............................................................................. 15 DALLI Miriam (Malta) ...................................................................................... 73 DANCE Seb (United Kingd om) ................................................................. 119 DE MONTE Isabella (Italy) ............................................................................ 63 DRÄGHICI Damian (Romania) ..................................................................... 89 FAJON Tanja (Slovenia) .................................................................................. 96 FERREIRA Elisa (Portugal) ............................................................................ 84 FLA Å KOV BE ÅOV Monika (Slovakia) ............................................... 94 GARCA -PREZ Iratxe (Spain) ................................................................. 101 GEBHARDT Evelyne (Germany) ................................................................. 42 GERINGER de OEDENBERG Lidia Joanna (Poland) ........................... 80 GOMES Ana (Portugal) ................................................................................... 84 GUILLAUME Sylvie (France) ........................................................................ 33 GUTIRREZ PRIETO Sergio (Spain) ....................................................... 102 HOWITT Richard (United Kingdom) ...................................................... 120 KHAN Afzal (United Kingdom) ................................................................. 121 KIRTON -DARLING Jude (United Kingdom) ....................................... 122 KREHL Constanze (Germany) ...................................................................... 46 KUMPULA- NATRI Miapetra (Finland) ..................................................... 26 KYENGE Kashetu (Italy) ................................................................................. 65 LUDVIGSSON Olle (Sweden) .................................................................... 114 MARTIN David (France) .............................................................................. 123 MOODY Clare (United Kingdom) ........................................................... 125 MORAES Claude (United Kingdom) ....................................................... 125 MOSCA Alessia Maria (Italy) ........................................................................ 66 NIEDERM'LLER P(C)ter (Hungary) ............................................................. 58 PITTELLA Gianni (Italy ) .................................................................................. 67 POST Soraya (Sweden) ................................................................................ 115 REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY Christine (France) ............... 36 RODRIGUES Liliana (Portugal) ................................................................... 85 SCHLEIN Elena Ethel (Italy) .......................................................................... 67 TARABELLA Marc (Belgium) ........................................................................... 9

xxviii ULVSKOG Marita (Sweden) ...................................................................... 116 VALENCIANO MARTNEZ -OROZCO Elena (Spain) ....................... 109 VAN BREMPT Ka thleen (Belgium) ............................................................ 10 VIOTTI Daniele (Italy) ..................................................................................... 68 WEIDENHOLZER Josef (Austria) ................................................................. 4 ECR KARIM Sajjad (United Kingdom) .............................................................. 121 KIRKHOPE Timothy (United Kingdom) ................................................ 122 ALDE ALI Nedzhmi (Bulgaria) ................................................................................... 11 BEARDER Catherine (United Kingdom) ............................................... 118 BILBAO BARANDICA Izaskun (Spain) ..................................................... 98 CAVADA Jean -Marie (France) .................................................................... 31 DEPREZ G(C)rard (Belgium) ............................................................................... 7 FEDERLEY Fredrick (Sweden) .................................................................. 113 GOERENS Charles (Luxembourg) .............................................................. 71 HARKIN Marian (Ireland) .............................................................................. 59 HYUSMENOVA Filiz (Bulgaria) ................................................................... 12 in 't VELD Sophie (Netherlands) .................................................................. 75 JAKOV ÄIÄ Ivan (Croatia) .............................................................................. 16 KYUCHY UK Ilhan (Bulgaria) ........................................................................ 14 MAURA BARANDIARN Fernando (Spain) ....................................... 104 MICHEL Louis (Belgium) ................................................................................... 8 NICOLAI Norica (Romania) ........................................................................... 91 SCHAAKE Marietje (Netherlands) ............................................................. 77 TREMOSA i BALCELLS Ramon (Spain) ................................................. 108 VAJGL Ivo (Slovenia) ....................................................................................... 97 VERHOFSTADT Guy (Belgium) ................................................................... 10 WIKSTRM Cecilia (Sweden) ................................................................... 116 GUE/NGL ALBIOL GUZMN Marina (Spain) ............................................................. 98 ANDERSON Martina (United Kingdom) ............................................... 117 BJRK Malin (Sweden) ............................................................................... 111 COUSO PERMUY Javier (Spain) ................................................................. 99 de JONG Dennis (Netherlands) ................................................................... 74 ERNST Cornelia (Germany) .......................................................................... 40 HNDEL Thomas (Germany) ....................................................................... 43 KARI Rina Ronja (Denmark) ......................................................................... 22 L'PEZ Paloma (Spain) ................................................................................. 103 LSING Sabine (Germany) ............................................................................ 48 MATIAS Marisa (Portugal) ............................................................................ 85 OMARJEE Younous (France) ....................................................................... 36 RODRIGUEZ -RUBIO VZQUEZ Tere (Spain) ................................... 106 SAKORAFA Sofia (Greece) ............................................................................ 56 SNCHEZ CALDENTEY Lola (Spain) ..................................................... 106 VALLINA ngela (Spain) .............................................................................. 109 VERGI AT Marie -Christine (France) ........................................................... 37 ZIMMER Gabriele (Germany) ...................................................................... 53 ZUBER Inªs Cristina (Portugal) ................................................................... 87 Greens/EFA CEBALLOS Bodil (Sweden) ........................................................................ 111 DELLI Karima (France) .................................................................................... 32 HARMS Rebecca (Germany) ........................................................................ 44 HAUTALA Heidi (Finland) ............................................................................. 25 KELLER Franziska (Germany) ...................................................................... 45 LAMBERT Jean (United Kingdom) .......................................................... 123 LOCHBIHLER Barbara (Germany) ............................................................. 48 LUNACEK Ulrike (Austria) ............................................................................... 2 REINTKE Terry (Germany) ............................................................................ 50 SARGENTINI Judith (Netherlands) ........................................................... 77 SCOTT CATO Molly (United Kingdom) ................................................ 126 SEBASTI Jordi (Spain) ............................................................................... 107 URTASUN Ernest (Spain) ............................................................................ 108 VANA Monika (Austria) ..................................................................................... 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xxix 41. Upholding fundamental rights in the EU EPP COMODINI CACHIA Therese (Malta) ..................................................... 72 CORAZZA BILDT Anna Maria (Sweden) .............................................. 112 ENGEL Frank (Luxembourg) ......................................................................... 71 ESTARS FERRAGUT Rosa (Spain) ........................................................ 100 GABRIEL Mariya (Bulgaria) ........................................................................... 12 KELLY S(C)an (Ireland) ....................................................................................... 60 KOVATCHEV Andrey (Bul garia) ................................................................ 13 KOZ ÅOWSKA -RAJEWICZ Agnieszka (Poland) ................................... 81 MACOVEI Monica (Romania) ...................................................................... 90 METSOLA Roberta (Malta) ........................................................................... 73 MORIN -CHARTIER Elisabeth (France) .................................................... 35 PIETIKINEN Sirpa (Finland) ....................................................................... 26 PREDA Cristian Dan (Romania) .................................................................. 92 THEOCHAROUS Eleni (Cyprus) ................................................................. 19 VIRKKUNEN Henna (Finland) ..................................................................... 28 WEBER Renate (Romania) ............................................................................ 93 S&D ARENA Maria (Belgium) .................................................................................... 5 BAYET Hugues (Belgium) ................................................................................. 6 BORZAN Biljana (Croatia) ............................................................................. 15 BRANNEN Paul (United Kingdom) ......................................................... 118 COFFERATI Sergio Gaetano (Italy) ........................................................... 62 DALLI Miriam (Malta) ...................................................................................... 73 DANCE Seb (United Kingdom) ................................................................. 119 DRÄGHICI Damian (Romania) ..................................................................... 89 FAJON Tanja (Slovenia) .................................................................................. 96 FERREIRA Elisa (Portugal) ............................................................................ 84 FLA Å KOV BEÅOV Monika (Slovakia) ............................................... 94 GARCA -PREZ Iratxe (Spain) .................................................................. 101 GARDIAZBAL RUBIAL Eider (Spain) .................................................. 101 GEBHARDT Evelyne (Germany) ................................................................. 42 GENTILE Elena (Italy) ...................................................................................... 64 GOMES Ana (Portugal ) ................................................................................... 84 GUILLAUME Sylvie (France) ........................................................................ 33 GUTIRREZ PRIETO Sergio (Spain) ....................................................... 102 HOWITT Richard (United Kingdom) ...................................................... 120 KHAN Afzal (United Kingdom) ................................................................. 121 KIRTON -DARLING Jude (United Kingdom) ....................................... 122 KYENGE Kashetu (Italy) ................................................................................. 65 KYRKOS Miltiadis (Greece) .......................................................................... 55 L'PEZ AGUILAR Juan Fernando (Spain) ............................................. 104 MARTIN douard (United Kingdom) ........................................................ 35 MORAES Claude (United Kingdom) ....................................................... 125 MORGANO Luigi (Italy) ................................................................................. 65 MOSCA Alessia Maria (Italy) ........................................................................ 66 NIEDERM'LLER P(C)ter (Hungary) ............................................................. 58 PIRI Kati (Netherlands) ................................................................................... 76 POST Soraya (Sweden) ................................................................................ 115 RODRIGUES Liliana (Portug al) ................................................................... 85 SCHLEIN Elena Ethel (Italy) .......................................................................... 67 VALENCIANO MARTNEZ -OROZCO Elena (Spain) ...................... 109 VAN BREMPT Kathleen (Belgium) ............................................................ 10 VIOTTI Daniele (Italy) ..................................................................................... 68 WEIDENHOLZER Josef (Austria) ................................................................. 4 ZALA Boris (Slovakia) ...................................................................................... 95 ECR DEMESMAEKER Mark (Belgium) .................................................................. 6 KIRKHOPE Timothy (United Kingdom) ................................................ 122 ALDE ALI Nedzhmi (Bulgaria) ................................................................................... 11 BEARDER Catherine (United Kingdom) ............................................... 118 BILBAO BARANDICA Izaskun (Spain) ..................................................... 98 CAVADA Jean -Marie (France) .................................................................... 31

xxx DEPREZ G(C)rard (Belgium) ............................................................................... 7 FEDERLEY Fredrick (Sweden) .................................................................. 113 HARKIN Marian (Ireland) .............................................................................. 59 HYUSMENOVA Filiz (Bulgaria) ................................................................... 12 in 't VELD Sophie (Netherlands) .................................................................. 75 JAKOV ÄIÄ Ivan (Croatia) .............................................................................. 16 KYUCHYUK Ilhan (Bulgaria) ........................................................................ 14 MAURA BARANDIARN Fernando (Spain) ....................................... 104 MICHEL Louis (Belgium) ................................................................................... 8 MIHAYLOVA Iskra (Bulgaria) ...................................................................... 14 NICOLAI Norica (Romania) ........................................................................... 91 PAGAZAURTUNDA RUIZ Maite (Sp ain) .......................................... 105 SCHAAKE Marietje (Netherlands) ............................................................. 77 VERHOFSTADT Guy (Belgium) ................................................................... 10 WIKSTRM Cecilia (Sweden) ................................................................... 116 GUE/NGL ALBIOL GUZMN Marina (Spain) ............................................................. 98 ANDERSON Martina (United Kingdom) ............................................... 117 BJRK Malin (Sweden) ................................................................................ 111 BOYLAN Lynn (Ireland) .................................................................................. 59 CHRYSOGONOS Kostas (Greece) ............................................................. 54 COUSO PERMUY Javier (Spain) ................................................................. 99 de JONG Dennis (Netherlands) ................................................................... 74 ERNST Cornelia (Germany) .......................................................................... 40 GLEZOS Emmanouil (Greece) ...................................................................... 54 IGLESIAS Pablo (Spain) ................................................................................ 103 KARI Rina Ronja (Denmark) .......................................................................... 22 KATROUGKALOS Georgios (Greece) ...................................................... 55 L'PEZ Paloma (Spain) ................................................................................. 103 MA Å TLKA JiÅ (Czech Republic) ............................................................... 21 MATIAS Marisa (Portugal) ............................................................................ 85 MINEUR Anne -Marie (Netherlands) ......................................................... 76 OMARJEE Younous (France) ....................................................................... 36 PAPADIMOULIS Dimitrios (Greece) ........................................................ 56 RODRIGUEZ -RUBIO VZQUEZ Tere (Spain) ................................... 106 SAKORAFA Sofia (Greece) ............................................................................ 56 SNCHEZ CALDENTEY Lola (Spain) ..................................................... 106 SP INELLI Barbara (Italy) ................................................................................ 68 VALLINA ngela (Spain) .............................................................................. 109 VERGIAT Marie -Christine (France) ........................................................... 37 ZIMMER Gabriele (Germany) ...................................................................... 53 Greens/EFA DELLI Karima (France) .................................................................................... 32 HARMS Rebecca (Germany) ........................................................................ 44 HAUTALA Heidi (Finland) ............................................................................. 25 KELLER Franziska (Germany) ...................................................................... 45 LAMBERT Jean (United Kingdom) .......................................................... 123 LOCHBIHLER Barbara (Germany) ............................................................. 48 LUNACEK Ulrike (Austria) ............................................................................... 2 MESZERICS Tams (Hungary) ..................................................................... 57 REDA Julia (Germany) ..................................................................................... 49 REIMON Michel (Austria) ................................................................................. 3 REINTKE Terry (Germany) ............................................................................ 50 SARGENTINI Judith (Netherlands) ........................................................... 77 SCOTT CATO Molly (United Kingdom) ................................................ 126 SEBASTI Jordi (Spain) ............................................................................... 107 URTASUN Ernest (Spain) ............................................................................ 108 VANA Monika (Austria) ..................................................................................... 4 42. EU accession to the ECHR EPP COMODINI CACHIA Therese (Malta) ..................................................... 72 MACOVEI Monica (Romania) ...................................................................... 90 THEOCHAROUS Eleni (Cyprus) ................................................................. 19 WEBER Renate (Romania) ............................................................................ 93

xxxi S&D BALAS Guillaume (France) ............................................................................ 30 DRÄGHICI Damian (Romania) ..................................................................... 89 FAJON Tanja (Slovenia) .................................................................................. 96 FLA Å KOV BE ÅOV Monika (Slovakia) ............................................... 94 GOMES Ana (Portugal) ................................................................................... 84 GUERRERO SALOM Enrique (Spain) ..................................................... 102 GUILLAUME Sylvie (France) ........................................................................ 33 MORAES Claude (United Kingdom) ....................................................... 125 NIEDERM'LLER P(C)ter (Hungary) ............................................................. 58 PICULA Tonino (Croatia) ............................................................................... 16 RODRIGUES Maria Jo£o (Portugal) .......................................................... 86 SCHLEIN Elena Ethel (Italy) .......................................................................... 67 ZALA Boris (Slovakia) ...................................................................................... 95 ALDE AU Å TREVIÄIUS Petras (Lithuania) ............................................................ 69 CAVADA Jean -Marie (France) .................................................................... 31 DEPREZ G(C)rard (Belgium) ............................................................................... 7 GOERENS Charles (Luxembourg) .............................................................. 71 GOULARD Sylvie (France) ............................................................................ 32 HARKIN Marian (Ireland) .............................................................................. 59 HYUSMENOVA Filiz (Bulgaria) ................................................................... 12 in 't VELD Sophie (Netherlands) .................................................................. 75 MICHEL Louis (Belgium) ................................................................................... 8 VERHOFSTADT Guy (Belgium) ................................................................... 10 WIKSTRM Cecilia (Sweden) ................................................................... 116 GUE/NGL GLEZOS Emmanouil (Greece) ...................................................................... 54 VERGIAT Marie-Christine (France) ........................................................... 37 Greens/EFA AUKEN Margrete (Denmark) ....................................................................... 22 DELLI Karima (France) .................................................................................... 32 HARMS Rebecca (Germany) ........................................................................ 44 HAUTALA Heidi (Finland) ............................................................................. 25 KELLER Franziska (Germany) ...................................................................... 45 LAMBERT Jean (United Kingdom) .......................................................... 123 LOCHBIHLER Barbara (Germany) ............................................................. 48 LUNACEK Ulri ke (Austria) ............................................................................... 2 SARGENTINI Judith (Netherlands) ........................................................... 77 Å KRLEC Davor (Croatia) ................................................................................ 17 VANA Monika (Austria) ..................................................................................... 4 43. Freedom of movement EPP CORAZZA BILDT Anna Maria (Sweden) .............................................. 112 ENGEL Frank (Luxembourg) ......................................................................... 71 FJELLNER Christofer (Sweden) ............................................................... 113 JAZ ÅOWIECKA Danuta (Poland) ............................................................... 81 METSOLA Roberta (Malta) ........................................................................... 73 PIETIKINEN Sirpa (Finland) ....................................................................... 26 THUN UND HOHENSTEIN R" Å¼a Gr¤fin von (Poland) ...................... 82 VÄLEAN Adina- Ioana (Romania) ................................................................ 92 VIRKKUNEN Henna (Finland) ..................................................................... 28 WEBER Renate (Romania) ............................................................................ 93 S&D BENIFEI Brando Maria (Italy) ...................................................................... 62 COFFERATI Sergio Gaetano ( Italy) ........................................................... 62 CREÅU Corina (Romania) ............................................................................... 88 DRÄGHICI Damian (Romania) ..................................................................... 89 FAJON Tanja (Slovenia) .................................................................................. 96

xxxii FLA Å KOV BE ÅOV Monika (Slovakia) ............................................... 94 GARCA -PREZ Iratxe (Spain) .................................................................. 101 GEBHARDT Evelyne (Germany) ................................................................. 42 GUILLAUME Sylvie (France) ........................................................................ 33 GUTIRREZ PRIETO Sergio (Spain) ....................................................... 102 IOTOVA Iliana (Bulgaria) ............................................................................... 13 JONGERIUS Agnes (Netherlands) ............................................................. 75 KYENGE Kashetu (Italy) ................................................................................. 65 LEINEN Jo (Germany) ..................................................................................... 47 MARTIN douard (United Kingdom) ........................................................ 35 MOIS Ä Ionel -Sorin (Romania) ...................................................................... 90 MORAES Claude (United Kingdom) ....................................................... 125 MOSCA Alessia Maria (Italy) ........................................................................ 66 NIEDERM'LLER P(C)ter (Hungary) ............................................................. 58 PA ÅCU Ioan Mircea (Romania) ................................................................... 91 POST Soraya (Sweden) ................................................................................ 115 REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY Christine (France) ............... 36 SCHLEIN Elena Ethel (Italy) .......................................................................... 67 ULVSKOG Marita (Sweden) ...................................................................... 116 VIOTTI Daniele (Italy) ..................................................................................... 68 ZALA Boris (Slovakia) ...................................................................................... 95 ALDE ALI Nedzhmi (Bu lgaria) ................................................................................... 11 AU Å TREVIÄIUS Petras (Lithuania) ............................................................ 69 BEARDER Catherine (United Kingdom) ............................................... 118 CAVADA Jean -Marie (France) .................................................................... 31 DE SARNEZ Marielle (France) ..................................................................... 31 DEPREZ G(C)rard (Belgium) ............................................................................... 7 DLABAJOV Martina (Czech Republic) .................................................. 20 FEDERLEY Fredrick (Sweden) .................................................................. 113 GOULARD Sylvie (France) ............................................................................ 32 HARKIN Marian (Ireland) .............................................................................. 59 HYUSMENOVA Filiz (Bulgaria) ................................................................... 12 in 't VELD Sophie (Netherlands) .................................................................. 75 JAKOV ÄIÄ Ivan (Croatia) .............................................................................. 16 KALLAS Kaja (Estonia) .................................................................................... 24 KYUCHYUK Ilhan (Bulgaria) ........................................................................ 14 MICHEL Louis (Belgium) ................................................................................... 8 NICOLAI Norica (Romania) ........................................................................... 91 SCHAAKE Marietje (Netherlands) ............................................................. 77 TREMOSA i BALCELLS Ramon (Spain) ................................................. 108 VERHOFSTADT Guy (Belgium) ................................................................... 10 WIKSTRM Cecilia (Sweden) ................................................................... 116 GUE/NGL BJRK Malin (Sweden) ............................................................................... 111 de JONG Dennis (Netherlands) ................................................................... 74 ERNST Cornelia (Germany) .......................................................................... 40 KARI Rina Ronja (Denmark) ......................................................................... 22 SPINELLI Barbara (It aly) ................................................................................ 68 VERGIAT Marie -Christine (France) ........................................................... 37 ZIMMER Gabriele (Germany) ...................................................................... 53 Greens/EFA CRAMER Michael (Germany) ....................................................................... 39 HARMS Rebecca (Germany) ........................................................................ 44 HAUTALA Heidi (Finland) ............................................................................. 25 KELLER Franziska (Germany) ...................................................................... 45 LAMBERT Jean (United Kingdom) .......................................................... 123 LUNACEK Ulrike (Austria) ............................................................................... 2 SARGENTINI Judith (Netherlands) ........................................................... 77 SCOTT CATO Molly (United Kingdom) ................................................ 126 SEBASTI Jordi (Spain) ............................................................................... 107 URTASUN Ernest (Spain) ............................................................................ 108

xxxiii 44. Migration and asylum EPP COMODINI CACHIA Therese (Malta) ..................................................... 72 DAZ DE MERA GARCA CONSUEGRA Agustn (Spain) .................. 99 METSOLA Roberta (Malta) ........................................................................... 73 WEBER Renate (Romania) ............................................................................ 93 S&D ARENA Maria (Belgium) .................................................................................... 5 DALLI Miriam (Malta) ...................................................................................... 73 GOMES Ana (Portugal) ................................................................................... 84 GUILLAUME Sylvie (France) ........................................................................ 33 IOTOVA Iliana (Bulgaria) ............................................................................... 13 KYENGE Kashetu (Italy) ................................................................................. 65 L'PEZ AGUILAR Juan Fernando (Spain) ............................................. 104 MORAES Claude (Unit ed Kingdom) ....................................................... 125 SCHLEIN Elena Ethel (Italy) .......................................................................... 67 SIPPEL Birgit (Germany) ................................................................................ 52 WEIDENHOLZER Josef (Austria) ................................................................. 4 ECR KIRKHOPE Timothy (United Kingdom) ................................................ 122 ALDE DEPREZ G(C)rard (Belgium) ............................................................................... 7 HYUSMENOVA Filiz (Bulgaria) ................................................................... 12 MLINAR Angelika (Austria) .............................................................................. 2 VERHOFSTADT Guy (Belgium) ................................................................... 10 WIKSTRM Cecilia (Sweden) ................................................................... 116 GUE/NGL ALBIOL GUZMN Marina (Spain) ............................................................. 98 de JONG Dennis (Netherlands) ................................................................... 74 ERNST Cornelia (Germany) .......................................................................... 40 SPINELLI Barbara (Italy) ................................................................................ 68 Greens/EFA HARMS Rebecca (Germany) ........................................................................ 44 KELLER Franziska (Germany) ...................................................................... 45 LAMBERT Jean ( United Kingdom) .......................................................... 123 REDA Julia (Germany) ..................................................................................... 49 SARGENTINI Judith (Netherlands) ........................................................... 77 45. Criminal justice, in particular suspects' procedural rights EPP BUDA Daniel (Romania) ................................................................................. 88 DAZ DE MERA GARCA CONSUEGRA Agustn (Spain) .................. 99 MACOVEI Monica (Romania) ...................................................................... 90 METSOLA Ro berta (Malta) ........................................................................... 73 WEBER Renate (Romania) ............................................................................ 93 S&D FAJON Tanja (Slovenia) .................................................................................. 96 GOMES Ana (Portugal) ................................................................................... 84 GUILLAUME Sylvie (France) ........................................................................ 33 IOTOVA Iliana (Bulgaria) ............................................................................... 13 L'PEZ AGUILAR Juan Fernando (Spain) ............................................. 104 MORAES Claude (United Kingdom) ....................................................... 125 SCHLEIN Elena Ethel (Italy) .......................................................................... 67 SIPPEL Birgit (Germany) ................................................................................ 52

xxxiv ECR KIRKHOPE Timothy (United Kingdom) ................................................ 122 ALDE CAVADA Jean -Marie (France) .................................................................... 31 DEPREZ G(C)rard (Belgium) ............................................................................... 7 MICHEL Louis (Belgium) ................................................................................... 8 MLINAR Angelika (Austria) .............................................................................. 2 PAGAZAURTUNDA RUIZ Maite (Spain) .......................................... 105 GUE/NGL ANDERSON Mar tina (United Kingdom) ............................................... 117 de JONG Dennis (Netherlands) ................................................................... 74 ERNST Cornelia (Germany) .......................................................................... 40 Greens/EFA LAMBERT Jean (United Kingdom) .......................................................... 123 REDA Julia (Germany) ..................................................................................... 49 46. Media freedom and pluralism EPP ADAKTUSSON Lars (Sweden) .................................................................. 110 BUDA Daniel (Romania) ................................................................................. 88 CORAZZA BILDT Anna Maria (Sweden) .............................................. 112 GABRIEL Mariya (Bulgaria) ........................................................................... 12 MACOVEI Monica (Romania) ...................................................................... 90 SARVAMAA Petri (Finland) .......................................................................... 27 WEBER Renate (Romania) ............................................................................ 93 S&D FREUND Eugen (Austria) .................................................................................. 1 MORAES Claude (United Kingdom) ....................................................... 125 NIEDERM'LLER P(C)ter (Hungary) ............................................................. 58 SIPPEL Birgit (Germany ) ................................................................................ 52 ALDE ALI Nedzhmi (Bulgaria) ................................................................................... 11 CAVADA Jean -Marie (France) .................................................................... 31 HYUSMENOVA Filiz (Bulgaria) ................................................................... 12 in 't VELD Sophie (Netherlands) .................................................................. 75 MLINAR Angelika (Austria) .............................................................................. 2 NART Javier (Spain) ...................................................................................... 105 VERHOFSTADT Guy (Belgium) ................................................................... 10 WIKSTRM Cecilia (Sweden) ................................................................... 116 GUE/NGL COUSO PERMUY Javier (Spain) ................................................................. 99 MA Å TLKA JiÅ (Czech Republic) ............................................................... 21 VERGIAT Marie -Christine (France) ........................................................... 37 Greens/EFA CEBALLOS Bodil (Sweden) ........................................................................ 111 HARMS Rebecca (Germany) ........................................................................ 44 HAUTALA Heidi (Finland) ............................................................................. 25 KELLER Franziska (Germany) ...................................................................... 45 LAMBERT Jean (United Kingdom) .......................................................... 123 REDA Julia (Germany) ..................................................................................... 49 REIMON Michel (Austria) ................................................................................. 3 SARGENTINI Judith (Netherlands) ........................................................... 77 SEBASTI Jordi (Spain) ............................................................................... 107

xxxv 47. Freedom of information, particularly over the internet EPP ADAKTUSSON Lars (Sweden) .................................................................. 110 BUDA Daniel (Romania) ................................................................................. 88 GABRIEL Mariya (Bulgaria) ........................................................................... 12 MACOVEI Monica (Romania) ...................................................................... 90 SARVAMAA Petri (Finland) .......................................................................... 27 WEBER Renate (Romania) ............................................................................ 93 S&D FREUND Eugen (Austria) .................................................................................. 1 GOMES Ana (Portugal) ................................................................................... 84 MORAES Claude (United Kingdom) ....................................................... 125 NIEDERM'LLER P(C)ter (Hungary) ............................................................. 58 ECR DEMESMAEKER Mark (Belgium) .................................................................. 6 ALDE AU Å TREVIÄIUS Petras (Lithuania) ............................................................ 69 CAVADA Jean -Marie (France) .................................................................... 31 HYUSMENOVA Filiz (Bulgaria) ................................................................... 12 in 't VELD Sophie (Netherlands) .................................................................. 75 MICHEL Louis (Belgium) ................................................................................... 8 NART Javier (Spain) ...................................................................................... 105 VERHOFSTADT Guy (Belgium) ................................................................... 10 GUE/NGL COUSO PERMUY Javier (Spain) ................................................................. 99 ERNST Cornelia ( Germany) .......................................................................... 40 VERGIAT Marie -Christine (France) ........................................................... 37 Greens/EFA HARMS Rebecca (Germany) ........................................................................ 44 HAUTALA Heidi (Finland) ............................................................................. 25 KELLER Franziska (Germany) ...................................................................... 45 LAMBERT Jean (United Kingdom) .......................................................... 123 LUNACEK Ulrike (Austria) ............................................................................... 2 REDA Julia (Germany) ..................................................................................... 49 REIMON Michel (Austria) ................................................................................. 3 SARGENTINI Judith (Netherlands) ........................................................... 77 SEBASTI Jordi (Spain) ............................................................................... 107 48. Data protection and privacy EPP KELLY S(C)an (Ireland) ....................................................................................... 60 S&D MORAES Claude (United Kingdom) ....................................................... 125 SIPPEL Birgit (Germany) ................................................................................ 52 ALDE in 't VELD Sophie (Netherlands) .................................................................. 75 SCHAAKE Marietje (Netherlands ) ............................................................. 77 GUE/NGL ERNST Cornelia (Germany) .......................................................................... 40 Greens/EFA ALBRECHT Jan Philipp (Germany) ............................................................ 38 REDA Julia (Germany) ..................................................................................... 49

xxxvi 49. Drug policy, including harm reduction approaches EPP PIETIKINEN Sirpa (Finland) ....................................................................... 26 S&D FERREIRA Elisa (Portugal) ............................................................................ 84 GOMES Ana (Portugal) ................................................................................... 84 JONGERIUS Agnes (Netherlands) ............................................................. 75 PIRI Kati (Netherlands) ................................................................................... 76 RODRIGUES Liliana (Portugal) .................................................................... 85 RODRIGUES Maria Jo£o (Portugal) .......................................................... 86 ALDE in 't VELD Sophie (Netherlands) .................................................................. 75 van NIEUWENHUIZEN Cora (Netherlands) .......................................... 78 GUE/NGL de JONG Dennis (Netherlands) ................................................................... 74 FERREIR A Jo£o (Portugal) ............................................................................ 83 MATIAS Marisa (Portugal) ............................................................................ 85 MINEUR Anne -Marie (Netherlands) ......................................................... 76 VERGIAT Marie -Christine (France) ........................................................... 37 VIEGAS Miguel (Portugal) ............................................................................. 86 ZUBER Inªs Cristina (Portugal) ................................................................... 87 Greens/EFA DELLI Karima (France) .................................................................................... 32 JADOT Yannick (France) ................................................................................ 33 JOLY Eva (France) ............................................................................................. 34 KELLER Franziska (Germany) ...................................................................... 45 LAMBERT Jean (United Kingdom) .......................................................... 123 SARGENTINI Judith (Netherlands) ........................................................... 77 SCOTT CATO Molly (United Kingdom) ................................................ 126 50. The use of structural and regional funds EPP ESTARS FERRAGUT Rosa (Spain) ........................................................ 100 GABRIEL Mariya (Bulgaria) .......................................................................... 12 JAZ ÅOWIECKA Danuta (Poland) ............................................................... 81 MORIN -CHARTIER Elisabeth (France) .................................................... 35 ROLIN Claude (Belgium) ................................................................................... 9 THEOCHAROUS Eleni (Cyprus) ................................................................. 19 van NISTELROOIJ Lambert (Netherlands) ............................................. 79 WINKLER Iuliu (Romania) ............................................................................. 93 S&D COZZOLINO Andrea (Italy) ......................................................................... 63 DODDS Anneliese (United Kingdom) .................................................... 119 GENTILE Elena (Italy) ...................................................................................... 64 GROOTE Matthias (Germany) .................................................................... 43 HOWITT Richard (United Kingdom) ...................................................... 120 IOTOVA Iliana (Bulgaria) ............................................................................... 13 KREHL Constanze (Germany) ...................................................................... 46 McAVAN Linda (United Kingdom) .......................................................... 124 PA ÅCU Ioan Mircea (Romania) ................................................................... 91 RODRIGUES Liliana (Portugal) ................................................................... 85 SIMON Peter (Germany) ............................................................................... 51 SMOLKOV Monika (Slovakia) .................................................................. 95 STEINRUCK Jutta (Germany) ...................................................................... 52 ZALA Boris (Slovakia) ...................................................................................... 95 ALDE AU Å TREVIÄIUS Petras (Lithuania) ............................................................ 69 HARKIN Marian (Ireland) .............................................................................. 59

xxxvii HYUSMENOVA Filiz (Bulgaria) ................................................................... 12 JAKOV ÄIÄ Ivan (Croatia) .............................................................................. 16 MIHAYLOVA Iskra (Bulgaria) ...................................................................... 14 REHN Olli (Finland) .......................................................................................... 27 GUE/NGL ANDERSON Martina (United Kingdom) ............................................... 117 ERNST Cornelia (Germany) .......................................................................... 40 OMARJEE Younous (France) ....................................................................... 36 PAPADIMOULIS Dimitrios (Greece) ........................................................ 56 VALLINA ngela (Spain) .............................................................................. 109 Greens/EFA REINTKE Terry (Germany) ............................................................................ 50 Å KRLEC Davor (Croatia) ................................................................................ 17 VANA Monika (Austria) ..................................................................................... 4 51. Western Balkans and Turkey EPP ADAKTUSSON Lars (Sweden) .................................................................. 110 BUDA Daniel (Romania) ................................................................................. 88 CORAZZA BILDT Anna Maria (Sweden) .............................................. 112 GRZYB Andrzej (Poland) ................................................................................ 80 HKMARK Gunnar (Sweden) .................................................................. 114 KOVATCHEV Andrey (Bulgaria) ................................................................ 13 MACOVEI Mo nica (Romania) ...................................................................... 90 McGUINNESS Mairead (Ireland) ................................................................ 61 THEOCHAROUS Eleni (Cyprus) ................................................................. 19 S&D BAYET Hugues (Belgium) ................................................................................. 6 BORZAN Biljana (Croatia) ............................................................................. 15 CREÅU Corina (Romania) ............................................................................... 88 CRISTEA Andi-Lucian (Romania) ................................................................ 89 DE MONTE Isabella (Italy) ............................................................................ 63 DODDS Anneliese (United Kingdom) .................................................... 119 ERTUG Ismail (Germany) ............................................................................... 41 FAJON Tanja (Slovenia) .................................................................................. 96 FLECKENSTEIN Knut (Germany) ............................................................... 41 GENTILE Elena (Italy) ...................................................................................... 64 IOTOVA Iliana (Bulgaria) ............................................................................... 13 KUMPULA- NATRI Miapetra (Finland) ..................................................... 26 KYRKOS Miltiadis (Greece) .......................................................................... 55 LIBERADZKI Bogus Åaw (Poland) ................................................................ 82 LUDVIGSSON Olle (Sweden) .................................................................... 114 NILSSON Jens (Sweden) ............................................................................. 115 PICULA Tonino (Croatia) ............................................................................... 16 PIRI Kati (Netherlands) ................................................................................... 76 SCHLEIN Elena Ethel (Italy) .......................................................................... 67 STEINRUCK Jutta (Germany) ...................................................................... 52 VIOTTI Daniele (Italy) ..................................................................................... 68 WEIDENHOLZER Josef (Austria) ................................................................. 4 ECR TANNOCK Charles (United Kingdom) .................................................. 127 ALDE ALI Nedzhmi (Bulgaria) ................................................................................... 11 AU Å TREVIÄIUS Petras (Lithuania) ............................................................ 69 DEPREZ G(C)rard (Belgium) ............................................................................... 7 in 't VELD Sophie (Netherlands) .................................................................. 75 JAKOV ÄIÄ Ivan (Croatia) .............................................................................. 16 KALLAS Kaja (Estonia) .................................................................................... 24 LAMBSDORFF Alexander Graf (Germany) ............................................ 46 MIHAYLOVA Iskra (Bulgaria) ...................................................................... 14 NICOLAI Norica (Romania) ........................................................................... 91 RADO Å Jozo (Croatia) ..................................................................................... 17 REHN Olli (Finland) .......................................................................................... 27

xxxviii VAJGL Ivo (Slovenia) ....................................................................................... 97 GUE/NGL BJRK Malin (Sweden) ................................................................................ 111 CHRYSOGONOS Kostas (Greece) ............................................................. 54 ERNST Cornelia (Germany) .......................................................................... 40 GLEZOS Emmanouil (Greece) ...................................................................... 54 HADJIGEORGIOU Takis (Cyprus) ............................................................. 18 KAR I Rina Ronja (Denmark) .......................................................................... 22 KATROUGKALOS Georgios (Greece) ...................................................... 55 MA Å TLKA JiÅ (Czech Republic) ............................................................... 21 ZIMMER Gabriele (Germany) ...................................................................... 53 Greens/EFA CRAMER Michael (Germany) ....................................................................... 39 ERIKSSON Peter (Sweden) ........................................................................ 112 GIEGOLD Sven (Germany) ............................................................................ 42 HARMS Rebecca (Germany) ......................................................................... 44 KELLER Franz iska (Germany) ...................................................................... 45 LUNACEK Ulrike (Austria) ............................................................................... 2 REINTKE Terry (Germany) ............................................................................ 50 Å KRLEC Davor (Croatia) ................................................................................ 17 TERRICABRAS Josep -Maria (Spain) ...................................................... 107 52. Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus EPP CADEC Alain (France) ..................................................................................... 30 CORAZZA BILDT Anna Maria (Sweden) .............................................. 112 FJELLNER Christofer (Sweden) ............................................................... 113 GRZYB Andrzej (Poland) ................................................................................ 80 HKMARK Gunnar (Sweden) .................................................................. 114 KOZ ÅOWSKA -RAJEWICZ Agnieszka (Poland) ................................... 81 SARVAMAA Petri (Finland) .......................................................................... 27 S&D DALLI Miriam (Malta) ...................................................................................... 73 DRÄGHICI Damian (Romania) ..................................................................... 89 FERREIRA Elisa (Portugal) ............................................................................ 84 FLECKENSTEIN Knut (Ger many) ............................................................... 41 GROOTE Matthias (Germany) .................................................................... 43 GUALTIERI Roberto (Italy) ........................................................................... 64 HOFFMANN Iris (Germany) ......................................................................... 45 KREHL Constanze (Germany) ...................................................................... 46 KUMPULA- NATRI Miapetra (Finland) ..................................................... 26 MOODY Clare (United Kingdom) ........................................................... 125 NILSSON Jens (Sweden) ............................................................................. 115 PA ÅCU Ioan Mircea (Romania) ................................................................... 91 PICULA Tonino (Croatia) ............................................................................... 16 PIRI Kati (Netherlands) ................................................................................... 76 SMOLKOV Monika (Slovakia) .................................................................. 95 TARABELLA Marc (Belgium) ........................................................................... 9 ZALA Boris (Slovakia) ...................................................................................... 95 ECR DEMESMAEKER Mark (Belgium) .................................................................. 6 KARIM Sajjad (United Kingdom) .............................................................. 121 TANNOCK Charles (United Kingdom) .................................................. 127 ALDE AU Å TREVIÄIUS Petras (Lithuania) ............................................................ 69 DLABAJOV Martina (Czech Republic) .................................................. 20 KALLAS Kaja (Estonia) .................................................................................... 24 MIHAYLOVA Iskra (Bulgaria) ...................................................................... 14 NICOLAI Norica (Romania) ........................................................................... 91 TOOM Yana (Estonia) ..................................................................................... 24 VYRYNEN Paavo (Finland) ........................................................................ 28 VERHOFSTADT Guy (Belgium) ................................................................... 10

xxxix GUE/NGL GLEZOS Emmanouil (Greece) ...................................................................... 54 HADJIGEORGIOU Takis (Cyprus) ............................................................. 18 MA Å TLKA JiÅ (Czech Republic) ............................................................... 21 SCHOLZ Helmut (Germany) ......................................................................... 50 SPINELLI Barbara (Italy) ................................................................................ 68 ZIMMER Gabriele (Germany) ...................................................................... 53 Greens/EFA ERIKSSON Peter (Sweden) ........................................................................ 112 HARMS Rebecca (Germany) ......................................................................... 44 HAUTALA Heidi (Finland) ............................................................................. 25 MESZERICS Tams (Hungary) ..................................................................... 57 53. Central Asia S&D BENIFEI Brando Maria (Italy) ....................................................................... 62 DELVAUX -STEHRES Mady (Luxembourg) ............................................. 70 DRÄGHICI Damian (Romania) ..................................................................... 89 ERTUG Ismail (Germany) ............................................................................... 41 TARABELLA Marc (Belgium) ........................................................................... 9 VIOTTI Daniele (Italy) ..................................................................................... 68 ALDE DE SARNEZ Marielle (France) ..................................................................... 31 54. Middle East and North Africa EPP ADAKTUSSON Lars (Sweden) .................................................................. 110 ALLIOT -MARIE Mich¨le (France) ............................................................... 29 BUDA Daniel (Romania) ................................................................................. 88 COMODINI CACHIA Therese (Malta) ..................................................... 72 FISAS AYXELA Santiago (Spain) ............................................................... 100 GABRIEL Mariya (Bulgaria) .......................................................................... 12 PREDA Cristian Dan (Romania) .................................................................. 92 THUN UND HOHENSTEIN R" Å¼a Gr¤fin von (Poland) ...................... 82 VIRKKUNEN Henna (Finland) ..................................................................... 28 S&D BENIFEI Brando Maria (Italy) ...................................................................... 62 COFFERATI Sergio Gaetano (Italy) ........................................................... 62 COZZOLINO Andrea (Italy) ......................................................................... 63 CREÅU Corina (Romania) ............................................................................... 88 DALLI Miriam (Malta) ...................................................................................... 73 FLA Å KOV BE ÅOV Monika (Slovakia) ............................................... 94 FREUND Eugen (Austria) .................................................................................. 1 GARCA -PREZ Iratxe (Spain) ................................................................. 101 GERINGER de OEDENBERG Lidia Joanna (Poland) ........................... 80 GOMES Ana (Portugal) ................................................................................... 84 GUTIRREZ PRIETO Sergio (Spain) ....................................................... 102 IOTOVA Iliana (Bulgaria) ............................................................................... 13 KHAN Afzal (United Kingdom) ................................................................. 121 KYRKOS Miltiadis (Greece) .......................................................................... 55 LI BERADZKI Bogus Åaw (Poland) ................................................................ 82 MARTIN douard (United Kingdom) ........................................................ 35 MOIS Ä Ionel -Sorin (Romania) ..................................................................... 90 MOSCA Alessia Maria (Italy) ........................................................................ 66 NEUSER Norbert (Germany) ........................................................................ 49 NIEDERM'LLER P(C)ter (Hungary) ............................................................. 58 NILSSON Jens (Sweden) ............................................................................. 115 PANZERI Pier Antonio (Italy) ....................................................................... 66 RODRIGUES Liliana (Portugal) ................................................................... 85 SIMON Peter (Germany) ............................................................................... 51 SIPPEL Birgit (Germany) ................................................................................ 52 ULVSKOG Marita (Sweden) ...................................................................... 116 VALENCIANO MARTNEZ -OROZCO Elena (Spain) ...................... 109

xl VAN BREMPT Kathleen (Belgium) ............................................................ 10 ALDE BILBAO BARANDICA Izaskun (Spain) ..................................................... 98 CAVADA Jean -Marie (France) .................................................................... 31 KYUCHYUK Ilhan (Bulgaria) ........................................................................ 14 LAMBSDORFF Alexander Graf (Germany) ............................................ 46 MAURA BARANDIARN Fernando (Spain) ....................................... 104 MLINAR Angelika (Austria) .............................................................................. 2 NART Javier (Spain) ...................................................................................... 105 PAGAZAURTUNDA RUIZ Maite (Spain) .......................................... 105 RADO Å Jozo (Croatia) ..................................................................................... 17 TOOM Yana (Estonia) ..................................................................................... 24 TREMOSA i BALCEL LS Ramon (Spain) ................................................. 108 VAJGL Ivo (Slovenia) ....................................................................................... 97 GUE/NGL ALBIOL GUZMN Marina (Spain) ............................................................. 98 ANDERSON Martina (United Kingdom) ............................................... 117 BJRK Malin (Sweden) ................................................................................ 111 COUSO PERMUY Javier (Spain) ................................................................. 99 de JONG Dennis (Netherlands) ................................................................... 74 L'PEZ Paloma (Spain) ................................................................................. 103 MATIAS Marisa (Portugal) ............................................................................ 85 OMARJEE Younous (France) ....................................................................... 36 RODRIGUEZ -RUBIO VZQUEZ Tere (Spain) ................................... 106 SAKORAFA Sofia (Greece) ............................................................................ 56 SPINELLI Barbara (Italy) ................................................................................ 68 SYLIKIOTIS Neoklis (Cyprus) ....................................................................... 19 VALLINA ngela (Spain) .............................................................................. 109 VERGIAT Marie -Christine (France) ........................................................... 37 VIEGAS Miguel (Portugal) ............................................................................. 86 Greens/EFA ALBRECHT Jan Philipp (Germany) ............................................................ 38 AUKEN Margrete (Denmark) ....................................................................... 22 JOLY Eva (France) ............................................................................................. 34 LOCHBIHLER Barbara (Germany) ............................................................. 48 REIMON Michel (Austria) ................................................................................. 3 REINTKE Terry (Germany) ............................................................................ 50 SEBASTI Jordi (Spain) ............................................................................... 107 URTASUN Ernest (Spain) ............................................................................ 108 55. Sub-Saharan Africa EPP CADEC Alain (France) ..................................................................................... 30 ESTARS FERRAGUT Rosa (Spain) ........................................................ 100 GABRIEL Mariya (Bulgaria) .......................................................................... 12 HAYES Brian (Ireland) ..................................................................................... 60 PIETIKINEN Sirpa (Finland) ....................................................................... 26 ROLIN Claude (Belgium) ................................................................................... 9 van NISTELROOIJ Lambert (Netherlands) ............................................. 79 VIRKKUNEN Henna (Finland) ..................................................................... 28 S&D ARENA Maria (Belgium) .................................................................................... 5 BRANNEN Paul (United Kingdom) ......................................................... 118 COZZOLINO Andrea (Italy) ......................................................................... 63 DANCE Seb (United Kingdom) ................................................................. 119 FLA Å KOV BE ÅOV Monika (Slovakia) ............................................... 94 GARDIAZBAL RUBIAL Eider (Spain) .................................................. 101 GEBHARDT Evelyne (Germany) ................................................................. 42 GERINGER de OEDENBERG Lidia Joanna (Poland) ........................... 80 GUERRERO SALOM Enrique (Spain) ..................................................... 102 KYENGE Kashetu (Italy) ................................................................................. 65

xli LANGE Bernd (Germany) ............................................................................... 47 LEINEN Jo (Germany) ..................................................................................... 47 L'PEZ AGUILAR Juan Fernando (Spain) ............................................. 104 MARTIN David (France) .............................................................................. 123 McAVAN Linda (United Kingdom) .......................................................... 124 MORGANO Luigi (Italy) .................................................................................. 65 NEUSER Norbert (Germany) ........................................................................ 49 REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY Christine (France) ............... 36 VALENCIANO MARTNEZ -OROZCO Elena (Spain) ....................... 109 ZALA Boris (Slovakia) ...................................................................................... 95 ECR McINTYRE Anthea (United Kingdom) ................................................... 124 ALDE BEARDER Catherine (United Kingdom) ............................................... 118 DE SARNEZ Marielle (France) ..................................................................... 31 DLABAJOV Martina (Czech Republic) .................................................. 20 FEDERLEY Fredrick (Sweden) .................................................................. 113 GOERENS Charles (Luxembourg) .............................................................. 71 MAURA BARANDIARN Fernando (Spain) ....................................... 104 MICHEL Louis (Belgium) ................................................................................... 8 NART Javier (Spain) ...................................................................................... 105 NEYTS -UYTTEBROECK Annemie (Belgium) ............................................ 8 van BAALEN Johannes Cornel is (Netherlands) .................................... 78 van NIEUWENHUIZEN Cora (Netherlands) .......................................... 78 GUE/NGL BOYLAN Lynn (Ireland) .................................................................................. 59 DE MASI Fabio (Germany) ............................................................................ 40 FERREIRA Jo£o (Portugal) ............................................................................ 83 HNDEL Thomas (Germany) ....................................................................... 43 L'PEZ Paloma (Spain) ................................................................................. 103 LSING Sabine (Germany) ............................................................................ 48 OMARJEE Younous (France) ....................................................................... 36 PAPADIMOULIS Dimitrios (Greece) ........................................................ 56 SYLIKIOTIS Neoklis (Cyprus) ....................................................................... 19 VERGIAT Marie -Christine (France) ........................................................... 37 ZIMMER Gabriele (Germany) ...................................................................... 53 Greens/EFA CEBALLOS Bodil (Sweden) ........................................................................ 111 HAUTALA Heidi (Finland) ............................................................................. 25 HEUBUCH Maria (Germany) ....................................................................... 44 JADOT Yannick (France) ................................................................................ 33 SARGE NTINI Judith (Netherlands) ........................................................... 77 VANA Monika (Austria) ..................................................................................... 4 56. Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia and Thailand EPP FISAS AYXELA Santiago (Spain) ............................................................... 100 KELLY S(C)an (Ireland) ....................................................................................... 60 S&D ERTUG Ismail (Germany) ............................................................................... 41 JONGERIUS Agnes (Netherlands) ............................................................. 75 L'PEZ AGUILAR Juan Fernando (Spain) ............................................. 104 MARTIN David (France) .............................................................................. 123 MOIS Ä Ionel -Sorin (Romania) ..................................................................... 90 TARABELLA Marc (Belgium) ........................................................................... 9 ALDE NART Javier (Spain) ...................................................................................... 105 TRNS Ulla (Denmark) .............................................................................. 23 WIKSTRM Cecilia (Sweden) ................................................................... 116

xlii GUE/NGL HNDEL Thomas (Germany) ....................................................................... 43 PAPADIMOULIS Dimitrios (Greece) ........................................................ 56 Greens/EFA JADOT Yannick (France) ................................................................................ 33 LOCHBIHLER Barbara (Germany) ............................................................. 48 57. All Members indexed by political group EPP ADAKTUSSON Lars (Sweden) .................................................................. 110 ALLIOT -MARIE Mich¨le (France) ............................................................... 29 BROK Elmar (Germany) ................................................................................. 38 BUDA Daniel (Romania) ................................................................................. 88 CADEC Alain (France) ..................................................................................... 30 COMODINI CACHIA Therese (Malta) ..................................................... 72 CORAZZA BILDT Anna Maria (Sweden) .............................................. 112 DAZ DE MERA GARCA CONSUEGRA Agustn (Spain) .................. 99 ENGEL Frank (Luxembourg) ......................................................................... 71 ESTARS FERRAGUT Rosa (Spain) ........................................................ 100 FISAS AYXELA Santiago (Spain) ............................................................... 100 FJELLNER Christofer (Sweden) ............................................................... 113 GABRIEL Mariya (Bulga ria) ........................................................................... 12 GRZYB Andrzej (Poland) ................................................................................ 80 HAYES Brian (Ireland) ..................................................................................... 60 HKMARK Gunnar (Sweden) .................................................................. 114 JAZ ÅOWIECKA Danuta (Poland) ............................................................... 81 KELLY S(C)an (Ireland) ....................................................................................... 60 KOVATCHEV Andrey (Bulgaria) ................................................................ 13 KOZ ÅOWSKA -RAJEWICZ Agnieszka (Poland) ................................... 81 LAMASSOURE Alain (France) ...................................................................... 34 MACOVEI Monic a (Romania) ...................................................................... 90 McGUINNESS Mairead (Ireland) ................................................................ 61 METSOLA Roberta (Malta) ........................................................................... 73 MORIN -CHARTIER Elisabeth (France) .................................................... 35 PIETIKINEN Sirpa (Finland) ....................................................................... 26 PREDA Cristian Dan (Romania) .................................................................. 92 ROLIN Claude (Belgium) ................................................................................... 9 SARVAMAA Petri (Finland) .......................................................................... 27 THEOCHAROUS Eleni (Cyprus) ................................................................. 19 THUN UND HOHENSTEIN R" Å¼a Gr¤fin von (Poland) ...................... 82 VÄLEAN Adina- Ioana (Romania) ................................................................ 92 van NISTELROOIJ Lambert (Netherlands) ............................................. 79 VIRKKUNEN Henna (Finland) ..................................................................... 28 WEBER Renate (Romania) ............................................................................ 93 WINKLER Iuliu (Romania) ............................................................................. 93 S&D ARENA Maria (Belgium) .................................................................................... 5 BALAS Guillaume (France) ............................................................................ 30 BAYET Hugues (Belgium) ................................................................................. 6 BENIFEI Brando Maria (Italy) ...................................................................... 62 BORZAN Biljana (Croatia) ............................................................................. 15 BRANNEN Paul (United Kingdom) ......................................................... 118 COFFERATI Sergio Gaetano (Italy) ........................................................... 62 COZZOLINO Andrea (Italy) ......................................................................... 63 CREÅU Corina (Romania) ............................................................................... 88 CRISTEA Andi -Lucian (Romania) ................................................................ 89 DA LLI Miriam (Malta) ...................................................................................... 73 DANCE Seb (United Kingdom) ................................................................. 119 DE MONTE Isabella (Italy) ............................................................................ 63 DELVAUX -STEHRES Mady (Luxembourg) ............................................. 70 DODDS Anneliese (United Kingdom) .................................................... 119 DRÄGHICI Damian (Romania) ..................................................................... 89 ERTUG Ismail (Germany) ............................................................................... 41 FAJON Tanja (Slovenia) .................................................................................. 96 FERREIRA Elisa (Portugal) ............................................................................ 84 FLA Å KOV BE ÅOV Monika (Slovakia) ............................................... 94

xliii FLECKENSTEIN Knut (Germany) ............................................................... 41 FREUND Eugen (Austria) .................................................................................. 1 GARCA -PREZ Iratxe (Spain) .................................................................. 101 GARDIAZBAL RUBIAL Eider (Spain) .................................................. 101 GEBHARDT Evelyne (Germany) ................................................................. 42 GENTILE Elena (Italy) ...................................................................................... 64 GERINGER de OEDENBERG Li dia Joanna (Poland) ........................... 80 GOMES Ana (Portugal) ................................................................................... 84 GROOTE Matthias (Germany) ..................................................................... 43 GUALTIERI Roberto (Italy) ............................................................................ 64 GUERRERO SALOM Enrique (Spain) ..................................................... 102 GUILLAUME Sylvie (France) ........................................................................ 33 GUTIRREZ PRIETO Sergio (Spain) ....................................................... 102 HOFFMANN Iris (Germany) ......................................................................... 45 HOWITT Richard (United K ingdom) ...................................................... 120 IOTOVA Iliana (Bulgaria) ............................................................................... 13 JONGERIUS Agnes (Netherlands) ............................................................. 75 KHAN Afzal (United Kingdom) ................................................................. 121 KIRTON -DARLING Jude (United Kingdom) ....................................... 122 KREHL Constanze (Germany) ...................................................................... 46 KUMPULA- NATRI Miapetra (Finland) ..................................................... 26 KYENGE Kashetu (Italy) ................................................................................. 65 KYRKOS Miltiadis (G reece) .......................................................................... 55 LANGE Bernd (Germany) ............................................................................... 47 LEINEN Jo (Germany) ..................................................................................... 47 LIBERADZKI Bogus Åaw (Poland) ................................................................ 82 L'PEZ AGUILAR Juan Fernando (Spain) ............................................. 104 LUDVIGSSON Olle (Sweden) .................................................................... 114 MARTIN David (France) .............................................................................. 123 MARTIN douard (United Kingdom) ........................................................ 35 McAVAN Linda (United Kingdom) .......................................................... 124 MOIS Ä Ionel -Sorin (Romania) ...................................................................... 90 MOODY Clare (United Kingdom) ............................................................ 125 MORAES Claude (United Kingdom) ....................................................... 125 MORGANO Luigi (Italy) .................................................................................. 65 MOSCA Alessia Maria (Italy) ........................................................................ 66 NEUSER Norbert (Germany) ........................................................................ 49 NIEDERM'LLER P(C)ter (Hungary) ............................................................. 58 NILSSON Jens (Sweden) ............................................................................. 115 PANZERI Pier An tonio (Italy) ....................................................................... 66 PA ÅCU Ioan Mircea (Romania) ................................................................... 91 PICULA Tonino (Croatia) ............................................................................... 16 PIRI Kati (Netherlands) ................................................................................... 76 PITTELLA Gianni (Italy) .................................................................................. 67 POST Soraya (Sweden) ................................................................................ 115 REGNER Evelyn (Austria) ................................................................................. 3 REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY Christine (France) ............... 36 RODRIGUES Liliana (Portuga l) ................................................................... 85 RODRIGUES Maria Jo£o (Portugal) .......................................................... 86 SCHLEIN Elena Ethel (Italy) .......................................................................... 67 SCHULZ Martin (Germany) .......................................................................... 51 SIMON Peter (Germany) ............................................................................... 51 SIPPEL Birgit (Germany) ................................................................................ 52 SMOLKOV Monika (Slovakia) .................................................................. 95 STEINRUCK Jutta (Germany) ...................................................................... 52 TARABELLA Marc (Belgium) ........................................................................... 9 ULVSKOG Marita (Sweden) ...................................................................... 116 VALENCIANO MARTNEZ -OROZCO Elena (Spain) ...................... 109 VAN BREMPT Kathleen (Belgium) ............................................................ 10 VIOTTI Daniele (Italy) ..................................................................................... 68 WEIDENHOLZER Josef (Austria) ................................................................. 4 ZALA Boris (Slovakia) ...................................................................................... 95 ECR DEMESMAEKER Mark (Belgium) .................................................................. 6 KAMALL Syed (United Kingdom) ............................................................ 120 KARIM Sajjad (Un ited Kingdom) .............................................................. 121 KIRKHOPE Timothy (United Kingdom) ................................................ 122 McINTYRE Anthea (United Kingdom) ................................................... 124 SWINBURNE Kay (United Kingdom) ..................................................... 126 TANNOCK Charles (United Kingdom) .................................................. 127

xliv ALDE ALI Nedzhmi (Bulgaria) ................................................................................... 11 AU Å TREVIÄIUS Petras (Lithuania) ............................................................. 69 BEARDER Catherine (Unite d Kingdom) ............................................... 118 BILBAO BARANDICA Izaskun (Spain) ..................................................... 98 CAVADA Jean -Marie (France) .................................................................... 31 DE SARNEZ Marielle (France) ..................................................................... 31 DEPREZ G(C)rard (Belgium) ............................................................................... 7 DLABAJOV Martina (Czech Republic) .................................................. 20 FEDERLEY Fredrick (Sweden) .................................................................. 113 GOERENS Charles (Luxembourg) .............................................................. 71 GOULARD Sylvie (France) ............................................................................ 32 HARKIN Marian (Ireland) .............................................................................. 59 HYUSMENOVA Filiz (Bulgaria) ................................................................... 12 in 't VELD Sophie (Netherlands) .................................................................. 75 JAKOV ÄIÄ Ivan (Croatia) .............................................................................. 16 KALLAS Kaja (Estonia) .................................................................................... 24 KYUCHYUK Ilhan (Bulgaria) ........................................................................ 14 LAMBSDORFF Alexander Graf (Germany) ............................................ 46 MAURA BARANDIARN Fernando (Spa in) ....................................... 104 MICHEL Louis (Belgium) ................................................................................... 8 MIHAYLOVA Iskra (Bulgaria) ...................................................................... 14 MLINAR Angelika (Austria) .............................................................................. 2 NART Javier (Spain) ...................................................................................... 105 NEYTS -UYTTEBROECK Annemie (Belgium) ............................................ 8 NICOLAI Norica (Romania) ........................................................................... 91 PAGAZAURTUNDA RUIZ Maite (Spain) .......................................... 105 RADO Å Jozo (Croatia) ..................................................................................... 17 REHN Olli (Fi nland) .......................................................................................... 27 SCHAAKE Marietje (Netherlands) ............................................................. 77 TOOM Yana (Estonia) ..................................................................................... 24 TRNS Ulla (Denmark) .............................................................................. 23 TREMOSA i BALCELLS Ramon (Spain) ................................................. 108 VAJGL Ivo (Slovenia) ....................................................................................... 97 van BAALEN Johannes Cornelis (Netherlands) .................................... 78 van NIEUWENHUIZEN Cora (Netherlands) ......................................... 78 VYRYNEN Paavo (Finland) ........................................................................ 28 VERHOFSTADT Guy (Belgium) ................................................................... 10 WIKSTRM Cecilia (Sweden) ................................................................... 116 GUE/NGL ALBIOL GUZMN Marina (Spain) ............................................................. 98 ANDERSON Martina (United Kingdom) ............................................... 117 BJRK Malin (Sweden) ............................................................................... 111 BOYLAN Lynn (Ireland) .................................................................................. 59 CHRYSOGONOS Kostas (Greece) ............................................................. 54 COUSO PERMUY Javier (Spa in) ................................................................. 99 de JONG Dennis (Netherlands) ................................................................... 74 DE MASI Fabio (Germany) ............................................................................ 40 ERNST Cornelia (Germany) .......................................................................... 40 FERREIRA Jo£o (Portugal) ............................................................................ 83 GLEZOS Emmanouil (Greece) ...................................................................... 54 HADJIGEORGIOU Takis (Cyprus) ............................................................. 18 HNDEL Thomas (Germany) ....................................................................... 43 IGLESIAS Pablo (Spain) ................................................................................ 103 KARI Rina Ronja (De nmark) ......................................................................... 22 KATROUGKALOS Georgios (Greece) ...................................................... 55 L'PEZ Paloma (Spain) ................................................................................. 103 LSING Sabine (Germany) ............................................................................ 48 MA Å TLKA JiÅ (Czech Republic) ............................................................... 21 MATIAS Marisa (Portugal) ............................................................................ 85 MINEUR Anne -Marie (Netherlands) ......................................................... 76 OMARJEE Younous (France) ....................................................................... 36 PAPADIMOULIS Dimitrios (Greece) ........................................................ 56 RODRIGUEZ -RUBIO VZQUEZ Tere (Spain) ................................... 106 SAKORAFA Sofia (Greece) ............................................................................ 56 SNCHEZ CALDENTEY Lola (Spain) ..................................................... 106 SCHOLZ Helmut (Germany) ......................................................................... 50 SPINELLI Barbara (Italy) ................................................................................ 68 SYLIKIOTIS Neoklis (Cyprus) ....................................................................... 19 VALLINA ngela (Spain) .............................................................................. 109

xlv VERGIAT Marie-Christine (France) ........................................................... 37 VIEG AS Miguel (Portugal) ............................................................................. 86 ZIMMER Gabriele (Germany) ...................................................................... 53 ZUBER Inªs Cristina (Portugal) ................................................................... 87 Greens/EFA ALBRECHT Jan Philipp (Germany) ............................................................ 38 AUKEN Margrete (Denmark) ....................................................................... 22 BUCHNER Klaus (Germany) ......................................................................... 39 CEBALLOS Bodil (Sweden) ........................................................................ 111 CRAMER Michael (Germany) ....................................................................... 39 DELLI Karima (France) .................................................................................... 32 ERIKSSON Peter (Sweden) ........................................................................ 112 GIEGOLD Sven (Germany) ............................................................................ 42 HARMS Rebecca (Germany) ......................................................................... 44 HAUTALA Heidi (Finland) ............................................................................. 25 HEUBUCH Maria (Germany) ....................................................................... 44 JADOT Yannick (France) ................................................................................ 33 JOLY Eva (France) ............................................................................................. 34 KELLER Franziska (Germany) ...................................................................... 45 LAMBERT Jean (United Kingdom) .......................................................... 123 LAMBERTS Philippe (Belgium) ....................................................................... 7 LOCHBIHLER Barbara (Germany) ............................................................. 48 LUNACEK Ulrike (Austria) ............................................................................... 2 MESZERICS Tams (Hungary) ..................................................................... 57 REDA Julia (Germany) ..................................................................................... 49 REIMON Michel (Austria) ................................................................................. 3 REINTKE Terry (Germany) ............................................................................ 50 SARGENTINI Judith (Netherlands) ........................................................... 77 SCOTT CATO Molly (Unit ed Kingdom) ................................................ 126 SEBASTI Jordi (Spain) ................................................................................ 107 Å KRLEC Davor (Croatia) ................................................................................ 17 TERRICABRAS Josep -Maria (Spain) ...................................................... 107 URTASUN Ernest (Spain) ............................................................................ 108 VANA Monika (Austria) ..................................................................................... 4 58. All Members indexed alphabetically ADAKTUSSON Lars (Sweden, EPP) ....................................................... 110 ALBIOL GUZMN Marina (Spain, GUE/NGL) ....................................... 98 ALBRECHT Jan Philipp (Germany, Greens/EFA) ................................. 38 ALI Nedzhmi (Bulgaria, ALDE) ..................................................................... 11 ALLIOT -MARIE Mich¨le (France, EPP) .................................................... 29 ANDERSON Martina (United Kingdom, GUE/NGL) ........................ 117 ARENA Maria (Belgium, S&D) ......................................................................... 5 AUKEN Margrete (Denmark, Greens/EFA) ........................................... 22 AU Å TREVIÄIUS Petras (Lithuania, ALDE) .............................................. 69 BALAS Guillaume (France, S&D) ................................................................. 30 BAYET Hugues (Belgium, S&D) ...................................................................... 6 BEARDER Catherine (United Kingdom, ALDE) ................................. 118 BENIFEI Brando Maria (Italy, S&D) ........................................................... 62 BILBAO BARANDICA Izaskun (Spain, ALDE) ....................................... 98 BJRK Malin (Sweden, GUE/NGL) ......................................................... 111 BORZAN Biljana (Croatia, S&D) ................................................................. 15 BOYLAN Lynn (Ireland, GUE/NGL) ........................................................... 59 BRANNEN Paul (United Kingdom, S&D) .............................................. 118 BROK Elmar (Germany, EPP) ....................................................................... 38 BUCHNER Klaus (Germany, Greens/EFA) ............................................. 39 BUDA Daniel (Romania, EPP) ...................................................................... 88 CADEC Alain (France, EPP) .......................................................................... 30 CAVADA Jean -Marie (France, EP P) .......................................................... 31 CEBALLOS Bodil (Sweden, Greens/EFA) ............................................. 111 CHRYSOGONOS Kostas (Greece, GUE/NGL) ...................................... 54 COFFERATI Sergio Gaetano (Italy, S&D) ................................................ 62 COMODINI CACHIA Therese (Malta, EPP) ........................................... 72 CORAZZA BILDT Anna Maria (Sweden, EPP) ................................... 112 COUSO PERMUY Javier (Spain, GUE/NGL) .......................................... 99 COZZOL INO Andrea (Italy, S&D) .............................................................. 63 CRAMER Michael (Germany, Greens/EFA) ........................................... 39 CREÅU Corina (Romania, S&D) ................................................................... 88 CRISTEA Andi -Lucian (Romania, S&D) ..................................................... 89 DALLI Miriam (Malta, S&D) .......................................................................... 73 DANCE Seb (United Kingdom, S&D) ...................................................... 119

xlvi de JONG Dennis (Netherlands, GUE/NGL) ............................................ 74 DE MASI Fabio (Germany, GUE/NGL) ...................................................... 40 DE MONTE Isabella (Italy, S&D) ................................................................. 63 DE SARNEZ Marielle (France, ALDE) ....................................................... 31 DELLI Karima (France, Greens/EFA) ......................................................... 32 DELVAUX -STEHRES Mady (Luxembourg, S&D) .................................. 70 DEMESMAEKER Mark (Belgium, ECR) ....................................................... 6 DEPREZ G(C)rard (Belgium, ALDE) ................................................................. 7 DAZ DE MERA GARC A CONSUEGRA Agustn (Spain, EPP) ....... 99 DLABAJOV Martina (Czech Republic, ALDE) .................................... 20 DODDS Anneliese (United Kingdom, S&D) ......................................... 119 DRÄGHICI Damian (Romania, S&D) .......................................................... 89 ENGEL Frank (Luxembourg, EPP) .............................................................. 71 ERIKSSON Peter (Sweden, Greens/EFA) ............................................. 112 ERNST Cornelia (Germany, GUE/NGL) .................................................... 40 ERTUG Ismail (Germany, S&D) .................................................................... 41 ESTARS FERRAGUT Rosa (Spain, EPP) .............................................. 100 FAJON Tanja (Slovenia, S&D) ...................................................................... 96 FEDERLEY Fredrick (Sweden, ALDE) .................................................... 113 FERREIRA Elisa (Poland, S&D) ..................................................................... 84 FERREIRA Jo£o (Portugal, GUE/NGL) ...................................................... 83 FISAS AYXELA Santiago (Spain, EPP) .................................................... 100 FJELLNER Christofer (Sweden, EPP) ..................................................... 113 FLA Å KOV BE ÅOV Monika (Slovakia, S&D) .................................... 94 FLECKENSTEIN Knut (Germany, S&D) .................................................... 41 FREUND Eugen (Austria, S&D) ...................................................................... 1 GABRIEL Mariya (Bulgaria, EPP) ................................................................ 12 GARCA -PREZ Iratxe (Spain, S&D) ...................................................... 101 GARDIAZBAL RUBIAL Eider (Spain, S&D) ....................................... 101 GEBHARDT Evelyne (Germany, S&D) ...................................................... 42 GENTILE Elena (Italy, S&D) ........................................................................... 64 GERINGER de OEDENBERG Lidia Joanna (Poland, S&D) ................ 80 GIEGOLD Sven (Germany, Greens/EFA) ................................................. 42 GLEZOS Emmanouil (Greece, GUE/NGL) ............................................... 54 GOERENS Charles (Luxembourg, ALDE) ................................................ 71 GOMES Ana (Portugal, S&D) ........................................................................ 84 GOULARD Sylvie (France, ALDE) .............................................................. 32 GROOTE Matthias (Germany, S&D) ......................................................... 43 GRZYB Andrzej (Poland, EPP) ..................................................................... 80 GUALTIERI Roberto (Italy, S&D) ................................................................ 64 GUERRERO SALOM Enrique (Spain, S&D) ......................................... 102 GUILLAUME Sylvie (France, S&D) ............................................................. 33 GUTIRREZ PRIETO Sergio (Spain, S&D) ............................................ 102 H ADJIGEORGIOU Takis (Cyprus, GUE/NGL) ...................................... 18 HNDEL Thomas (Germany, GUE/NGL) ................................................ 43 HARKIN Marian (Ireland, ALDE) ................................................................ 59 HARMS Rebecca (Germany, Greens/EFA) ............................................. 44 HAUTALA Heidi (Finland, Greens/EFA) .................................................. 25 HAYES Brian (Ireland, EPP) .......................................................................... 60 HEUBUCH Maria (Germany, Greens/EFA) ............................................ 44 HOFFMANN Iris (Germany, S&D) ............................................................. 45 HKMARK Gunnar (Sweden, EPP) ........................................................ 114 HOWITT Richard (United Kingdom, S&D) ........................................... 120 HYUSMENOVA Filiz (Bulgaria, ALDE) ..................................................... 12 IGLESIAS Pablo (Spain, GUE/NGL) ......................................................... 103 in 't VELD Sophie (Netherlands, ALDE) .................................................... 75 IOTOVA Iliana (Bulgaria, S&D) .................................................................... 13 JAD OT Yannick (France, Greens/EFA) .................................................... 33 JAKOV ÄIÄ Ivan (Croatia, ALDE) ................................................................ 16 JAZ ÅOWIECKA Danuta (Poland, EPP) .................................................... 81 JOLY Eva (France, Greens/EFA) ................................................................. 34 JONGERIUS Agnes (Netherlands, S&D) .................................................. 75 KALLAS Kaja (Estonia, ALDE) ...................................................................... 24 KAMALL Syed (United Kingdom, ECR) ................................................. 120 KARI Rina Ro nja (Denmark, GUE/NGL) ................................................... 22 KARIM Sajjad (United Kingdom, ECR) ................................................... 121 KATROUGKALOS Georgios (Greece, GUE/NGL) ............................... 55 KELLER Franziska (Germany, Greens/EFA) ........................................... 45 KELLY S(C)an (Ireland, EPP) ............................................................................. 60 KHAN Afzal (United Kingdom, S&D) ...................................................... 121 KIRKHOPE Timothy (United Kingdom, ECR) ..................................... 122 KIRTON -DARLING Jude (United Kingdom, S&D) ............................ 122

xlvii KOVATCHEV Andrey (Bulgaria, EPP) ...................................................... 13 KOZ ÅOWSKA -RAJEWICZ Agnieszka (Poland, EPP) ......................... 81 KREHL Constanze (Germany, S&D) .......................................................... 46 KUMPULA- NATRI Miapetra (Finland, S&D) ......................................... 26 KYENGE Kashetu (Italy, S&D) ..................................................................... 65 KYRKOS Miltiadis (Greece, S&D) ............................................................... 55 KYUCHYUK Ilhan (Bulgaria, ALDE) .......................................................... 14 LAMASSOURE Alain (France, EPP) ........................................................... 34 LAMBERT Jean (United Kingdom, Greens/EFA) ............................... 123 LAMBERTS Philippe (Belgium, Greens/EFA) ............................................ 7 LAMBSDORFF Alexander Graf (Germany, ALDE) .............................. 46 LANGE Bernd (Germany, S&D) ................................................................... 47 LEINEN Jo (Germany, S&D) .......................................................................... 47 LIBERADZKI Bogus Åaw (Poland, S&D) ..................................................... 82 LOCHBIHLER Barbara (Germany, Greens/EFA) ................................. 48 L'PEZ Paloma (Spain, GUE/NGL) ........................................................... 103 L'PEZ AGUILAR Juan Fernando (Spain, S&D) .................................. 104 LSING Sabine (Germany, GUE/NGL) ..................................................... 48 LUDVIGSSON Olle (Sweden, S&D) ......................................................... 114 LUNAC EK Ulrike (Austria, Greens/EFA) .................................................... 2 MACOVEI Monica (Romania, EPP) ............................................................ 90 MARTIN David (United Kingdom, S&D) ............................................... 123 MARTIN douard (France, S&D) ................................................................ 35 MA Å TLKA JiÅ (Czech Republic, GUE/NGL) ......................................... 21 MATIAS Marisa (Portugal, GUE/NGL) ..................................................... 85 MAURA BARANDIARN Fernando (Spain, ALD E) ......................... 104 McAVAN Linda (United Kingdom, S&D) ............................................... 124 McGUINNESS Mairead (Ireland, EPP) ...................................................... 61 McINTYRE Anthea (United Kingdom, ECR) ........................................ 124 MESZERICS Tams (Hungary, Greens/EFA) .......................................... 57 METSOLA Roberta (Malta, EPP) ................................................................. 73 MICHEL Louis (Belgium, ALDE) ..................................................................... 8 MIHAYLOVA Iskra (Bulgaria, ALDE) ........................................................ 14 MINEUR Anne -Marie (Netherlands, GUE/NGL) .................................. 76 MLINAR Angelika (Austria, ALDE) ................................................................ 2 MOIS Ä Ionel -Sorin (Romania, S&D) .......................................................... 90 MOODY Clare (United Kingdom, S&D) ................................................ 125 MORAES Claude (United Kingdom, S&D) ............................................ 125 MORGANO Luigi (Italy, S&D) ...................................................................... 65 MORIN -CHARTIER Elisabeth (France, EPP) ......................................... 35 MOSCA Alessia Maria (Italy, S&D) ............................................................ 66 NART Javier (Spain, ALDE) ........................................................................ 105 NEUSER Norbert (Germany, S&D) ............................................................ 49 NEYTS -UYTTEBROECK Annemie (Belgium, ALDE) .............................. 8 NICOLAI Norica (Romania, ALDE) ............................................................. 91 NIEDERM'LLER P(C)ter (Hungary, S&D) .................................................. 58 NILSSON Jens (Sweden, S&D ) .................................................................. 115 OMARJEE Younous (France, GUE/NGL) ................................................. 36 PAGAZAURTUNDA RUIZ Maite (Spain, ALDE) ............................ 105 PANZERI Pier Antonio (Italy, S&D) ........................................................... 66 PAPADIMOULIS Dimitrios (Greece, GUE/NGL) ................................. 56 PA ÅCU Ioan Mircea (Romania, S&D) ........................................................ 91 PICULA Tonino (Croatia, S&D) .................................................................... 16 PIETIKINEN Sirpa (F inland, EPP) ............................................................ 26 PIRI Kati (Netherlands, S&D) ....................................................................... 76 PITTELLA Gianni (Italy, S&D) ....................................................................... 67 POST Soraya (Sweden, S&D) ..................................................................... 115 PREDA Cristian Dan (Romania, EPP) ........................................................ 92 RADO Å Jozo (Croatia, ALDE) ....................................................................... 17 REDA Julia (Germany, Greens/EFA) ......................................................... 49 REGNER Evelyn (Austria, S&D) ...................................................................... 3 REHN Olli (Finland, ALDE) ............................................................................ 27 REIMON Michel (Austria, Greens/EFA) ..................................................... 3 REINTKE Terry (Germany, Greens/EFA) ................................................ 50 REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY Christine (France, S&D) .... 36 RODRIGUES Liliana (Portugal, S&D) ........................................................ 85 RODRIGUES Maria Jo£o (Portugal, S&D) ............................................... 86 RODRIGUEZ -RUBIO VZQUEZ Tere (Spain, GUE/NGL) ............ 106 ROLIN Claude (Belgium, EPP) ......................................................................... 9 SAKORAFA Sofia (Greece, GUE/NGL) ..................................................... 56 SNCHEZ CALDENTEY Lola (Spain, GUE/NGL) .............................. 106 SARGENTINI Judith (Netherlands, Greens/EFA) ................................ 77

xlviii SARVAMAA Petri (Finland, EPP) ................................................................ 27 SCHAAKE Marietje (Netherlands, ALDE) ............................................... 77 SCHLEIN Elena Ethel (Italy, S&D) ............................................................... 67 SCHOLZ Helmut (Germany, GUE/NGL) .................................................. 50 SCHULZ Martin (Germany, S&D) ............................................................... 51 SCOTT CATO Molly (United Kingdom, Greens/EFA) ..................... 126 SEBASTI Jordi (Spain, Greens/EFA) .................................................... 107 SIMON Peter (Germany, S&D) .................................................................... 51 SIPPEL Birgit (Germany, S&D) ..................................................................... 52 Å KRLE C Davor (Croatia, Greens/EFA) ..................................................... 17 SMOLKOV Monika (Slovakia, S&D) ....................................................... 95 SPINELLI Barbara (Italy, GUE/NGL) .......................................................... 68 STEINRUCK Jutta (Germany, S&D) ........................................................... 52 SWINBURNE Kay (United Kingdom, ECR) .......................................... 126 SYLIKIOTIS Neoklis (Cyprus, GUE/NGL) ................................................ 19 TANNOCK Charles (United Kingdom, ECR) ....................................... 127 TARABELLA Marc (Belgium, S&D) ................................................................ 9 TERRICABRAS Josep -Maria (Spain, Greens/EFA) ........................... 107 THEOCHAROUS Eleni (Cyprus, EPP) ....................................................... 19 THUN UND HOHENSTEIN R" Å¼a Gr¤fin von (Poland, EPP) ............ 82 TOOM Yana (Estonia, ALDE) ........................................................................ 24 TRNS Ulla (Denmark, ALDE) ................................................................ 23 TREMOSA i BALCELLS Ramo n (Spain, ALDE) .................................... 108 ULVSKOG Marita (Sweden, S&D) ........................................................... 116 URTASUN Ernest (Spain, Greens/EFA) ................................................. 108 VAJGL Ivo (Slovenia, ALDE) .......................................................................... 97 VÄLEAN Adina- Ioana (Romania, EPP) ...................................................... 92 VALENCIANO MARTNEZ -OROZCO Elena (Spain, S&D) ........... 109 VALLINA ngela (Spain, GUE/NGL) ....................................................... 109 van BAALEN Johannes (Netherlands, ALDE) ........................................ 78 VAN BREMPT Kathleen (Belgium, S&D) ................................................. 10 van NIEUWENHUIZEN Cora (Netherlands, ALDE) ............................ 78 van NISTELROOIJ Lambert (Netherlands, EPP) .................................. 79 VANA Monika (Austria, Greens/EFA) .......................................................... 4 VYRYNEN Paavo (Finland, ALDE) ........................................................... 28 VERGIAT Marie -Christine (France, GUE/NGL) .................................... 37 VERHOFSTADT Guy (Belgium, ALDE) ..................................................... 10 VIEGAS Miguel (Portugal, GUE/NGL) ...................................................... 86 VIOTTI Daniele (Italy, S&D) .......................................................................... 68 VIRKKUNEN Henna (Finland, EPP) ........................................................... 28 WEBER Renate (Romania, EPP) .................................................................. 93 WEIDENHOLZER Josef (Austria, S&D) ...................................................... 4 WIKSTRM Cecilia (Sweden, ALDE) ..................................................... 116 WINKLER Iuliu (Romania, EPP) ................................................................... 93 ZALA Boris (Slovakia, S&D) ........................................................................... 95 ZIMMER Gabriele (Germany, GUE/NGL) ............................................... 53 ZUBER Inªs Cristina (Portugal, GUE/NGL) ............................................ 87

1 D. Members AUSTRIA FREUND Eugen S&D Austria (First mandate) AFET SEDE Palestinian Legislative Council Background ' Award-winning TV journalist (including Washington, DC correspondent); inexistent political career, was offered a post in the 2014 EU elections by the SP (social-democratic). ' Interested in foreign affairs. ' Wrote several books on global politics. Details @ eugen.freund@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 39 " ASP 13 G 153 # http://twitter.com/EugenAFreund

2 LUNACEK Ulrike Vice-President of the European Parliament Greens/EFA Austria (Returning) AFET LIBE FEMM BiH & Kosovo (Vice-Chair) Serbia Montenegro Background ' Interpreter; director at the Austrian Green Party (1996-1998); national MP and vice-chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (1999-2009); co-chair of the European Green Party (2006-2009); MEP since 2009; co-president of the Intergroup on LGBTI Rights (2009-present). ' Interested in foreign affairs; the Western Balkans; human rights in the world; the rights of LGBTI people; gender equality; sexual and reproductive health rights; and social justice . ' First out homosexual politician in Austria (1980); shadowed the Estrela report on sexual and reproductive health rights (2013); authored a landmark report for an LGBTI roadmap (2014); prominent Greens/EFA voice on foreign affairs; expected to get a human rights- or Western Balkans-related Vice-President portfolio. Details @ ulrike.lunacek@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 95 " ASP 5 F 358 # http://twitter.com/UlrikeLunacek MLINAR Angelika ALDE Austria (First mandate) FEMM (Co-coordinator) LIBE Mashreq Background ' Lawyer and entrepreneur; originally engaged in politics on behalf of the Carinthian Slovene minority; worked for the European Commission delegation to Slovenia in the field of justice and home affairs; first MEP of recently-founded liberal party NEOS; national MP (2013-2014). ' Interested in gender equality; constitutional affairs; and justice and home affairs. ' Holds progressive views. Details @ angelika.mlinar@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 51 " ASP 8 G 257 # http://twitter.com/AngelikaMlinar

3 REGNER Evelyn S&D Austria (Returning) JURI (Coordinator) EMPL FEMM Background ' Trade unionist; briefly worked at Amnesty International; active in trade unions starting in 1996; Austrian Trade Union Federation representative in Brussels (9 years, dates unknown); MEP since 2009; vice-chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs (2009-2014). ' Interested in employment issues; social justice; working conditions, both in the EU and in the world; economic and monetary affairs; transparency; and gender equality. ' Chaired the European Parliament's Advisory Committee for the Code of Conduct for Members, in charge of updating the parliament's rules on transparency and conflicts of interest (2012-2013). Details @ evelyn.regner@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 76 " ASP 13 G 206 # http://twitter.com/Evelyn_Regner REIMON Michel Greens/EFA Austria (First mandate) ECON Mashreq Arab Peninsula Iraq Background ' Journalist and communication consultant; spokesman of the 'STOPP GATS' campaign against the WTO's General Agreement on Trade in Services (2002-2003); adviser on press and elections in the Burgenland region (2004-unknown); regional MP (2010-2014). ' Interested in human rights; post-crisis economics; the European social model; employment issues; economic and monetary affairs; the environment; and science and technology. ' Wrote one book on his political activism. Details @ michel.reimon@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 81 " ASP 5 E 262 # http://twitter.com/michelreimon

4 VANA Monika Greens/EFA Austria (First mandate) REGI (Coordinator) EMPL FEMM South Africa Background ' Journalist; member of the European Commission's Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities for Men and Women (1994-1995); EU affairs adviser to the federal minister for women's affairs (1994-1995); councillor (2001-2005); executive councillor (2005-2014); co-chair of the Vienna Municipal Council (2012-2014). ' Very keen on gender equality; also interested in employment issues; social rights; youth unemployment; human rights; and the rights of all minorities. Details @ monika.vana@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 03 " ASP 5 E 266 # http://twitter.com/MonikaVana WEIDENHOLZER Josef S&D Austria (Returning) LIBE DROI (Coordinator for urgency resolutions) BiH & Kosovo Background ' Sociology and social policy professor; pro-European activist since 1991; co-founded Volkshilfe, an Austrian social services company; MEP since 2011. ' Interested in human rights in the EU; asylum; privacy issues; police and judicial cooperation; and human rights in the world (from 2014 onwards, coordinates the urgency resolutions for the S&D group). ' Vocally against TTIP. Details @ josef.weidenholzer@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 73 " ASP 13 G 202 # http://twitter.com/Weidenholzer

5 BELGIUM ARENA Maria S&D Belgium (First mandate) INTA FEMM (Coordinator) EMPL ACP Background ' Councillor (2001-2008); Walloon minister for employment and training (2000-2003); federal minister with various portfolios (administration, social integration, large cities, equal opportunities) in 2003-2004; president of the French-speaking community in Belgium (2004-2008); national MP (2007, 2009-2010); senator (2010-2014); delegate to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (2010-2014). ' Interested in asylum issues; social dialogue and social justice; international trade (concerning TTIP, keen on S&D demands to guarantee social rights and scrap the ISDS); and gender equality. Details @ maria.arena@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 90 " ASP 11 G 116 # http://twitter.com/Mariearenaps

6 BAYET Hugues S&D Belgium (First mandate) ECON LIBE Turkey Background ' Studied management and human resources; elected President of Young Socialists in 1995; long involved in national politics in various cabinets, as a councillor, as a mayor (since 2006), and as a regional MP. ' Interested in social rights, including an EU -wide minimum salary; and LGBTI rights. ' Appears keen to produce written questions. Details @ hugues.bayet@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 91 " ASP 11 G 153 DEMESMAEKER Mark ECR Belgium (Returning) AFET DROI Ukraine Euronest Background ' Journalist; regional MP (2004-2013); secretary-general of his party (2005-2007); councillor (2013-present); MEP since 2013. ' Interested in media and education; regional autonomy; social rights, including an EU -wide minimum salary; and LGBTI rights. ' Strong advocate in favour of breaking up Belgium, but may be relied upon for fundamental rights and media-related issues. Details @ mark.demesmaeker @ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 62 " WIB 4 M 57 # http://twitter.com/ markdemesmaeker

7 DEPREZ G(C)rard ALDE Belgium (Returning) LIBE Iraq Background ' Leadership positions in the Social-Christian Party (Belgium), the European People's Party, and the Reformist Movement (Belgium); MEP (1984-2009); chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (2008 -2009); vice-chair of the European Parliament delegation to Turkey (1997-1999, 2002-2004); senator since 2010. ' Interested in the rule of law; human rights; asylum and migration; and budgetary control. Details @ gerard.deprez@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 97 " ASP 9 G 210 # http://twitter.com/gerardeprez LAMBERTS Philippe Greens/EFA Belgium (Returning) ECON Background ' Engineer; councillor (1995-2006); adviser to the vice-prime minister on foreign affairs and defence (1999-2003); co-spokesperson of the European Green Party (2006-2012); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in financial regulations; fiscal fairness; post-crisis economics; research and industry; transparency; and social justice. ' Famously drafted an amendment to the Capital Requirements Directive, capping bonus payments in the financial industry to 100% of one's salary, or 200% with shareholders' approval. Details @ philippe.lamberts @ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 88 " ASP 5 F 253 # http://twitter.com/ PH_lamberts

8 MICHEL Louis ALDE Belgium (Returning) LIBE DEVE DROI ACP (Chair) Background ' Long political career (starting in 1967 as president of Young Liberals); sat in the Belgian Federal Parliament from 1978 until 2004 as MP and then senator; foreign affairs minister (1999 -2004); MEP since 2009. ' Leading and respected voice on development (both in the global North and South); formerly EU commissioner for development and humanitarian aid (2004-2009) and co-president of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-2014). ' Also interested in civil liberties; the rule of law; and strongly pro-European. Details @ louis.michel@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 32 " ASP 9 G 206 NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK Annemie ALDE Belgium (Returning) AFET (Coordinator) SEDE ACP Background ' Lengthy political career in Belgium at the local, regional, and federal levels since 1977; MEP (1994-1999, 2004-present); state secretary for foreign affairs (2000-2001); minister for European affairs, international trade and agriculture (2001-2003); also president of Liberal International (1999-2005). ' Senior and decisive voice in her group on foreign affairs and security and defence; involved in all connected files. Has ties with the US Democratic Party. Details @ annemie.neyts -uyttebroeck@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 61 " ASP 9 G 218

9 ROLIN Claude EPP Belgium (First mandate) EMPL REGI Pan-African Parliament ACP Background ' Member of the European Economic and Social Council (dates unknown); Christian trade unionist in the 1980s and 1990s; secretary-general of the Luxembourg province in Belgium (2006-2014); member of the European Trade Union Confederation Executive Committee. ' Originally a forestry and construction worker; authored an opinion on the European Steel Industry on behalf of the European Economic and Social Council (2013); interested in unemployment issues in industrial sectors and European support to regional development. Details @ claude.rolin@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 16 " ASP 8 E 266 # http://twitter.com/clauderolin TARABELLA Marc S&D Belgium (Returning) FEMM ASEAN (Vice-Chair) Central Asia Euronest Background ' Strong background in rural Wallonia, where he enjoys a high popularity; mayor of a small town in Wallonia since 1995; long-time activist in the Socialist Party; MEP (2004-2007, 2009-present). ' During the 2009-2014 term, authored a key European Parliament report on public procurement, working against social dumping and adding social and environmental criteria. ' Keen on gender equality; social rights; and employment issues. Details @ marc.tarabella@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 44 " ASP 11 G 115 # http://twitter.com/marctarabella

10 VAN BREMPT Kathleen S&D (Vice-Chair) Belgium (Returning) DEVE Arab Peninsula Background ' MEP (1999-2003, 2009-present); federal minister for labour and welfare (2003-2004); flemish minister for mobility, social economy and equal opportunities (2007-2009); Antwerp councillor since 2001. ' Interested in social rights (including the fight against poverty); youth issues; equal opportunities; energy; and climate and environment issues (including shale gas). ' She only joined the Committee on Development and the delegation to the Arab Peninsula in 2014, and as a substitute; the extent to which she will involve herself in these two bodies is unclear. Details @ kathleen.vanbrempt@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 47 " ASP 11 G 107 # http://twitter.com/kvanbrempt VERHOFSTADT Guy ALDE (Chair) Belgium (Returning) Background ' Politician; active in liberal youth organisations since 1972; president of his party (1983-unknown); numerous mandates as MP and senator; prime minister of Belgium (1999-2008); MEP and chair of the ALDE group since 2009; ALDE candidate for the European Commission presidency (2014). ' Interested in the rule of law; European integration; the European Neighbourhood and in particular Russia; fundamental rights; post -crisis economics; financial regulations; and EU institutional matters. ' Fiercely progressive, pro-European and federalist, but will focus exclusively on the most politically important files. Details @ guy.verhofstadt @ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 66 " PHS 55 C 11 # http://twitter.com/ GuyVerhofstadt

11 BULGARIA ALI Nedzhmi ALDE Bulgaria (Returning) AFET Turkey Background ' Economist; member of the Supervisory Board of Bulgaria's Privatisation and Post-Privatisation Control Agency (2001-2003); national MP (2005-2013); vice-minister for defence (2003-2005, 2013); observer MEP before Bulgaria's accession (2005-2006); MEP (6 months in 2007). ' Comes from a party focused on the interests of the Muslim and Turkish minorities in Bulgaria; the party is keen on human rights and has a socially liberal approach. ' May be interested in transparency and anti -corruption issues. Details @ nedzhmi.ali@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 08 " ASP 8 G 258

12 GABRIEL Mariya EPP (Vice-Chair) Bulgaria (Returning) LIBE AFET FEMM Maghreb ACP Union for the Mediterranean Arab Peninsula Background ' Teacher and scholar; MEP since 2009; led the EU Electoral Observation Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo (2011). ' Interested in agriculture (organised debates in a number of Bulgarian cities); civil liberties; and gender equality. Proved keen to mobilise EU attention and resources for the structural development of the Danube region. ' Truly progressive at heart and can be convinced to go against her group line, particularly on gender equality and social issues; insists on speaking French whenever possible. Details @ mariya.gabriel@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 52 48 " ASP 8 F 255 # http://twitter.com/GabrielMariya HYUSMENOVA Filiz ALDE (Vice-Chair) Bulgaria (Returning) LIBE Background ' Lecturer; deputy mayor of Silistra (1999-2001); deputy governor of Silistra (2001-2003); minister without portfolio (2003-2005); national MP (2005-2007); observer MEP during Bulgaria's accession (2005-2006); MEP and vice-chair of the Committee on Regional Development since 2007; vice-chair of the vice-president of her party (2010-present). ' Interested in the use of regional funds; asylum and migration; the rule of law; fundamental rights; and the rights of all minorities, including the Roma. ' Turkish background; comes from a party focused on the interests of the Muslim and Turkish minorities in Bulgaria; the party is keen on human rights and has a socially liberal approach. Details @ filizhakaeva.hyusmenova @ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 59 03 " ASP 8 G 351

13 IOTOVA Iliana S&D Bulgaria (Returning) LIBE (Vice-Chair) REGI FEMM Montenegro Union for the Mediterranean Background ' National MP and PACE delegate (2005-2007); originally reporter and TV news editor; studied at the prestigious cole Nationale d'Administration in Strasbourg. ' Became an MEP in Bulgaria's first post-EU accession election (2007); active in the fields of fisheries, civil liberties, and petitions. ' Member of the European Parliament's Special Committee on Organised Crime, Corruption and Money Laundering (2012-2013); may have a continuing interest in these issues. Details @ iliana.iotova@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 08 " ASP 11 G 157 # http://twitter.com/ iiotova KOVATCHEV Andrey Quaestor of the European Parliament EPP Bulgaria (Returning) AFET DROI FYROM Background ' Background in both academic and private sectors; PhD in biology; MEP since 2009. ' Interested in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; European integration; transparency and accountability in public life; freedom and rights in post-Communist Member States. ' Rising voice in the EPP on foreign affairs; convinced pro-European (chairman of the Union of European Federalists in Bulgaria); progressive at heart, but will only take measured political risks. Details @ andrey.kovatchev@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 62 " ASP 13 E 130 # http://twitter.com/andreykovatchev

14 KYUCHYUK Ilhan ALDE Bulgaria (First mandate) AFET Maghreb Background ' Studied political science and government; attended the European Parliament's Young Political Leaders Program (2010); the Friedrich Naumann Foundation's Liberal Academy (2010); the Council of Europe's World Forum for Democracy (2012); and a US State Department-funded programme on social, political and economic issues (2012). ' Active in the Movement for Rights and Freedom (his party)'s youth movement since 2005; political adviser to the youth movement since 2010; president since 2012; parliamentary secretary to the deputy prime minister since 2013. ' Comes from a party focused on the interests of the Muslim and Turkish minorities in Bulgaria; the party is keen on human rights and has a socially liberal approach. Details @ ilhan.kyuchyuk@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 78 " ASP 8 G 342 # http://twitter.com/ilhankyuchyuk MIHAYLOVA Iskra ALDE Bulgaria (First mandate) REGI (Chair) FYROM South Caucasus Euronest Background ' Background in culture and research; chief expert at the Ministry of Culture (1996-1997); adviser to the minister of regional development and public works (2001-2005); deputy minister for regional development and public works (200 5-2009); national MP (2009-2013). ' Chaired the Environment and Water Committee throughout her mandate in the national parliament; expressed keen interest in overseeing the use of European funds and regulating the exploration and extraction of mineral resources; only MEP to be elected committee chairwoman without previous experience in the European Parliament. ' Comes from a party focused on human rights with a socially liberal approach. Details @ iskra.mihaylova@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 58 " ASP 8 G 305

15 CROATIA BORZAN Biljana S&D Croatia (Returning) FEMM FYROM Montenegro Background ' Doctor; background in occupational health and sports; first elected MP in 2008; observer MEP since 2012 as part of Croatia's accession process; elected as an MEP in Croatia's first EU elections (2013). ' Keen on public health and food safety; interested in GMO regulations; concerned about TTIP and the lowering of food safety standards; also interested in equality and social justice. Details @ biljana.borzan@europarl.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 59 32 " ASP 9 G 318 # http://twitter.com/BiljanaBorzan

16 JAKOVÄIÄ Ivan ALDE Croatia (First mandate) REGI (Coordinator) Albania (Vice-Chair) Serbia Background ' Closely involved in regional politics and policy -making; councillor of the Istrian Region Assembly (1993-2001); president of the Istrian region (2001-2013); president of the Adriatic Euro region (2005-unknown); national MP (1992-2003); minister for European integration (2000-2001); longest-serving party chairman in post-independence Croatia (since 1991). ' Interested in regional and structural EU funds; human rights; environmental protection; media freedom; economic affairs. ' Occasionally spoke out against nationalism, racism and xenophobia. Details @ ivan.jakovcic@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 39 " ASP 8 H 259 # http://twitter.com/IvanJakovcic PICULA Tonino S&D Croatia (Returning) AFET SEDE REGI BiH & Kosovo (Chair) Euronest Serbia Background ' Sociologist; secretary for international relations in his party (1993-2000); foreign affairs minister (2000-2003); national MP (2000-2012); leader of the Croatian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE (2004-2012); various posts of responsibility in his party (2004 -2012); mayor of Velika Gorica (2005-2009); observer MEP during Croatia's accession (2012-2013); MEP since 2013. ' Interested in European integration; the European Neighbourhood, and particularly EU -Ukraine relations; foreign affairs; and human rights. ' Convinced pro-European; will be central to EU-Ukraine relations as his group's standing rapporteur. Details @ tonino.picula @ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 59 48 " ASP 9 G 265 # http://twitter.com/ TPicula

17 RADOÅ Jozo ALDE Croatia (First mandate) AFET SEDE Montenegro BiH & Kosovo Background ' Professor of engineering and computing; national MP (1992-2008; 2011-unknown); PACE delegate (1998-2000); minister of defence (2000-2002), severely reduced the army's budget and reduced military service from 12 to 6 months; observer MEP during Croatia's accession (2012-2013). ' Expressed interest in the stability of the Western Balkans, European integration, and stability in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Details @ jozo.rados@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 87 " ASP 8 H 267 # http://twitter.com/jozorados Å KRLEC Davor Greens/EFA Croatia (First mandate) REGI Turkey Background ' Electrical engineer and professor; deputy leader of his party. ' Expressed interest in environmental issues and sustainable development; against GMO; against TTIP; keen on regional development in the Danube region. Details @ davor.skrlec@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 28 " ASP 4 E 258

18 CYPRUS HADJIGEORGIOU Takis GUE/NGL Cyprus (Returning) AFET Turkey (Vice-Chair) Euronest Serbia Ukraine Background ' Journalist; national MP (1996-2009); MEP since 2009. ' Long-standing interest in Turkey (linked to the North Cyprus conflict) and Euronest; also interested in human rights; EU enlargement; unemployment and post-crisis economics; and the Cyprus conflict. ' Kept a rather low profile in the 2009-2014 mandate in terms of attendance and reports authored. Details @ takis.hadjigeorgiou@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 57 " WIB 2 M 57 # http://twitter.com/thadjigeorgiou

19 SYLIKIOTIS Neoklis GUE/NGL (Vice-Chair) Cyprus (First mandate) EMPL Palestinian Legislative Council ACP Union for the Mediterranean Background ' Involved and employed in AKEL, the Progressive Party of Working People (1995-unknown); minister of interior (2006-2012); minister of commerce, industry and tourism (during the Cypriot presidency of the Council of the EU). ' Interested in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and post-crisis economics (strong anti-liberal feelings). Details @ neoklis.sylikiotis@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 54 " WIB 2 M 65 # http://twitter.com/sylikiotis THEOCHAROUS Eleni EPP Cyprus (Returning) AFET REGI Turkey Serbia Background ' Paediatric surgeon; national MP (2001-2009); parliamentary interests included foreign affairs and health policy; observer MEP during Cyprus' EU accession (2003); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in foreign affairs and the Cyprus conflict; reasonable and respected voice in the EPP (despite coming from a small Member State); progressive at heart. ' Connected to Lions International and Rotary International. Details @ eleni.theocharous@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 52 93 " ASP 8 E 246 # http://twitter.com/THEOCHAROUSE

20 CZECH REPUBLIC DLABAJOV Martina ALDE Czech Republic (First mandate) EMPL South Africa South Caucasus Euronest Background ' Entrepreneur and business executive; chair of the Board and then president of the Chamber of Commerce of the Zlin region (2012-present); president of the Zlin Rotary Club (2006-present). ' Member of a young pro-business and anti-corruption political party (ANO 2011, founded the same year). Details @ martina.dlabajova@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 57 " ASP 9 G 342 # http ://twitter.com/Mdlabajova

21 MAÅ TLKA JiÅ GUE/NGL Czech Republic (Returning) JURI Montenegro Russia (Vice-Chair) Euronest Moldova Background ' Doctor; involved as Communist politician in the post-Velvet Revolution transition; national MP (1996-2004); vice-chair of the Committee for Social Policy and Healthcare (2002-2004); PACE delegate (2002-2004); observer MEP during the Czech Republic's accession (2003-2004); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in media freedom; environmental protection; human rights; and sexual and reproductive health rights. Details @ jiri.mastalka@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 59 05 " WIB 7 M 13 DENMARK

22 AUKEN Margrete Greens/EFA Denmark (Returning) Palestinian Legislative Council (Vice-Chair) Union for the Mediterranean Background ' National MP (1979-1990, 1994-2004); PACE delegate (1999-2004); MEP since 2004. ' Long-standing interest in the Israeli -Palestinian conflict; in the environment; and bioethics; also interested in citizens' petitions (very active in the Committee on Petitions); citizens' rights; the EU Ombudsman; and the implementation of EU law nationally. ' Upset her party by sitting with the Greens/EFA rather than the GUE/NGL, her national party's European affiliation, in 2004. Details @ margrete.auken@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 27 " ASP 4 F 358 # http://twitter.com/MargreteAuken KARI Rina Ronja GUE/NGL Denmark (Returning) EMPL (Coordinator) ECON Turkey Background ' Involved in her party, the People's Movement Against the EU, as a spokesperson of its youth branch first (2004-2008), and then as spokesperson of the party (2008-unknown); MEP since February 2014. ' Made youth unemployment her top priority as Coordinator; strongly positioned against austerity and social dumping; also interested in freedom of movement; human rights; and against TTIP. Details @ rinaronja.kari@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 52 " WIB 2 M 83 # http://twitter.com/rinakari

23 TRNS Ulla ALDE Denmark (First mandate) EMPL (Vice-Chair) ASEAN Background ' Involved in the Liberal Party since 1986; national MP (1994-2007); minister for education (2001-2005); minister for development cooperation (2005-2010); spokesperson on labour issues (2010-2013). ' Keen interest in education and employment issues; also interested in energy, the environment, and foreign affairs. Details @ ulla.tornaes@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 66 " ASP 8 H 254 ESTONIA

24 KALLAS Kaja ALDE Estonia (First mandate) Ukraine Euronest Background ' Lawyer; national MP and chair of the Economic Affairs Committee (2011-2014); daughter of former European Commissioner for transport Siim Kallas. ' Strongly pro-European; interested in the common European market; energy policy; and renewable energy (particularly wind), likely in the context of energy dependency with Russia. Details @ kaja.kallas@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 79 " ASP 8 G 153 # http://twitter.com/kajakallas TOOM Yana ALDE Estonia (First mandate) EMPL Russia Maghreb Union for the Mediterranean Background ' Journalist; deputy mayor of Tallinn (2010-2011); national MP (2011-2014); first Estonian MEP from the Russian-speaking minority. ' Refused supporting the European Parliament's first resolution on the Ukraine-Russia conflict in July 2014, and may be pro-Russia to an unknown extent (and, in that case, not necessarily an Open Society ally). Details @ yana.toom@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 81 " ASP 8 G 146

25 FINLAND HAUTALA Heidi Greens/EFA (Vice-Chair) Finland (Returning) DEVE (Coordinator until end of 2014) JURI (Coordinator) South Caucasus Euronest (Chair) Russia ACP Background ' National MP (1991-1995, 2003-2009); observer MEP during Finland's accession (1993-1994); MEP (1995-2003, 2009-2011), including chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights (2009-2011); minister for international development (2011-2013); president of the European Green Foundation (2008-present). ' Keen interest and respected voice in development policy; human rights in the world; also interested in transparency in EU institutions; and renewable energy. ' Led the European Parliament's work on human rights in the world under her chairmanship of the DROI committee (2009-2011); expected to do leading work in the field of development and transparency in the 2014-2019 term. Details @ heidi.hautala@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 18 " ASP 6 F 358 # http://twitter.com/ HeidiHautala

26 KUMPULA-NATRI Miapetra S&D Finland (First mandate) EMPL Moldova Euronest Background ' Senior staffer in the European Movement Finland (1997-2000); parliamentary secretary to the prime minister (2000-2003); national MP (2003-2014); delegate to the Parliamentary assembly of the OSCE (2003-2007). ' Interested in energy policy; climate policy; and gender equality. Details @ miapetra.kumpula -natri@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 52 94 " ASP 9 G 253 # http://twitter.com/miapetrakumpula PIETIKINEN Sirpa EPP Finland (Returning) ECON FEMM ACP Background ' National MP (1983-2003); environment minister (1991-1995); MEP since 2008. ' Interested in LGBTI issues; gender equality; sexual and reproductive health rights; environmental issues; public health; and consumer protection. ' Because of her resolutely progressive views, her influence is limited within her political group (and to some extent in the European Parliament), despite sitting in the European Parliament since 2008. Details @ sirpa.pietikainen@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 52 64 " ASP 11 E 205 # http://twitter.com/spietikainen

27 REHN Olli Vice-President of the European Parliament ALDE Finland (First mandate) INTA REGI Turkey Background ' Invested in centrist politics since 1988 as a Helsinki councillor; national MP and PACE delegate (1991-1995); chief of staff to Erkki Liikanen, first Finnish European commissioner (1998-2002); European commissioner for enlargement (2004-2010) and economic and monetary affairs (2010-2014, during most of the EU's sovereign debt crisis). ' Previous contender for the ALDE nomination for European Commission President race (lost to Guy Verhofstadt); very senior voice in ALDE and Brussels circles. ' Strongly pro-European integration; pro-TTIP, doesn't seem to find issue with the ISDS; criticised as European Commissioner responsible for strict austerity measures. Details @ olli.rehn@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 61 " ASP 9 G 130 # http://twitter.com/ollirehn SARVAMAA Petri EPP Finland (Returning) LIBE Russia Background ' Journalist by training; foreign reporter for national broadcaster YLE; recently converted to politics (first ran for MEP in 2011; joined the European Parliament in 2012). ' Pro-European; firm towards Russia; interested in European integration; justice and security; and human rights in the world. ' Progressive at heart, does not hesitate breaking away from his group on social, environmental, and human rights issues; also an influential voice on budgetary issues. Details @ petri.sarvamaa@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 47 " ASP 11 E 217 # http://twitter.com/petrisarvamaa

28 VYRYNEN Paavo ALDE Finland (Returning) DEVE (Vice-Chair) AFET Russia Background ' National MP (1970-2003, 2007-2011); minister of education (1975-1976); minister of labour (1976-1977); minister for foreign affairs (1976-1987, 1991-1993); deputy prime minister (1983-1987); MEP (1995-2007); minister for trade and development (2007-2011); ran in presidential elections (1988, 1994). ' Authored several books on international relations and Finnish/European politics; elected MEP in Finland's first EU elections (MEP 1995 -2007); Chair of the European Parliament European Economic Area Delegation (1996-1997); Vice-Chair of the European Parliament delegation to Bulgaria (2004-2006). ' Senior political voice; expected to take on highly visible work in development and foreign affairs, particularly towards Russia and European Neighbourhood countries. Details @ paavo.vayrynen@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 33 " ASP 8 H 349 # http://twitter.com/kokokansanpaavo VIRKKUNEN Henna EPP Finland (First mandate) South Africa Arab Peninsula Background ' Journalist and media consultant; national MP (2007-2008); minister for education and science (2008-2011); minister for public administration and local government (2011-2014); minister for transport and local government (2014). ' Interested in transport; international trade; and the internal market. ' Will likely be a rather progressive voice. Details @ henna.virkkunen@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 52 26 " ASP 11 E 209 # http://twitter.com/HennaVirkkunen

29 FRANCE ALLIOT-MARIE Mich¨le EPP France (Returning) AFET EMPL Arab Peninsula (Chair) Background ' University professor by training; numerous local and regional mandates since 1972; mep (1989-1993); interior minister (2007-2009); minister of justice (2009-2010); minister of foreign affairs (2010-2011). ' Keenly interested in foreign affairs and security and defence policy; existing links to African leaders and politics. ' Wrote numerous books on French politics. Details @ michele.alliot -marie@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 52 82 " ASP 13 E 146 # http://twitter.com/MAlliotMarie

30 BALAS Guillaume S&D France (First mandate) EMPL Iraq Background ' History and geography teacher; head of the socialist group in the le-de-France Regional Council (2004-unknown); secretary-general of Un Monde d'Avance, a left-leaning strand within the Parti Socialiste. ' Interested in youth unemployment; social policies and the European social model; and education. ' Defied the S&D whip and refused to support Jean-Claude Juncker's European Commission presidency bid, together with other left -leaning colleagues, because of Juncker's economic policy, perceived as weak. Details @ guillaume.balas@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 12 " ASP 14 G 157 # http://twitter.com/BalasGuillaume CADEC Alain EPP France (Returning) ECON Russia ACP Background ' Manager in accountancy and insurance; local and then regional councillor since 1995; MEP since 2009. ' Interested in fishery policy; trade; water quality; and consumer safety. ' Keen interest in fishery policy, may choose to devote his mandate exclusively to chairing the Committee on Fisheries; however, may be a good progressive voice in the European Parliament delegation to Russia. Details @ alain.cadec@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 65 " ASP 13 E 103 # http://twitter.com/AlainCadec

31 CAVADA Jean-Marie ALDE France (Returning) JURI (Vice-Chair & Coordinator) Mashreq Union for the Mediterranean Background ' High-profile TV and radio journalist; manager and president of numerous radio channels (1994-2004); MEP since 2004; chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (2005-2008); left his centrist party UDI for a smaller party, Nous Citoyens, in September 2014. ' Strongly pro-European; interested in legal affairs; culture and education; media pluralism; and human rights. ' Due to his recent party change, influence in his political group may decline. Details @ jean -marie.cavada@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 67 " ASP 9 G 103 # http://twitter.com/JeanMarieCAVADA DE SARNEZ Marielle ALDE (Vice-Chair) France (Returning) INTA AFET ACP Central Asia Background ' Adviser to the French minister of education (1993-1997); MEP since 1999; helped found the centrist European Democratic Party (2004); secretary-general of the EDP (2009-present). ' Interested in culture, youth and education; international trade; and foreign affairs. ' Strongly pro-European; federalist; sceptical about the inclusion of an ISDS in TTIP. Details @ marielle.desarnez@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 52 97 " ASP 9 G 102 # http://twitter.com/desarnez

32 DELLI Karima Greens/EFA France (Returning) EMPL India Background ' Co-secretary of the Young Greens (2007-2008); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in youth unemployment; social housing; the European social model; the environment; renewable energy; gender equality; and human rights, including of the Roma and of LGBTI people. Details @ karima.delli@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 62 " ASP 4 F 151 # http://twitter.com/KarimaDelli GOULARD Sylvie ALDE France (Returning) ECON (Coordinator) South Africa Background ' College of Europe professor; studied at the prestigious cole Nationale d'Administration in Strasbourg; employed at the foreign affairs ministry (1989-1999); researcher at the French International Research Centre (1999-2011); MEP since 2009. ' Leading voice in economic and monetary policy, both in her group and in the European Parliament. ' Strongly pro-European; federalist; co-founded the Spinelli Group, a federalist think-tank/political club; published numerous books on European politics and globalisation. Details @ sylvie.goulard@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 50 " ASP 9 G 158 # http ://twitter.com/GoulardSylvie

33 GUILLAUME Sylvie Vice-President of the European Parliament S&D France (Returning) LIBE Background ' Various mandates in the Socialist Party since 1991; national secretary to women's rights in the French government (1995-1997); various local and regional mandates (1997-2009); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in civil liberties, justice and home affairs, particularly asylum and migration; gender equality; LGBTI rights; human rights; European citizenship; and the rise of xenophobia and populism in Europe. ' Leading voice on asylum and migration; responsible for the latest review of the European asylum system together with Jean Lambert (United Kingdom, Greens/EFA) in the previous legislature; was strongly against ACTA; expected to be critical of TTIP. Details @ sylvie.guillaume@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 33 " ASP 14 G 102 # http://twitter.com/sylvieguillaume JADOT Yannick Greens/EFA France (Returning) INTA (Vice-Chair & Coordinator) ASEAN ACP Background ' Campaign director for Greenpeace France (2002-2008); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in international development; international trade; state surveillance issues; and environmental issues. ' Very critical of TTIP and the lowering of standards (consumer protection, human rights) in international trade in general; keen on work with aid-receiving countries. Details @ yannick.jadot@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 75 " ASP 4 F 243 # http://twitter.com/yannickjadot

34 JOLY Eva Greens/EFA France (Returning) LIBE ECON Afghanistan (Vice-Chair) Union for the Mediterranean Mashreq Background ' Judge; famously dealt with high-level state corruption affairs in the 1990s (Transparency International's 2001 Integrity Award winner); joined the green movement in 2008; MEP since 2009; presidential contender (2012); led a UN anti-corruption mission to Afghanistan (2012). ' Interested in environmental issues; international aid; civil liberties; and fundamental rights. ' Extremely keen on fiscal evasion and tax havens; can be expected to go head to head with EU institutions, Member States, or individual politicians defending tax havens or unfair tax policies. Details @ eva.joly@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 76 " ASP 4 F 259 # http://twitter.com/evajoly LAMASSOURE Alain EPP France (Returning) ECON Background ' Civil servant; worked in ministerial and presidential teams since 1973; national MP (elected in 1986, 1988, 1993, 1995); MEP (1989-1993, 1999-present); minister for European affairs (1993-1995); budget minister (1995-1997). ' Very keen on budgetary and economic issues; highly respected voice throughout the European Parliament in this domain; also interested in European integration. ' Strongly pro-European; federalist; tipped for the presidency of the European Parliament for the second half of the 2014-2019 term (starting January 2017). Details @ alain.lamassoure@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 06 " ASP 13 E 205 # http://twitter.com/Alamassoure

35 MARTIN douard S&D France (First mandate) EMPL Palestinian Legislative Council Mashreq Background ' Steel worker and trade unionist; lead acrimonious negotiations with the government and ArcelorMittal to prevent the closure of furnaces employing thousands in 2009-2010; given a seat on the Parti socialiste list in 2014 to signal an opening to working class voters. ' Interested in employment issues; and the European social model. Details @ edouard.martin@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 72 " ASP 14 G 153 # http://twitter.com/edouardmartinEU MORIN-CHARTIER Elisabeth Quaestor of the European Parliament EPP France (Returning) EMPL India Background ' Education inspector; involved in local or regional mandates since 1998; MEP since 2007; vice-chair of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (2010-2014). ' Interested in youth unemployment; gender equality; the European Social Fund (rapporteur for the fund 2014-2020 in the previous term); and human rights in the world. ' Authored several books on politics, education and history. Details @ elisabeth.morinchartier@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 30 " ASP 13 E 165 # http://twitter.com/emorinchartier

36 OMARJEE Younous GUE/NGL France (Returning) REGI (Vice-Chair & Coordinator) India ACP Background ' Parliamentary assistant; engaged in politics since high school; MEP since 2012. ' Interested in regional development funds; the Food distribution programme for the Most Deprived Persons in the EU; outermost regions; fisheries; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and relations with African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. ' From La R(C)union island; very keen to work on everything related to the EU's outermost regions; currently developing a well -known voice on regional development. Details @ younous.omarjee@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 43 " WIB 7 M 33 # http://twitter.com/younousomarjee REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY Christine S&D France (First mandate) LIBE South Africa Background ' Parliamentary assistant; regional councillor since 2004. ' Interested in migration; youth unemployment; and gender equality. Details @ christine.revaultdallonnesbonnefoy@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 53 " ASP 14 G 218 # http://twitter.com/cdallonnes

37 VERGIAT Marie-Christine GUE/NGL France (Returning) LIBE DROI (Coordinator) AFET Pan-African Parliament Maghreb Background ' Parliamentary and ministerial adviser; active in student movements since 1973; involved in the French Human Rights League (1983-2009); MEP since 2009 (coordinator for her group in the Subcommittee on Human Rights). ' Interested in human rights in the world; social rights; gender equality; human rights; and the rights of all minorities. ' Reliably and constantly interested in human rights in the world; respected voice within her political group; always present for human rights urgency resolutions. Details @ marie -christine.vergiat@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 31 " WIB 7 M 43 # http://twitter.com/MCVergiat GERMANY

38 ALBRECHT Jan Philipp Greens/EFA Germany (Returning) LIBE (Vice-Chair) Israel Background ' Studied law and European politics; MEP since 2009. ' Interested in data protection (rapporteur for a key file during the previous term, intends to continue working on it); civil liberties; police and surveillance issues; transparency, particularly in lobbying and EU lawmaking. ' Recognised as Parliament's lead speaker on issues of data protection. Details @ jan.albrecht@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 50 60 " ASP 5 F 343 # http://twitter.com/janalbrecht BROK Elmar EPP Germany (Returning) AFET (Chair) EMPL India Background ' Journalist and political communication specialist; involved in his party since 1973; MEP since 1980; European Parliament representative in various intergovernmental conferences on EU treaties (Maastricht, 1994-1995; Amsterdam, 1996-1997; Nice, 2000; Constitutional Treaty, 2003-2004; Lisbon, 2007); chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (1999-present); chair of the European Parliament delegation to the USA (2009-2012). ' Interested in foreign affairs; security and defence policy; European integration; constitutional affairs. ' The European Parliament's most senior voice on foreign affairs; systematically involved in both his group and the Parliament's high-level foreign affairs matters; historical (15 years and counting) but politically partial chairmanship; socially conservative; only gave up a top corporate position at Bertelsmann in 2011. Details @ elmar.brok@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 23 " ASP 5 E 240

39 BUCHNER Klaus Greens/EFA Germany (First mandate) AFET DROI SEDE INTA Background ' University professor; involved in a small ecological party (DP) since 1983. ' Only MEP from DP, a different party than Germany's main Greens/EFA member party; might grow isolated; his influence will depend on his capacity to build alliances. Details @ klaus.buchner@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 39 " ASP 4 E 205 # http://twitter.com/Dr_KlausBuchner CRAMER Michael Greens/EFA Germany (Returning) FYROM Background ' Teacher; regional MP in Berlin (1989-2004); MEP since 2004; chair of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (2014-present). ' Interested in transport policy; post -Iron Curtain Europe; European integration. ' Progressive voice, but may wish to focus his attention on his chairmanship of the Committee on Transport and Tourism. Details @ michael.cramer@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 79 " ASP 4 F 155

40 DE MASI Fabio GUE/NGL Germany (First mandate) ECON South Africa India Background ' Economist and business consultant. ' Interested in post-crisis economics; transparency; anti-corruption; strongly against TTIP. Details @ fabio.demasi@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 67 " WIB 3 M 31 ERNST Cornelia GUE/NGL Germany (Returning) LIBE (Coordinator) BiH & Kosovo Background ' Teacher; involved in her party since 1991; regional MP (1998-2009); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in justice and home affairs; data protection; structural and regional funds; human rights, including of the Roma; gender equality. Details @ cornelia.ernst@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 60 " WIB 3 M 21 # http://twitter.com/ErnstCornelia

41 ERTUG Ismail S&D Germany (Returning) Central Asia ASEAN Background ' Consultant; involved in his party since 1999; councillor (2004-2009); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in EU-Turkey relations. ' Previously more active in the field of transport, but may be interested in issues relating to Turkey and Central Asia. Details @ ismail.ertug@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 47 " ASP 12 G 342 # http://twitter.com/IsmailErtug FLECKENSTEIN Knut S&D (Vice-Chair) Germany (Returning) AFET SEDE Russia Euronest Serbia Moldova Background ' Civil servant; involved in his party since 1974; MEP since 2009; chair of the European Parliament delegation to Russia (2009-2014). ' Interested in EU-Russia relations; the European Neighbourhood; foreign affairs; and culture and education. ' Pragmatic and respected voice in the EU -Russia dialogue. Details @ knut.fleckenstein@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 48 " ASP 12 G 305 # http://twitter.com/knufleckenstein

42 GEBHARDT Evelyne S&D Germany (Returning) JURI ACP Background ' Translator; various responsibilities in her party since 1975; chairwoman of her party's Women's Association (1983-1992); MEP since 1994. ' Interested in consumer protection; free movement, particularly of workers; European integration; the European social model; social justice; gender equality; and human rights. ' Respected voice in the Committee on Legal Affairs; critical of TTIP due to consumer protection concerns. Details @ evelyne.gebhardt@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 66 " ASP 12 G 306 GIEGOLD Sven Greens/EFA Germany (Returning) ECON (Coordinator) Albania Background ' Economist; involved in the ecological movement since 1986; co-founded anti-globalisation NGO Attac Germany (2000); co-founded the London-based International Tax Justice Network (2002); MEP since 2009. ' Very keen on tax evasion and combating tax havens; also interested in economic and monetary policy; financial regulation; transparency, particularly in the field of lobbying; and consumer protection. ' Highly critical of TTIP and large trade agreements in general. Details @ sven.giegold@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 69 " ASP 5 F 163 # http://twitter.com/sven_giegold

43 GROOTE Matthias S&D Germany (Returning) REGI Belarus Background ' Industrial engineer in the field of energy; various local mandates since 1996; MEP since 2005; chair of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (2012-2014). ' Interested in environmental issues; public health; and food safety (S&D coordinator for this committee starting in 2014). ' Interested in TTIP under the angle of drug approval and regulation; respected voice in his areas of interest. Details @ matthias.groote@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 31 " ASP 12 G 307 # http://twitter.com/Groote HNDEL Thomas GUE/NGL Germany (Returning) EMPL (Chair) ASEAN ACP Background ' Trade unionist; managerial and executive positions in top German trade union IG Metall (1987-2012); split from the Social-Democrats (SPD) and co-founded his own party, Labour and Social Justice '' The Electoral Alternative (2005, since absorbed by Die Linke); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in youth unemployment; employment issues; the European social model; post -crisis economics; anti-corruption; and human rights, including of the Roma. Details @ thomas.haendel@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 58 " WIB 3 M 59 # http://twitter.com/thaendel

44 HARMS Rebecca Greens/EFA (Co-Chair) Germany (Returning) AFET Ukraine Euronest Russia Background ' Anti-nuclear activist; regional MP (1994-2004); MEP since 2004; co-chair of the Greens/EFA group since 2009. ' Interested in foreign affairs; EU-Russia relations; EU-Ukraine relations; the European Neighbourhood; environmental issues; renewable energy; human rights; and gender equality. ' High-profile speaker in the European Parliament. Details @ rebecca.harms@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 95 " ASP 5 F 241 # http://twitter.com/RebHarms HEUBUCH Maria Greens/EFA Germany (First mandate) DEVE (Coordinator starting from 2015) Pan-African Parliament (Vice-Chair) ACP Background ' Farmer; active in farming politics since 1984; joined her party in 2011. ' Interested in agricultural and farming policy and international development. ' Although she appears to have devoted her public life to farming issues, her role as group coordinator in the Committee on Development means she will become a potential ally; may also choose to invest her time in her two delegations. Details @ maria.heubuch@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 35 " ASP 4 F 366

45 HOFFMANN Iris S&D Germany (First mandate) South Caucasus Euronest Russia Background ' Business administrator; various responsibilities in her party since 1994; national MP (1998-2009). ' Interested in budgetary issues; may be a reliable progressive voice in her delegations, provided she chooses to invest time in them. Details @ iris.hoffmann@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 67 " ASP 12 G 217 KELLER Franziska Greens/EFA (Vice-Chair) Germany (Returning) INTA LIBE Turkey Background ' Involved with the Young European Greens since 2001; spokesperson of the Federation of Young European Greens (2005-2007); MEP since 2009; European Green Party candidate for the European Commission presidency (2014). ' Interested in international trade; EU-Turkey relations; the Western Balkans; EU enlargement; and foreign affairs. ' Very critical of TTIP and the lowering of standards (consumer protection, human rights) in international trade in general. Details @ franziska.keller@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 79 " ASP 5 F 349 # http://twitter.com/SkaKeller

46 KREHL Constanze S&D Germany (Returning) REGI (Coordinator) Background ' MEP since 1994; chair of the European Parliament delegation to Russia (1994-2002). ' Interested in the use of structural and regional funds; the European social model; and human rights, including of the Roma. Details @ constanze.krehl@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 34 " ASP 12 G 258 # http://twitter.com/ConstanzeKrehl LAMBSDORFF Alexander (Graf) Vice-President of the European Parliament ALDE Germany (Returning) INTA AFET Turkey Israel Union for the Mediterranean Background ' Political adviser in the German Federal Foreign Office; MEP since 2004; headed numerous election observation missions to Bangladesh (2007, 2009), Kenya (2008), Guinea (2010), and Libya (2012). ' Interested in foreign affairs; young democracies; international trade; human rights in the world; and the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR; rapporteur for the resolution setting up this fund for the period 2014-2020 in the previous term). ' May get a human rights-related Vice-President portfolio; very popular in his national party; rather senior voice in his political group; socially conservative. Details @ alexandergraf.lambsdorff@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 18 " ASP 8 G 130 # http://twitter.com/Lambsdorff

47 LANGE Bernd S&D Germany (Returning) INTA (Chair) South Africa Background ' Teacher and trade unionist; party member since 1974; various party positions since 1983; MEP since 1994. ' Interested in international trade; climate policy; industrial and research policy; and public services. ' Rather senior voice among MEPs; will play a central role in the TTIP negotiations thanks to his chairmanship; favours a trade agreement with the USA, but against the ISDS in TTIP. Details @ bernd.lange@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 55 " ASP 12 G 205 # http://twitter.com/berndlange LEINEN Jo S&D Germany (Returning) AFET ACP Background ' Anti-nuclear and peace activist; held various party positions since 1977; president of the Union of European Federalists (1997-2004); MEP since 1999; chair of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (2004-2009); chair of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (2009-2012); president of the European Movement International (2011-present). ' Interested in European integration; climate and the environment; renewable energy; foreign affairs; and the European Neighbourhood. ' Long-standing pro-European; respected advocate of European federalism; acquainted to numerous pro-European politicians throughout Europe, centre-right and centre-left. Details @ jo.leinen@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 42 " ASP 12 G 265 # http://twitter.com/jo_leinen

48 LOCHBIHLER Barbara Greens/EFA Germany (Returning) DROI (Vice-Chair & Coordinator) AFET (Co-coordinator) ASEAN Maghreb Background ' University lecturer; regional MP and speaker of the Bavarian state parliament (1987-1991); secretary-general of the Women's International League for Peace's German section (1992-1999); secretary-general of Amnesty International Germany (1999-2009); MEP since 1999; chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights (2011-2014). ' Interested in human rights in the world; gender equality; and all minority rights. ' Greens/EFA spokesperson on human rights. Details @ barbara.lochbihler@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 92 " ASP 5 F 157 # http://twitter.com/blochbihler LSING Sabine GUE/NGL Germany (Returning) SEDE (Vice-Chair & Coordinator) AFET (Coordinator) DEVE ACP Background ' Social worker; involved in anti-globalisation NGO Attac since 2001; co-founded Labour and Social Justice - The Electoral Alternative (2004), later absorbed by Die Linke; MEP since 2009. ' Interested in foreign affairs; security and defence policy; regional stability in African countries; human rights in the world; and gender equality. Details @ sabine.loesing@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 94 " WIB 3 M 23

49 NEUSER Norbert S&D Germany (Returning) DEVE (Coordinator) AFET ACP Palestinian Legislative Council Background ' Teacher; involved in his party since 1972 with various responsibilities; regional MP (1988 -2004); MEP since 2009. ' Organised numerous student and youth exchange programmes between Germany and former-USSR countries (1983-1986, 1997-unknown); interested in European integration; international development; and the Western Sahara. Details @ norbert.neuser@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 92 " ASP 12 G 246 REDA Julia Greens/EFA (Vice-Chair) Germany (First mandate) JURI India Background ' Originally active in the Social-Democrats (SPD), but left for the Pirate Party over internet blocking debate. ' Copyright reform; data protection, particularly online; transparency; asylum and migration; and pirate politics. ' Only elected pirate candidate; should be expected to involve herself with files close to pirates' heart, i.e. copyright reform, intellectual property, data protection online and open communications standards. Details @ julia.reda@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 32 " ASP 5 F 158 # http://twitter.com/senficon

50 REINTKE Terry Greens/EFA Germany (First mandate) EMPL REGI FEMM (Co-coordinator) Montenegro BiH & Kosovo Background ' Involved in the youth branch of her party since 2004; co-speaker of the Federation of Young European Greens (2011-2013). ' Interested in youth unemployment; youth issues; social rights; gender equality; LGBTI rights; and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Details @ terry.reintke@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 60 " ASP 5 F 353 # http://twitter.com/TerryReintke SCHOLZ Helmut GUE/NGL Germany (Returning) INTA (Coordinator) AFET Background ' Civil servant in East Germany; various posts of responsibility in left-wing parties in East Germany since 1990; MEP since 2009. ' Interested in international trade; foreign affairs; EU-Russia relations; EU-Ukraine relations; and the European Neighbourhood. ' Strongly against TTIP under current terms; will spearhead opposition to it and other international trade agreements on behalf of his group. Details @ helmut.scholz@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 93 " WIB 3 M 13

51 SCHULZ Martin President of the European Parliament S&D Germany (Returning) Background ' Bookseller and politician; numerous responsibilities in his party since 1991; councillor (1984-1999); mayor of W¼rselen (1987-1998); MEP since 1994; chair of his political group (2009-2012); president of the European Parliament since 2012; socialist candidate for the European Commission presidency (2014). ' Interested in constitutional affairs; economic governance; post-crisis economics; combating the far right; human rights; and the rights of all minorities. ' Extremely busy due to his institutional responsibilities, but may be approachable for high-level engagements related to combating the far right, Second World War commemoration events, or combating antisemitism. Details @ martin.schulz @ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 03 " PHS 9 B 12 # http://twitter.com/ MartinSchulz SIMON Peter S&D Germany (Returning) ECON (Vice-Chair) REGI Palestinian Legislative Council Background ' Lawyer; civil servant in the German Foreign Office partially responsible for the drafting of the EU Constitutional Treaty (2002-2003); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in economic and monetary issues; a financial transaction tax; and banking policy. Details @ peter.simon@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 58 " ASP 12 G 158 # http://twitter.com/PeterSimonMEP

52 SIPPEL Birgit S&D Germany (Returning) LIBE (Coordinator) EMPL Mashreq Background ' Secretary; active in her party since 1983, various responsibilities since 1996; councillor (1994 -2004); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in criminal justice; judicial cooperation between Member States; data protection; state surveillance issues; combating terrorism and organised crime; and asylum and migration. Details @ birgit.sippel@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 59 " ASP 12 G 257 # http://twitter.com/BirgitSippelMEP STEINRUCK Jutta S&D Germany (Returning) EMPL (Coordinator) Albania Montenegro Background ' Human resources manager; various responsibilities in her party since 1996; councillor (1999-2009); regional MP (2006-2009); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in youth unemployment; employment issues; the European social model; social rights; training and education; and the use of EU funds. Details @ jutta.steinruck@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 63 " ASP 12 G 142 # http://twitter.com/JuttaSteinruck

53 ZIMMER Gabriele GUE/NGL (Chair) Germany (Returning) EMPL Moldova ACP Euronest Background ' Clerk and editor; active in her party since 1981; various party responsibilities since 1989; regional MP (1990-2004); MEP since 2004; chair of the GUE/NGL group since 2012. ' Interested in the European social model; employment issues; combating poverty and social exclusion; gender equality; LGBTI rights; human rights, including of the Roma. ' Reasonable and consensual; may be too busy for committee and delegation work due to her chairmanship'--but an important progressive actor nonetheless. Details @ gabriele.zimmer@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 01 " WIB 3 M 3 # http://twitter.com/GabiZimmerMEP GREECE

54 CHRYSOGONOS Kostas GUE/NGL Greece (First mandate) DEVE (Vice-Chair) JURI (Coordinator) LIBE Turkey Background ' Lawyer and professor; attorney at the Supreme Court (dates unknown); co-founded the Unitary Movement (2011-2013), since absorbed by SYRIZA. ' Interested in legal affairs; youth unemployment; employment issues; social rights and post -crisis economics. Details @ kostas.chrysogonos@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 5 " WIB 3 M 41 # http://twitter.com/Chrysogonos_K GLEZOS Emmanouil GUE/NGL Greece (Returning) Serbia South Caucasus Background ' Famous World War II Resistance figure; combatted Italian and Nazi occupation, as well as Greek fascism (1939-1974); famously tore down the Nazi swastika on the Acropolis (1941); imprisoned, tortured, exiled, and condemned to death several times; several national MP mandates (1951, 1961, 1981-1984, 1985-1986, 2012-2014); one brief MEP mandate (6 months in 1984-1985); instigator of numerous local and regional democratic experiments; International Award of Journalism (1958); World Peace Council Golden Medal Joliot-Curie (1959); Lenin Peace Prize (1963). ' Interested in combating the far right; post-crisis economics; and social justice. ' Elected with 438,000 votes, far more than any other Greek MEP; authored several authorita-tive books on World War II, history, and politics. Details @ emmanouil.glezos@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 73 " WIB 3 M 53 # http://twitter.com/manolisapas

55 KATROUGKALOS Georgios GUE/NGL Greece (First mandate) INTA Albania Background ' Lawyer and professor; attorney at the Supreme Court since 1987; contributing expert on building new institutions in young democracies (Uzbekistan: 1997, 2005, 2006; FYROM: 2000; Syria: 2003; Slovakia: 2004; Armenia: 2004, 2007). ' Interested in the rule of law; constitutional affairs; international trade; taxation; employment issues; post-crisis economics; and social justice. Details @ georgios.katrougkalos@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 35 " WIB 3 M 43 KYRKOS Miltiadis S&D Greece (First mandate) LIBE Turkey (Vice-Chair) Israel Background ' Chemical engineer and educator; in charge of the Muslim Children Education Programme at the Ministry of Education (2000-unknown); assistant to MEP Spiros Danellis (2009-2014). ' Interested in youth unemployment; post -crisis economics; social affairs; and social justice. Details @ miltiadis.kyrkos@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 89 " ASP 10 G 354

56 PAPADIMOULIS Dimitrios Vice-President of the European Parliament GUE/NGL Greece (Returning) ECON REGI ACP ASEAN Background ' Various responsibilities in student unions (unknown-1979); national MP (2009-2014); PACE delegate (2009-2014); chair of the PACE Committee on the Environment, Agriculture, Local and Regional Development (2011-2012). ' Interested in taxation issues; employment issues; human rights in the world; the rule of law; and the Cyprus conflict. Details @ dimitrios.papadimoulis@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 99 " WIB 3 M 69 # http://twitter.com/papadimoulis SAKORAFA Sofia GUE/NGL Greece (First mandate) AFET Palestinian Legislative Council Background ' Athlete; councillor (1994-2004); national MP (2000-2004, 2007-2014). ' Interested in social justice; peace -building; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; foreign affairs; and gender equality. ' MP for PASOK (social-democratic) until the party expelled her in 2010 for refusing to vote in favour of austerity measures; very popular in Greece. Details @ sofia.sakorafa@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 25 " WIB 3 M 51 # http://twitter.com/SofiaSakorafa

57 HUNGARY MESZERICS Tams Greens/EFA Hungary (First mandate) AFET (Co-coordinator) EMPL Russia South Caucasus Euronest Background ' Historian and university professor; joined the Association of Free Democrats (SZDSZ) during the transition from communism; co-founded his party, Politics Can Be Different (LMP) in 2008. ' Interested in youth unemployment; employment issues; foreign affairs; defence and security; and EU-Russia relations. ' Wrote several history books. Details @ tamas.meszerics@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 52 80 " ASP 5 F 254 # http://twitter.com/MeszericsT

58 NIEDERM'LLER P(C)ter S&D (Vice-Chair) Hungary (First mandate) LIBE Israel Background ' Anthropologist; vice-president of his party, Democratic Coalition (2011-present). ' Interested in civil liberties; the rule of law; culture and media; media pluralism; budgetary control; and human rights, including of the Roma. Details @ peter.niedermueller@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 68 " ASP 10 G 154 # http://twitter.com/Niedemueller IRELAND

59 BOYLAN Lynn GUE/NGL Ireland (First mandate) EMPL South Africa Background ' Environmental worker; active in Sinn F(C)in since 2005. ' Interested in environmental issues; youth unemployment; social justice; and human rights. Details @ lynn.boylan@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 52 57 " WIB 2 M 11 # http://twitter.com/LNBDublin HARKIN Marian ALDE Ireland (Returning) EMPL (Coordinator) ECON Background ' Teacher; intense involvement in volunteering and community service throughout her career; independent national MP (2002-2004); independent MEP since 2004. ' Interested in volunteering policy; employment issues; social rights; regional funds; human rights; disability issues; gender equality; and all minority rights. ' Although liberal and progressive, opposes abortion like the overwhelming majority of Irish politicians; may hold progressive person al views on the issue, however. Details @ marian.harkin@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 97 " ASP 9 G 146 # http://twitter.com/MarianHarkin

60 HAYES Brian EPP Ireland (First mandate) ECON DEVE Iraq South Africa Background ' School teacher; councillor (1995-2003); senator (1995-1997, 2002-2007); national MP (1997-2002, 2007-2014); minister of state for finance (2011-2014). ' Interested in employment issues, and economic and monetary affairs. ' Originally entered politics under the Democratic Left party; changed for Fine Gael (date unknown). Details @ brian.hayes@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 52 75 " ASP 8 F 359 # http://twitter.com/brianhayesMEP KELLY S(C)an EPP Ireland (Returning) INTA ASEAN Background ' School teacher; long interested and involved in athletic and sports associations, locally and nationally; MEP since 2009. ' Interested in international trade; data protection; sports policy; education; research policy; and minority rights. ' Progressive at heart. Details @ sean.kelly@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 52 06 " ASP 8 F 349 # http://twitter.com/SeanKellyMEP

61 McGUINNESS Mairead Vice-President of the European Parliament EPP Ireland (Returning) Montenegro (Vice-Chair) Background ' Journalist and broadcaster; MEP since 2004. ' Interested in agricultural and rural development; budgetary issues; public health; and post-crisis economics. ' Reasonable, respected voice in her political group and rising profile in the European Parliament. Details @ mairead.mcguinness@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 52 14 " ASP 10 E 102 # http://twitter.com/MaireadMcGMEP ITALY

62 BENIFEI Brando Maria S&D Italy (First mandate) EMPL AFET Central Asia Palestinian Legislative Council Background ' Lawyer; numerous posts of responsibility in the Young Italian Democrats; provincial counsellor (2007-unknown); vice-president of the Young European Socialists (2009-2013). ' Interested in youth unemployment; employment issues; post-crisis economics; economic governance; taxation policy; all minority rights; and human rights. ' Strongly pro-European; involved with the European Federalist Movement. Details @ brando.benifei@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 44 " ASP 15 G 218 # http://twitter.com/brandobenifei COFFERATI Sergio Gaetano S&D Italy (Returning) JURI Palestinian Legislative Council Background ' Trade unionist; secretary-general of the CGIL union (1994-2002); mayor of Bologna (2004-2008); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in consumer protection; the single market; employment issues; economic governance; and human rights. ' Rising voice within his political group. Details @ sergio.cofferati@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 13 " ASP 15 G 317 # http://twitter.com/ Cofferati

63 COZZOLINO Andrea S&D Italy (Returning) REGI (Vice-Chair) ECON Mashreq Union for the Mediterranean ACP Background ' High school education; involved with communist youth organisations since the 1970s, with responsibilities since 1983; regional councillor (2000-unknown); regional minister for agriculture and industry (2005-unknown); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in the use of structural and regional funds; health protection; the geopolitics of the Mediterranean region; and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Details @ andrea.cozzolino@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 17 " ASP 15 G 258 # http://twitter.com/cozzolino62 DE MONTE Isabella S&D Italy (First mandate) ECON FYROM Montenegro Background ' Lawyer; councillor and deputy mayor (2004-2009); mayor of Pontebba (2009-unknown); senator (2013-2014). ' Interested in employment issues; economic and monetary policy; post-crisis economics; and gender equality. Details @ isabella.demonte@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 58 " ASP 15 G 318 # http://twitter.com/IsabellaDeMonte

64 GENTILE Elena S&D Italy (First mandate) EMPL REGI Montenegro BiH & Kosovo Background ' Paediatrician; regional councillor (1979-1983); various responsibilities in the city of Cerignola (1985-1991); mayor (1991-1992); various responsibilities in the Puglia region, notably in the field of work and welfare (2005-2014). ' Interested in employment issues; welfare; social affairs; and healthcare. Details @ elena.gentile@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 52 50 " ASP 15 G 146 # http://twitter.com/elena_gentile GUALTIERI Roberto S&D Italy (Returning) ECON (Chair) AFET Afghanistan Russia Background ' Historian and university professor; closely involved in his party's recent renewal (which led to important popularity gains); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in constitutional affairs; European integration; economic and monetary affairs; the European Stability Mechanism; the establishment and management of the European External Action Service (EEAS); and foreign affairs. ' One of the S&D's most senior voices; elected to one of the most strategic posts in the European Parliament (Chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs). Details @ roberto.gualtieri@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 23 " ASP 15 G 206 # http://twitter.com/gualtierieurope

65 KYENGE Kashetu S&D Italy (First mandate) LIBE Pan-African Parliament ACP (Vice-Chair) Background ' Ophthalmologist; local councillor (2004 -unknown); regional councillor (2009-unknown); national MP (2013-2014); minister of integration (2013-2014). ' Interested in asylum and migration issues; social justice; ethnic minority rights; gender equality; and non-discrimination. Details @ kashetu.kyenge@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 23 " ASP 15 G 217 # http://twitter.com/ckyenge MORGANO Luigi S&D Italy (First mandate) LIBE South Africa Background ' Energy company director; various responsibilities in the local council, including deputy mayor (1980-2007); various posts of responsibility in management boards of pharmaceutical, energy and waste companies (1992-2011). ' Interested in human rights in the world. Details @ luigi.morgano@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 45 " ASP 15 G 210 # http://twitter.com/LuigiMorgano

66 MOSCA Alessia Maria S&D Italy (First mandate) INTA ECON Arab Peninsula (Vice-Chair) Background ' Researcher; various responsibilities in her party and its youth branch (2001-2013); national MP (2008-2014); member of the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders (2009-present); International Alliance for Women's World of Difference Award (2013). ' Interested in employment issues; youth unemployment; the European social model; post-crisis economics; TTIP; gender equality; and all minority rights. Details @ alessia.mosca@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 46 " ASP 15 G 265 # http://twitter.com/alessiamosca PANZERI Pier Antonio S&D Italy (Returning) AFET DROI (Coordinator) Maghreb (Chair) Background ' Civil servant; secretary-general of the Chamber of Labour of Milan (1995-2003); MEP since 2004. ' Interested in European integration; post -war reconstruction; humanitarian issues; foreign affairs; and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Details @ pierantonio.panzeri@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 49 " ASP 15 G 205 # http://twitter.com/AntonioPanzeri

67 PITTELLA Gianni S&D (Chair) Italy (Returning) Background ' Pathologist; councillor (1979-unknown); national MP (1996-1999); MEP since 1999; vice-chair of the European Parliament delegation to Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia (1999-2002); vice-president of the European Parliament (2009-2014). ' Interested in inter-institutional relations; the EU budget; post-crisis economics; and human rights in the world. Details @ giannia.pittella@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 59 " ATR 5 K 2 # http://twitter.com/ giannipittella SCHLEIN Elena Ethel ('Elly') S&D Italy (First mandate) DEVE LIBE FEMM Albania (Vice-Chair) Background ' Production assistant; set up an association for criminal justice at university (2011). ' Interested in criminal justice; asylum and migration; gender equality; LGBTI rights; all minority rights; and human rights. ' Initiated the 'Occupy PD' (Partito Democratico her party) movement to protest its top -down decision-making in support of the government (2013); opposed Matteo Renzi to head the party. Details @ elly.schlein@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 62 " ASP 15 G 354 # http://twitter.com/ellyesse

68 SPINELLI Barbara GUE/NGL Italy (First mandate) LIBE Russia Israel Union for the Mediterranean Background ' Award-winning journalist; co-founded La Repubblica (1976); ' Interested in civil liberties; transparency; asylum and migration; post-crisis economics; constitutional affairs; and human rights. ' Launched an impeachment campaign against Silvio Berlusconi for his numerous conflicts of interests (2013); wrote several non-fiction books; daughter of European statesman Altiero Spinelli. Details @ barbara.spinelli@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 07 " WIB 3 M 83 VIOTTI Daniele S&D Italy (First mandate) LIBE BiH & Kosovo Central Asia Background ' Civil rights activist; local councillor; active in several LGBTI organisations, and founded one; LGBT active in his party since 2007. ' Interested in LGBTI rights; budgetary issues; employment issues; and post-crisis economics. ' Co-presides the Intergroup on LGBTI Rights. Details @ daniele.viotti@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 52 " ASP 15 G 209 # http://twitter.com/danieleviotti

69 LITHUANIA AUÅ TREVIÄIUS Petras ALDE Lithuania (First mandate) AFET DROI (Coordinator) REGI Afghanistan (Chair) Moldova Euronest Background ' Diplomat; numerous posts, including ambassador to Finland, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1991-2003); national MP (2004-2008); vice-chair of the Committee on European Affairs (2005-2008); chair of the Lithuanian Liberal Movement (2006-2008). ' Interested in foreign affairs; the Eastern Neighbourhood; EU-Russia relations; European integration; and monetary affairs. ' Strongly pro-European; Chief Negotiator for Lithuania's accession to the EU (2001-2002). Details @ petras.austrevicius@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 11 " ASP 8 H 149 # http://twitter.com/petras_petras

70 LUXEMBOURG DELVAUX-STEHRES Mady S&D Luxembourg (First mandate) JURI (Vice-Chair) ECON Central Asia Background ' Teacher; active in her party since 1974; councillor (1987-unknown); state secretary for health, social security, youth and sport (1989 -unknown); minister for communications, transport and social security (1994-1999); national MP (1999-2004); PACE delegate (2001-2004); minister for education and vocational training (2004-2013). ' Interested in European integration, and culture and education. Details @ mady.delvaux -stehres@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 36 " ASP 15 G 115

71 ENGEL Frank EPP Luxembourg (Returning) LIBE ECON Background ' Lawyer; involved in the youth wing of his party and various youth organisations; assistant to MEP Jacques Santer (1999-2001); secretary-general of his political group in the national parliament (2001-2009); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in civil liberties; justice and home affairs; the single market; and European integration. ' Clearly progressive voice; does not hesitate to go against his group on social issues; wrote three books on European integration and monetary issues. Details @ frank.engel@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 62 " ASP 11 E 210 GOERENS Charles ALDE Luxembourg (Returning) DEVE (Coordinator) DROI ACP Pan-African Parliament Background ' Career politician; national MP (elected 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004); PACE delegate (1984-1995, 2004-2009); chair of his party (1989-1994); minister for the environment, international aid and defence (1999-2004); MEP (1983-1984, 1994-1999, 2009-present); vice-chair of the European Parliament delegation to Romania and Bulgaria (1994-1995); vice-chair and chair of the European Parliament delegation to Romania (1995-1999); vice-chair of the European Parliament delegation to African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries (2009-2014). ' Interested in foreign affairs; international development; peace-building; HIV/AIDS issues; EU accession to the ECHR; and European integration. ' Senior and respected voice on development. Details @ charles.goerens@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 12 " ASP 9 G 157 # http://twitter.com/CharlesGoerens

72 MALTA COMODINI CACHIA Therese EPP Malta (First mandate) JURI Palestinian Legislative Council Union for the Mediterranean Background ' Human rights lawyer; attorney for the Malta Confederation of Women's Organisations; appointee to several expert EU networks on social issues and human rights for Malta; European Commission-funded equality expert (2010-2012). ' Interested in human rights; LGBTI rights; gender equality; the rights of all minorities; legal affai rs; the ECHR; and child trafficking. ' Resolutely progressive (albeit relatively junior) voice in her group; authored several studies and academic articles on human rights, equality and non-discrimination. Details @ therese.comodinicachia@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 01 " ASP 10 E 158 # http://twitter.com/ComodiniCachia

73 DALLI Miriam S&D Malta (First mandate) LIBE Maghreb South Caucasus Background ' Award-winning journalist and presenter; adviser in the Ministry of Energy and Water Conservation (2013-2014). ' Very keen on migration; also interested in asylum; gender equality; and all minority rights. ' First woman to present televised news in Malta. Details @ miriam.dalli@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 35 " ASP 14 G 130 # http://twitter.com/Miriamdalli METSOLA Roberta EPP Malta (Returning) LIBE (Vice-coordinator) Background ' Lawyer; various responsibilities in the youth branch of her party and other youth organisations; legal counsel to Catherine Ashton; legal counsel at the Permanent Representation of Malta to the EU. ' Very keen on migration issues; also interested in youth; civil liberties; asylum; gender equality; LGBTI rights; and the rights of all minorities. ' Strongly pro-European; very progressive views, but will only advance them pragmatically; EPP shadow rapporteur for the Lunacek report on an LGBTI Roadmap in the previous mandate. Details @ roberta.metsola@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 86 " ASP 10 E 146 # http://twitter.com/RobertaMetsola

74 NETHERLANDS de JONG Dennis GUE/NGL Netherlands (Returning) LIBE Arab Peninsula Background ' Diplomat; various posts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1979-1987); head of department for aliens and refugees at the Ministry of Justice (1987-1993); special adviser on human rights and good governance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2002-2009); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in anti-corruption; economic and monetary affairs; freedom of religion and belief; LGBTI rights; the rights of all minorities; and human rights. ' Very active in the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs; supporter of Open Society values, but may be Eurosceptic in some fields (e.g. education, healthcare). Details @ dennis.dejong@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 64 " WIB 2 M 77 # http://twitter.com/DdJong

75 in 't VELD Sophie ALDE (Vice-Chair) Netherlands (Returning) LIBE ECON FEMM Turkey BiH & Kosovo Background ' Historian; active in her party since 1993; secretary-general of the ELDR group (related to ALDE) in the Committee of the Regions (1996-2004); MEP since 2004; vice-chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (2009-2014). ' Interested in transparency, particularly in EU institutions; civil liberties; data protection, particularly PNR data-sharing; secularism in politics; the rule of law; economic and monetary affairs; anti-corruption; human rights; gender equality; and the rights of all minorities. ' One of the European Parliament's best known voices; uncompromising and highly vocal on human rights and the rule of law; chairs the European Parliament Platform for Secularism in Politics; received the highest number of votes of all MEPs in 2014 (568,185). Details @ sophie.intveld@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 96 " ASP 8 G 165 # http://twitter.com/SophieintVeld JONGERIUS Agnes S&D Netherlands (First mandate) EMPL (Vice-Chair) INTA ASEAN India Background ' Trade unionist; various responsibilities in trade union federation FNV, including chair (1990 -2012). ' Interested in employment issues; the European social model; banking; taxation issues; tax havens; competition; and the single market. Details @ agnes.jongerius@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 99 " ASP 11 G 173 # http://twitter.com/a_jongerius

76 MINEUR Anne-Marie GUE/NGL Netherlands (First mandate) INTA DROI India Background ' Journalist and researcher; councillor (2006 -2012); various responsibilities in her party since 2009. ' Interested in employment issues; the European social model; taxation issues; tax avoidance and tax havens; and human rights. ' Elected on preferential votes. Details @ anne- marie.mineur@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 29 " WIB 2 M 75 # http://twitter.com/AnneMarieMineur PIRI Kati S&D Netherlands (First mandate) AFET LIBE DROI Ukraine Euronest Background ' Political adviser; adviser to Dutch S&D MEPs (2006-2008); political adviser on security and defence, as well as Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia in the S&D group (2008-2011); programme manager for democracy-building in the South Caucasus and Moldova (2011-2014). ' Interested in foreign affairs; democracy-building; the rule of law; and the Eastern Neighbourhood. Details @ kati.piri@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 38 " ASP 11 G 169 # http://twitter.com/KatiPiri

77 SARGENTINI Judith Greens/EFA Netherlands (Returning) LIBE (Coordinator) DEVE DROI South Africa ACP Pan-African Parliament Background ' Activist and development consultant; active in various youth and development-related organisations since 1995; councillor (1999-2009); MEP since 2009; vice-chair of the European Parliament delegation to South Africa (2009-2014). ' Interested in civil liberties; human rights; the rights of all minorities; international development; relations with African, Caribbean and Pacific countries; EU-South Africa relations; and human rights in the world. Details @ judith.sargentini@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 81 " ASP 5 F 265 # http://twitter.com/judithineuropa SCHAAKE Marietje ALDE Netherlands (Returning) INTA (Coordinator) AFET DROI Background ' Foreign affairs consultant; independent adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; involved with numerous foundations, including the European Council on Foreign Relations, the Global Commission on Internet Governance, and the European Internet Foundation; MEP since 2009. ' Interested in international trade; EU-USA relations; EU-Iran relations; data protection; digital rights; foreign affairs; and human rights in the world. ' Central pro-trade voice in the TTIP debate. Details @ marietje.schaake@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 17 " ASP 8 G 253 # http://twitter.com/MarietjeSchaake

78 van BAALEN Johannes Cornelis ALDE Netherlands (Returning) AFET SEDE INTA South Africa (Chair) ACP Background ' Former army officer; MP (1999-2002, 2003-2009); president of Liberal International (2009-2014); MEP since 2009; chair of the European Parliament delegation to Japan (2009-2014). ' Interested in defence policy and trade. ' Slightly Eurosceptic (against further economic and monetary union), and extremely liberal. Details @ hans.vanbaalen @ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 15 " ASP 8 G 206 # http://twitter.com/ hans_van_baalen van NIEUWENHUIZEN Cora ALDE Netherlands (First mandate) ECON India (Vice-Chair) ACP Background ' Social geographer; councillor (1994-2006); regional councillor (2003-2007); member of the regional executive (2007-2010); national MP (2010-2014; PACE delegate (2011-2014). ' Interested in migration and asylum; research; energy issues; the internal market; and foreign affairs. Details @ cora.vannieuwenhuizen@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 52 21 " ASP 8 G 209 # http://twitter.com/CvNieuwenhuizen

79 van NISTELROOIJ Lambert EPP Netherlands (Returning) REGI (Coordinator) ACP Background ' Teacher; local and regional councillor (1978-2003); delegate at the Committee of the Regions (1995-2003); delegate, vice-president and president at the Assembly of European Regions (1992-2003); MEP since 2004. ' Interested in regional and structural funds; the EU budget; and elderly people. Details @ lambert.vannistelrooij@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 34 " ASP 8 E 206 # http://twitter.com/LvNistelrooij POLAND

80 GERINGER de OEDENBERG Lidia Joanna S&D Poland (Returning) JURI (Vice-Chair) ACP Union for the Mediterranean Background ' TV journalist; various posts in culture and the arts; initially active in the Democratic Left Alliance (before 2006); joined her current party in 2006; MEP since 2004; vice-chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs (2007-2009); quaestor (2009-2014). ' Interested in constitutional affairs; civil and judicial cooperation; copyright and intellectual property; gender equality; rights of the Roma; and human rights in the world, including Tibet. Details @ lidiajoanna.geringerdeoedenberg@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 09 " ASP 13 G 146 # http://twitter.com/lidiageringer GRZYB Andrzej EPP Poland (Returning) DROI (Coordinator) AFET Moldova Euronest Turkey Background ' Councillor (1990-2001); national MP (1989-1991, 1993-1997, 2001-2005); PACE delegate (1995-2009); delegate to the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (2000-2003); MEP since 2009; vice-chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights (2009-2014). ' Interested in rural and agricultural issues; consumer protection; the single market; European integration; and human rights in the world. ' Can be persuaded to speak out on issues related to human rights in the world; a useful relay in his political group. Details @ andrzej.grzyb@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 85 " ASP 12 E 130 # http://twitter.com/GrzybAndrzej

81 JAZÅOWIECKA Danuta EPP Poland (Returning) EMPL (Vice-Chair) ECON Background ' Entrepreneur; national MP (2005-2009); PACE delegate (2006-2009); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in employment issues; the European social model; the rights of linguistic minorities; freedom of movement; the single market; and structural funds. Details @ danuta.jazlowiecka@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 96 " ASP 12 E 261 # http://twitter.com/Djazlowiecka KOZÅOWSKA-RAJEWICZ Agnieszka EPP Poland (First mandate) EMPL FEMM Belarus Euronest Background ' University professor; councillor (2006 -2007); national MP (2007-2014); secretary of state for equal treatment (2011-2014). ' Interested in employment issues; human rights; social justice; gender equality; the rights of all minorities, including the Roma and LGBTI people; senior citizens; healthcare; and the Eastern Neighbourhood. ' May hold more progressive positions than average in her political group, and than her Polish EPP peers. Details @ agnieszka.kozlowska- rajewicz@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 20 " ASP 12 E 253

82 LIBERADZKI BogusÅaw Quaestor of the European Parliament S&D Poland (Returning) Ukraine Arab Peninsula Background ' University professor; active in youth organisations since 1975; secretary of state and then minister for transport and maritime affairs (1989-1997); national MP (1997-2004); observer MEP during Poland's EU accession (2003-2004); MEP since 2004; vice-chair of the Committee on Budgetary Control (2007-2014); quaestor (2012-present). ' Interested in transport policy; maritime affairs; economic and budgetary issues; the Eastern Neighbourhood; and EU-Ukraine relations. Details @ boguslaw.liberadzki@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 23 " ASP 13 G 154 # http://twitter.com/Bliberadzki THUN UND HOHENSTEIN R"Å¼a (Gr¤fin von) EPP Poland (Returning) LIBE Israel Union for the Mediterranean Palestinian Legislative Council Background ' Involved in political activism in favour of political prisoners (1977-1980); director and chair of the (Polish) Robert Schuman Foundation (1992-2005); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in European integration; consumer protection; the single market; and the geopolitics of the Mediterranean region. ' Strongly pro-European. Details @ roza.thun@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 01 " ASP 12 E 209 # http://twitter.com/rozathun

83 PORTUGAL FERREIRA Elisa S&D Portugal (Returning) ECON (Coordinator) Russia Background ' University professor; environment minister (1995-1999); minister of planning (regional development) (1999-2002); MEP since 2004. ' Interested in economic and monetary affairs; international trade; employment issues; the European social model; structural funds, particularly the European Financial Stability Fund; and gender equality. Details @ elisa.ferreira@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 64 " ASP 14 G 205 # http://twitter.com/ElisaFerreiraEP

84 FERREIRA Jo£o GUE/NGL Portugal (Returning) ACP (Vice-Chair) Background ' MEP since 20093. ' Interested in post-crisis economics; fisheries; human rights in the world; international trade; and employment issues. Details @ joao.ferreira@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 51 " WIB 7 M 41 3 No other reliable biographical information was available. GOMES Ana S&D Portugal (Returning) LIBE SEDE AFET Union for the Mediterranean Background ' Lawyer and diplomat; active in her party since 2002; MEP since 2004; vice-chair of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (2004 -2009). ' Interested in anti-corruption issues; foreign affairs; human rights in the world; the rights of all minorities; peace-building; transparency and political accountability; and the establishment and governance of the European External Action Service. ' Senior voice on human rights, human rights in the world, and the CIA rendition flights affair; vocal and uncompromising on human rights and corruption; received several national human rights-related awards. Details @ anamaria.gomes@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 24 " ASP 14 G 158 # http://twitter.com/AnaGomesMEP

85 MATIAS Marisa GUE/NGL Portugal (Returning) ECON (Coordinator) Mashreq (Chair) Background ' Sociologist; MEP since 2009; vice-chair of the European Parliament delegation to Mashreq countries (2009-2014). ' Interested in post-crisis economics; migration issues; public health; research and innovation; gender equality; LGBTI rights; the Israeli -Palestinian conflict; and human rights in the world. ' Authored several academic articles on public health and the environment. Details @ marisa.matias@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 69 " WIB 3 M 81 # http://twitter.com/mmatias_ RODRIGUES Liliana S&D Portugal (First mandate) REGI FEMM DROI Mashreq Union for the Mediterranean Background ' University professor; chair of a national think -tank, Laborat"rio de Id(C)ias da Madeira (2011-present). ' Interested in gender equality; employment issues; the European social model; the use of structural and regional funds; human rights; all minority rights; and human rights in the world. Details @ liliana.rodrigues@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 59 " ASP 14 G 346

86 RODRIGUES Maria Jo£o S&D (Vice-Chair) Portugal (First mandate) EMPL ECON India Background ' Academic and political adviser; minister for qualifications and employment (1995-1997); adviser to the Portuguese prime minister (1998-unknown, during the Portuguese presidency of the Council of the EU); adviser to several European commissioners; active in left-leaning think tanks. ' Interested in youth unemployment; employment issues; the European social model; macroeconomic issues; European integration. ' Strongly pro-European; credited with the conception of the Lisbon Strategy4; helped finalise negotiations of the Lisbon Treaty (2007); widely respected voice in European governmental circles dealing with the EU; authored numerous books and articles. Details @ maria joao.rodrigues@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 63 " ASP 14 G 254 # http://twitter.com/mjr_eu 4 The Lisbon Strategy was a ten -year plan for economic growth in the European Union between 2000 and 2010, focusing on economic, social and environmental i nvestment and innovation. Almost none of its goals were reached. VIEGAS Miguel GUE/NGL Portugal (First mandate) ECON Union for the Mediterranean Mashreq Background ' Economist; councillor (dates unknown)5. ' Interested in post-crisis economics; the European social model; and public services. Details @ miguel.viegas@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 44 " WIB 2 M 51 5 No other reliable biographical information was available.

87 ZUBER Inªs Cristina GUE/NGL Portugal (Returning) FEMM (Vice-Chair) EMPL Background ' Researcher; various responsibilities in her party since 2007; councillor; MEP since 2012; vice-chair of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (2012-2014). ' Interested in gender equality and employment issues. ' Key figure in the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality; authored a report on economic inequality between women and men, defeated by a narrow margin due to conservative opposition (2014, previous mandate). Details @ ines.zuber@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 65 " WIB 2 M 49 ROMANIA

88 BUDA Daniel EPP Romania (First mandate) JURI Montenegro Israel Union for the Mediterranean Background ' Lawyer and university professor; numerous party responsibilities since 2000; national MP (2004-2012); chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs, Discipline and Immunities (2008 -2012); ' Interested in anti-corruption and transparency; legal and constitutional affairs; civil and judicial cooperation; and European integration. ' Published several articles on national and European governance. Details @ daniel.buda@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 10 " ASP 7 F 254 CREÅU Corina Vice-President of the European Parliament S&D Romania (Returning) EMPL LIBE Israel Union for the Mediterranean Serbia Background ' Economist; spokesperson to Romanian President Ion Iliescu (1992-1996, 2000-2004); Senator (2004-2007); OSCE election observer to Moldova (2005) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (2006); became MEP at the time of Romania's accession in 2007; vice-chair of the Committee on Development. ' Interested in international development; economic and monetary affairs; European integration; peace-building; migration and asylum; the Schengen area; and the Eastern Neighbourhood. ' Rather senior; an important voice among Eastern European and left-leaning MEPs; nominated in Jean-Claude Juncker's European Commission in September 2014, will relinquish MEP mandate if approved in the autumn. Details @ corina.cretu@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 44 " ASP 10 G 102

89 # http://twitter.com/CorinaCretu_PSD CRISTEA Andi-Lucian S&D Romania (First mandate) AFET DROI Moldova (Chair) Euronest Background ' Political activist; press officer for his party (2004-2009); parliamentary assistant and adviser (2005-2012); responsible for European affairs for his party's youth branch (2010-2013); head of cabinet for the justice minister (2012). ' Interested in human rights in the world, a nd European integration. Details @ andi.cristea@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 05 " ASP 10 G 210 DRÄGHICI Damian S&D Romania (First mandate) LIBE South Caucasus Central Asia Background ' Award-winning musician and entrepreneur; representative of Romania to the European Commission for the European Years of Equal Opportunities (2007), Intercultural Dialogue (2008), and Volunteering (2011); adviser to the Romanian prime minister on Roma issues (2012 -unknown); senator (2012-2014); PACE delegate (2013-2014). ' Interested in the rights of the Roma; freedom of movement; human rights; combating the far right; social inclusion; and culture. ' Romani background. Details @ damian.draghici @ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 14 " ASP 10 G 165 # http://twitter.com/ damiandraghici1

90 MACOVEI Monica EPP Romania (Returning) LIBE AFET Albania (Chair) Background ' Lawyer and prosecutor; democracy and human rights activist in post-Communist Romania; closely involved with the Council of Europe, UNDP, Open Society, and the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights; founding member of Transparency International Romania; president of the Helsinki Committee Romania (2001-2004); minister of justice (2004-2007); MEP since 2009; chair of the European Parliament delegation to Moldova (2009-2014). ' Interested in civil liberties; anti -corruption and transparency; gender equality; human rights; the rights of all minorities, including LGBTI people and the Roma; and foreign affairs. ' Resolutely progressive; unquestionable ally of Open Society values; does not hesitate to go against her group's instructions; however, can sometimes be described as a loose cannon with her own, uncompromising set of priorities. Details @ monica.macovei@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 52 25 " ASP 7 F 255 # http://twitter.com/MonicaMacovei1 MOISÄ Ionel-Sorin S&D Romania (First mandate) INTA ASEAN Arab Peninsula Background ' Economist; adviser to the European Commission delegation to Romania; deputy head of cabinet to European commissioner Dacian CioloÅ (2010-unknown). ' Interested in European integration; the Eastern Neighbourhood; and EU governance. Details @ sorin.moisa@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 05 " ASP 10 G 257 # http://twitter.com/sorinmoisa

91 NICOLAI Norica ALDE Romania (Returning) ECON Moldova Euronest Russia Background ' Lawyer; initially active in the National Peasants' Party (Christian-democratic), switched to the National Liberal Party in 2000; secretary of state for labour and social welfare (1997-2000); senator (2000-2008); put forward but ultimately rejected as justice minister (2007); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in legal affairs; employment affairs; justice and home affairs; European integration; the Eastern Neighbourhood; gender equality; asylum and migration; and the Schengen area. Details @ norica.nicolai@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 19 " ASP 8 H 346 # http://twitter.com/Norica_Nicolai PAÅCU Ioan Mircea S&D Romania (Returning) AFET (Vice-Chair) SEDE (Coordinator) Background ' University professor; adviser to the Romanian presidency on foreign policy (1990-1992); minister for defence (1993-1996, 2000-2004); national MP (1996-2000, 2000-2007); chair of the Committee on Defence (1996-2000); MEP since Romania's accession in 2007; vice -chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (2007-present). ' Interested in foreign affairs; security and defence; EU regional support for the Danube region; and the Eastern Neighbourhood. Details @ ioanmircea.pascu@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 13 " ASP 10 G 306 # http://twitter.com/ioanmirceapascu

92 PREDA Cristian Dan EPP Romania (Returning) DROI (Vice-Chair) AFET (Coordinator) DEVE Maghreb Union for the Mediterranean Background ' Political science professor; adviser on domestic policies to Romanian president Emil Constantinescu (1999-2000); junior minister for francophonie (2005-2007); presidential adviser for education and research (2007-2009); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in human rights in the world; European integration; the Eastern neighbourhood; and foreign affairs. ' Timidly progressive and pragmatic views; author of several books on Romanian politics and liberalism; avid French speaker. Details @ cristiandan.preda@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 52 61 " ASP 7 F 349 # http://twitter.com/CDPreda VÄLEAN Adina-Ioana Vice-President of the European Parliament EPP Romania (Returning) INTA Background ' Teacher; active in her party since 1999; national MP (2004-2007); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in international trade; freedom of movement; the single market; and European integration. ' Favours TTIP; left the ALDE group for the EPP group in 2014 for a promised Vice-Presidency of the European Parliament. Details @ adinaioana.valean@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 61 " ASP 13 E 102 # http://twitter.com/AdinaValean

93 WEBER Renate EPP Romania (Returning) EMPL AFET Background ' Lawyer; renown human rights activist; vice -chair of the International Helsinki Federation (1994 -1996); co-chair of the Helsinki Committee Romania (1994-1996); leadership of the Open Society Romania (1998-2005, 2006-2007); MEP since 2007; EU election observation mission leader to Ecuador (2008), Bolivia (2009), and Burundi (2010). ' Interested in civil liberties; asylum and migration; employment issues; human rights; gender equality; the rights of all minorities, including the Roma and LGBTI people; peace-building; and democracy-building. ' Resolute Open Society promoter; reluctantly left the ALDE group for the EPP in 2014, and chose to stop working in the Committee on Civil Liberties because of the EPP's views. Details @ renate.weber@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 49 " ASP 8 G 354 # http://twitter.com/renateweber WINKLER Iuliu EPP Romania (Returning) INTA (Vice-Chair) REGI India Background ' Engineer; active in his party since 1991, with responsibilities since 1994; county councillor (1996-1999); deputy county prefect (1999-2000); national MP (2000-2004); minister-delegate for commerce (2004-2007); communications and IT minister (2007); MEP since 2007. ' Interested in the use of regional and structural funds; international trade; and the rights of minority language speakers. ' Ethnic Hungarian. Details @ iuliu.winkler@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 06 " ASP 7 F 163

94 SLOVAKIA FLAÅ KOV BEÅOV Monika S&D Slovakia (Returning) LIBE ACP Israel Background ' Commercial director; co-founded her party in 1999; national MP (2002-2004); chair of the Committee on European Integration (2002-2004); chair of the Slovak delegation to the European Parliament (2002-2004); became an MEP upon Slovakia's accession in 2004; vice -chair of the European Parliament delegation to Israel (2004-2009). ' Interested in human rights; justice and home affairs; asylum and migration; gender equality; and the rights of all minorities, including the Roma and LGBTI people. ' Resolute supporter of Open Society values; strongly progressive; unwavering and pragmatic promoter of human rights; authored a landmark report on fundamental rights in the EU in 2012, which divided the European Parliament strongly, but was adopted after extremely long debates. Details @ monika.flasikovabenova@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 60 " ASP 11 G 253 # http://twitter.com/MonikaFlaBenova

95 SMOLKOV Monika S&D Slovakia (Returning) REGI South Caucasus Euronest Background ' Economist; deputy mayor (2002-2006); mayor of KoÅice (2006-unknown); national MP (2006-2009); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in the use of regional and structural funds; employment issues; and culture and education. Details @ monika.smolkova@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 83 " ASP 11 G 217 # http://twitter.com/SmolkovaMonika ZALA Boris S&D Slovakia (Returning) AFET DROI South Africa (Vice-Chair) South Caucasus Background ' Journalist and university professor; co -founded his party, Smer-SD (1990); chair of his party (1990-1992); national MP (1990, 2002-2009); adviser to the president of Slovakia (2002-2004); head of the Slovak delegation to PACE (2006-2009); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in the rule of law; EU regional funding for the Danube region; freedom of movement; democracy-building; foreign affairs; and human rights in the world. ' Political activist against communist rule in the late 1980s; author of several monographs and academic articles. Details @ boris.zala@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 80 " ASP 11 G 209

96 SLOVENIA FAJON Tanja S&D (Vice-Chair) Slovenia (Returning) LIBE AFET BiH & Kosovo Moldova Background ' Journalist; MEP since 2009. ' Interested in civil liberties; justice and home affairs; asylum and migration; freedom of movement; the Schengen area; combating corruption and organised crime; state surveillance; gender equality; and the rights of all minorities, including the Roma and LGBTI people. ' Author of three books on migration, European integration, and the rise of the far right in Europe. Details @ tanja.fajon@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 93 " ASP 12 G 157 # http://twitter.com/tfajon

97 VAJGL Ivo ALDE Slovenia (Returning) AFET EMPL Serbia Palestinian Legislative Council Mashreq Union for the Mediterranean Background ' Originally active in LDS (mid-1990s-2007), switched to his current party Zares in 2007; foreign affairs minister (2004); foreign affairs adviser to Slovene president Janez DrnovÅek (2004-2007); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in foreign affairs; the rights of all minorities; and human rights in the world. Details @ ivo.vajgl@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 20 " ASP 9 G 154 # http://twitter.com/ivajgl SPAIN

98 ALBIOL GUZMN Marina GUE/NGL Spain (First mandate) DEVE LIBE Background ' Activist; active in several youth organisations; regional MP (2007-2014). ' Interested in gender equality; sexual and reproductive health rights; anti-corruption and transparency; asylum and migration; human rights in the world; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; post-crisis economics; and the rights of all minorities. ' Took part in the second flotilla sailing to Gaza (2011). Details @ marina.albiol@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 59 98 " WIB 2 M 15 # http://twitter.com/MarinaAlbiol BILBAO BARANDICA Izaskun ALDE Spain (Returning) FEMM Arab Peninsula Background ' Lawyer; councillor; regional MP (1998-2009); speaker of the Basque Parliament (2005-2009); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in regional autonomy; foreign affairs; transport and tourism; fisheries; gender equality; the rights of all minorities; and human rights. Details @ izaskun.bilbaobarandica@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 28 " ASP 9 G 258 # http://twitter.com/IzaskunBilbaoB

99 COUSO PERMUY Javier GUE/NGL Spain (First mandate) AFET (Vice-Chair) SEDE DROI Iraq (Vice-Chair) Background ' Audiovisual engineer; anti-war activist (2003-2013). ' Interested in foreign affairs; security policy; media pluralism; human rights; peace-building; gender equality; sexual and reproductive health and rights; post-crisis economics; combating the far right; EU-USA relations; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and the rights of all minorities. ' Entered activism and politics following the killing of his brother, a cameraman shot by American fire in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Details @ javier.cousopermuy@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 57 " WIB 2 M 5 # http://twitter.com/ Caninator DAZ DE MERA GARCA CONSUEGRA Agustn EPP Spain (Returning) LIBE DEVE Background ' Senator (1989-1993, 1996-2000, 2000-2002); national MP (1993-1996); mayor of vila (1999-2002); director-general of the police (2002-2004); PACE delegate (1991-2002); chair of the PACE Committee on Migration, Refugees and Demography (1997-2001); MEP since 2004. ' Interested in justice and home affairs; asylum and migration; EU relations with Latin America; youth; education; children's rights; and police and judicial cooperation. ' Senior and respected voice in his political group; resolutely progressive at heart. Details @ agustin.diazdemera@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 24 " ASP 11 E 169

100 ESTARS FERRAGUT Rosa EPP Spain (Returning) JURI FEMM ACP Background ' Civil servant; regional MP (1995-2009); regional vice-president and minister for the Balearic Islands (1996-1999, 2003-2007); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in gender equality; all minority rights, including LGBTI people and people with disabilities; human rights in the world; and regional and structural funds. ' Resolutely progressive at heart; does not hesitate to oppose her group's instructions; may try to change her colleagues' views too. Details @ rosa.estaras@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 63 " ASP 11 E 157 FISAS AYXELA Santiago EPP Spain (Returning) INTA Maghreb Union for the Mediterranean ASEAN Background ' Lawyer; secretary of state for sport (1998-1999); councillor (1999-2002); vice-president of the Spanish Olympic Committee (2002-2004); Madrid regional minister for culture and sports (2003-2009); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in European integration; culture and education; sports; the rights of LGBTI people; foreign affairs; and human rights in the world. ' Progressive at heart, but may oppose sexual and reproductive health rights (e.g. abortion); does not hesitate to oppose his group's instructions; may try to change his colleagues' views too. Details @ santiago.fisasayxela@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 69 " ASP 11 E 258 # http://twitter.com/SantiagoFisas

101 GARCA-PREZ Iratxe S&D Spain (Returning) FEMM (Chair) Arab Peninsula Palestinian Legislative Council Background ' Politician; councillor (1995-2000); various responsibilities in her party since 1996; national MP (2000-2004); MEP since 2004. ' Interested in gender equality; sexual and reproductive health rights; consumer protection; agricultural policy; human rights; human rights in the world; and the rights of LGBTI people. ' Rising voice in her political group and European political party; unavoidable in the field of gender equality. Details @ iratxe.garcia -perez@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 46 " ASP 11 G 265 # http://twitter.com/IratxeGarper GARDIAZBAL RUBIAL Eider S&D Spain (Returning) ACP India Background ' Financial manager; involved in various youth organisations since 1999; councillor (2004-2009); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in youth issues; youth unemployment; education; regional autonomy; and budgetary issues. Details @ eider.gardiazabalrubial@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 33 " ASP 11 G 342 # http://twitter.com/Egardiazabal

102 GUERRERO SALOM Enrique S&D (Vice-Chair) Spain (Returning) DEVE DROI ACP Background ' University professor; numerous high-level governmental responsibilities in the field of education and science (1983-1991); undersecretary of education and science (1991-1993); secretary-general for parliamentary relations (1993-1996); deputy head of cabinet to prime minister Jos(C) Luis Rodrguez Zapatero (2004-2008); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in culture and education; human rights in the world; EU accession to the ECHR; constitutional affairs; post-crisis economics; and European integration. ' Author of numerous books on politics and education. Details @ enrique.guerrerosalom@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 34 " ASP 11 G 305 GUTIRREZ PRIETO Sergio S&D Spain (Returning) EMPL LIBE Palestinian Legislative Council Background ' Activist; various responsibilities in youth organisations since 1999; MEP since 2010. ' Interested in taxation issues; economic and monetary affairs; asylum and migration; freedom of movement; gender equality; the European social model; and the rights of all minorities. Details @ sergio.gutierrezprieto@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 31 " ASP 11 G 257 # http://twitter.com/Sergio_GP

103 IGLESIAS Pablo GUE/NGL Spain (First mandate) AFET DROI SEDE Background ' Writer and commenter; active in communist youth organisations (1992-1998); leading figure of the Spanish anti-globalisation, and later anti-austerity movements; GUE/NGL candidate for the presidency of the European Parliament (2014). ' Interested in post-crisis economics; youth unemployment; employment issues; civil disobedience; social rights; and human rights. ' Wrote several books on cinema and social action. Details @ pablo.iglesias@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 52 81 " WIB 3 M 113 # http://twitter.com/Pablo_Iglesias_ L'PEZ Paloma GUE/NGL Spain (First mandate) ECON EMPL Mashreq Pan-African Parliament Union for the Mediterranean Background ' Trade unionist; active in several trade unions since 1986, with numerous top-level responsibilities until 2014. ' Interested in employment affairs; youth unemployment; social rights; the European social model; post-crisis economics; gender equality; sexual and reproductive health rights; and human rights. Details @ paloma.lopez@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 95 " WIB 2 M 13 # http://twitter.com/palomalopezB

104 L'PEZ AGUILAR Juan Fernando S&D Spain (Returning) LIBE AFET DEVE ACP (Vice-Chair) ASEAN Background ' Professor; national MP (1996-2007); minister of justice (2004-2007); secretary-general of his party (2007-2010); regional MP (2007-2008); PACE delegate (2008-2009); MEP since 2009; chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (2009-2014). ' Interested in civil liberties; justice and home affairs; asylum and migration; and human rights. ' Author of numerous books on justice and politics; senior voice in his political group and in Spain, but haphazard working methods may make joint work complicated. Details @ juanfernando.lopezaguilar@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 36 " ASP 11 G 258 # http://twitter.com/JFLopezAguilar MAURA BARANDIARN Fernando ALDE (Vice-Chair) Spain (First mandate) AFET DROI SEDE Maghreb (Vice-Chair) ACP Background ' Lawyer; councillor (1983-1987); regional MP (1990-1992, 1994-2007); member of Basque government (1990-2007); initially active in the Partido Popular (Christian-democratic), switched to his current party, more liberal, in 2007; numerous party responsibilities sinc e 2007. ' Interested in foreign affairs; security and defence; regional stability in the Middle East; and human rights in the world. Specifically said he wished to focus his mandate on human rights issues. ' Will be central to his group's efforts on human rights in the world, and potentially in the EU too; published several books on politics. Details @ fernando.maurabarandiaran@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 92 " ASP 8 G 157 # http://twitter.com/FMauraB

105 NART Javier ALDE Spain (First mandate) AFET SEDE DEVE ACP (Vice-Chair) Mashreq ASEAN Background ' TV journalist and war correspondent; active in left-wing parties since 1977. ' Interested in foreign affairs; peace-building; media pluralism; human rights in the world; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; security and defence; and anti-corruption. ' Published several books on war reporting. Details @ javier.nart@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 11 " ASP 8 H 156 # http://twitter.com/JavierNart PAGAZAURTUNDA RUIZ Maite ALDE Spain (First mandate) DEVE DROI (Vice-Chair) LIBE Palestinian Legislative Council Union for the Mediterranean Background ' Politician; regional MP (1993-1998); peace activist (1998-present); councillor (1999-2007); president of the association Victims of Terrorism (2005-2012). ' Interested in combating terrorism; constitutional affairs; civil liberties; and justice and home affairs. ' Co-founded peace and anti-terrorism organisation Basta Ya! (Enough Already!) in 1998; her brother, active in this organisation, was killed by ETA in 2003; the NGO received the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 2000. Details @ maite .pagaza@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 30 " ASP 8 G 346

106 RODRIGUEZ-RUBIO VZQUEZ Tere GUE/NGL Spain (First mandate) ECON Maghreb Union for the Mediterranean Palestinian Legislative Council Background ' Active in left-wing party United Left prior to 2008; left the party over disagreements on policy and internal organisation; very active and popular in anti-austerity movements (2011-2014). ' Interested in youth unemployment; the European social model; post-crisis economics; gender equality; sexual and reproductive health rights; and human rights in the world. Details @ mariateresa.rodriguez -rubiovazquez@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 82 " WIB 3 M 105 # http://twitter.com/TeresaRodr_ SNCHEZ CALDENTEY Lola GUE/NGL Spain (First mandate) DEVE (Coordinator) INTA Background ' Teacher; very active in anti-austerity movements (2011-2014). ' Interested in post-crisis economics; employment issues; the European social model; human rights in the world; and gender equality. Details @ mariadoloreslola.sanchezcaldentey@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 24 " WIB 3 M 99

107 SEBASTI Jordi Greens/EFA Spain (First mandate) FEMM DEVE Maghreb Union for the Mediterranean Background ' University professor and journalist; mayor of Burjasot (2011-2014). ' Interested in gender equality; sexual and reproductive health rights; freedom of movement; foreign affairs; human rights; the rights of all minorities, including the Roma; and human rights in the world. ' Wrote several books on journalism and globalisation. Details @ jordi.sebastia@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 43 " ASP 4 F 258 # http://twitter.com/Sebastia_Jordi TERRICABRAS Josep-Maria Greens/EFA (Vice-Chair) Spain (First mandate) LIBE FYROM Background ' University professor; little political activity before the 2014 European Parliament elections. ' Interested in youth unemployment; the European social model; constitutional affairs; and regional autonomy. ' Authored numerous books on philosophy and politics. Details @ josep -maria.terricabras@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 48 " ASP 4 F 361 # http://twitter.com/jmterricabras

108 TREMOSA i BALCELLS Ramon ALDE Spain (Returning) ECON INTA Israel Union for the Mediterranean Background ' University professor; MEP since 2009. ' Interested in economic and monetary affairs; the single market; competition policy; taxation issues; and regional autonomy. ' Wrote two books on Spanish politics. Details @ ramon.tremosa@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 80 " ASP 9 G 246 # http://twitter.com/ramontremosa URTASUN Ernest Greens/EFA Spain (First mandate) ECON FEMM (Co-coordinator) AFET Background ' Economist; active in green and left-wing youth organisations since 1997; spokesperson for the Federation of Young European Greens (dates unknown); assistant to Ra¼l Romeva MEP (2004-2008); diplomat (2010-2014); diplomatic adviser to the Secretary-general of the Union for the Mediterranean (unknown-2014). ' Interested in gender equality; sexual and reproductive health rights; economic and monetary affairs; post-crisis economics; foreign affairs; youth and education; and European integration. Details @ ernest.urtasun@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 98 " ASP 5 F 374 # http://twitter.com/ernesturtasun

109 VALENCIANO MARTNEZ-OROZCO Elena S&D Spain (Returning) DROI (Chair) AFET Maghreb Union for the Mediterranean ACP Background ' Politician; active in the youth branch of her party since 1975; various responsibilities in her party throughout her career; director-general of the Spanish Foundation for Women (1994-1999); MEP (1999-2008); national MP (2008-2014). ' Interested in human rights in the world; foreign affairs; international development; gender equality; sexual and reproductive health rights; and the rights of all minorities, including the Roma and LGBTI people. Details @ elena.valenciano@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 46 " ASP 11 G 354 # http://twitter.com/ElenaValenciano VALLINA ngela GUE/NGL Spain (First mandate) REGI FEMM Palestinian Legislative Council Background ' Activist; active in her party since 1999; mayor of Castrill"n (2003-2004, 2007-present). ' Interested in gender equality; sexual and reproductive health rights; structural and regional funds; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and human rights in the world. Details @ angela.vallina@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 92 " WIB 2 M 23 # http://twitter.com/AngelaVallina

110 SWEDEN ADAKTUSSON Lars EPP Sweden (First mandate) AFET DROI Afghanistan (Vice-Chair) BiH & Kosovo Background ' TV journalist and consultant; no clear political engagement prior to the European Parliament elections in 2014. ' Interested in foreign affairs; peace-building; regional stability in the Middle East; and human rights in the world. Details @ lars.adaktusson@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 55 " ASP 7 F 136 # http://twitter.com/Ladaktusson

111 BJRK Malin GUE/NGL (Vice-Chair) Sweden (First mandate) LIBE FEMM (Coordinator) AFET India BiH & Kosovo Mashreq Background ' Political adviser; staffer at the European Women's Lobby (1999-2009); political adviser in the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality for her group (2009-2014). ' Strong interest in gender equality; sexual and reproductive health rights; human rights; the rights of all minorities, including LGBTI people; and human rights in the world. ' Opposes TTIP; strong and uncompromising on issues related to gender equality, potentially making compromise positions hard to rea ch. Details @ malin.bjork@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 74 " WIB 2 M 91 # http://twitter.com/MalinBjork_EU CEBALLOS Bodil Greens/EFA Sweden (First mandate) LIBE SEDE (Coordinator) AFET ACP Background ' Interpreter and teacher; assistant to MEP Inger Sch¶rling (dates unknown); national MP (2006 -2014). ' Interested in asylum and migration; human rights in the world; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; Western Sahara; climate and the environment; arms exportation; international trade; and the rights of all minorities. Details @ bodil.ceballos@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 68 " ASP 4 E 242 # http://twitter.com/BodilCeballos

112 CORAZZA BILDT Anna Maria EPP Sweden (Returning) FEMM (Vice-coordinator) LIBE Ukraine Euronest Turkey Background ' Diplomat; occupied various posts for the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the OECD, the UN (including post-war efforts in Yugoslavia), and the European Commission; MEP since 2009. ' Interested in consumer protection; European integration; the single market; competition; freedom of movement; gender equality; the rights of all minorities, including LGBTI people and the Roma; and foreign affairs. ' Strongly progressive; does not hesitate to go against her party's instructions, or vocally state her opposition to conservative views; married to Swedish Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Bildt. Details @ annamaria.corazzabildt@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 28 " ASP 7 F 151 # http://twitter.com/AnnaMariaCB ERIKSSON Peter Greens/EFA (Vice-Chair) Sweden (First mandate) Russia Moldova Euronest Background ' Politician; national MP (1994-1998, 2002-2014); councillor (1999-2004); co-spokesperson for his party (2002-2011). ' Interested in foreign affairs; research and energy policy; and climate and the environment. Details @ peter.eriksson@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 52 " ASP 4 E 202

113 FEDERLEY Fredrick ALDE Sweden (First mandate) Pan-African Parliament Background ' Politician; active in his party since 1994; councillor (1998-unknown); chair of the youth branch of his party (2002-2007); national MP (2006-2014) ' Interested in research and energy issues; the rights of LGBTI persons; gender equality; the single market; competition; and small and medium-sized enterprises. Details @ fredrick.federley@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 67 " ASP 8 H 161 # http://twitter.com/federley FJELLNER Christofer EPP Sweden (Returning) INTA Belarus Euronest Background ' Entrepreneur; chair of his party's youth branch (2002-2004); MEP since 2004. ' Interested in international trade; competition; taxation issues; the single market; freedom of movement; public health; budgetary control; and the rights of all minorities, including LGBTI people. ' Strongly pro-TTIP and pro-trade in general; strong believer in free-market capitalism. Details @ christofer.fjellner@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 36 " ASP 7 F 143 # http://twitter.com/fjellner

114 HKMARK Gunnar EPP Sweden (Returning) ECON Serbia South Caucasus Euronest Background ' Army officer; various responsibilities in youth organisations since 1979; national MP (1983-2004); chair of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (2002-2004); secretary-general of his party (1991-1999); MEP since 2004; chair of the European Parliament delegation to Croatia (2009-2013). ' Strong interest in economic and monetary affairs, and global and European economic governance; also interested in peace-building; the European neighbourhood; EU-Russia relations; and gender equality. Details @ gunnar.hokmark@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 22 " ASP 7 F 155 # http://twitter.com/ghokmark LUDVIGSSON Olle S&D Sweden (Returning) ECON Serbia FYROM Background ' Trade unionist; various responsibilities in trade unions since 1981; MEP since 2009. ' Interested in economic and monetary affairs; energy; the environment; budgetary control; gender equality; human rights; the rights of all minorities, including LGBTI people; and foreign affairs. Details @ olle.ludvigsson@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 42 " ASP 14 G 257 # http://twitter.com/olleludvigsson

115 NILSSON Jens S&D Sweden (Returning) Belarus BiH & Kosovo Background ' Youth educator; councillor (1997-2009); MEP since 2011. ' Interested in agriculture and rural issues; international trade; public health; European integration; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and human rights in the world. Details @ jens.nilsson@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 27 " ASP 14 G 317 # http://twitter.com/jensni POST Soraya S&D Sweden (First mandate) LIBE DROI AFET Background ' Activist and politician; active for the rights of the Roma and gender equality prior to the 2014 European Parliament elections. ' Strong interest in gender equality; sexual and reproductive health rights; the rights of all minorities, including the Roma; also interested in freedom of movement, and human rights in the world. ' Sole MEP from the Swedish Feminist Party; Romani background. Details @ soraya.post@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 84 " ASP 14 G 310 # http://twitter.com/SorayaPostFi

116 ULVSKOG Marita S&D Sweden (Returning) EMPL (Vice-Chair) Palestinian Legislative Council (Vice-Chair) Background ' Journalist; interior minister (1994-1996); minister for culture and sports (1996-2004); national MP (1998-2009); deputy prime minister (2003-2004); secretary-general of her party (2004-2009); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in European integration; transparency; the single market; environmental protection; public health; and gender equality. Details @ marita.ulvskog@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 43 " ASP 14 G 351 # http://twitter.com/maritaulvskog WIKSTRM Cecilia ALDE Sweden (Returning) LIBE (Coordinator) JURI ASEAN India Background ' Lutheran pastor; national MP (2002-2009); vice-chair of the Committee on Culture (2006-2009); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in civil liberties; asylum and migration; home affairs; the rule of law; human rights; the rights of all minorities, including LGBTI people, the Roma and people with disabilities; combating the far right; and legal affairs. ' Respected voice within her group and among left-leaning MEPs; passionately progressive and resolute promoter of Open Society values. Details @ cecilia.wikstrom@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 22 " ASP 8 G 201 # http://twitter.com/CeciliaWikstrom

117 UNITED KINGDOM ANDERSON Martina GUE/NGL United Kingdom (Returning) LIBE REGI Palestinian Legislative Council (Chair) Background ' Irish Republican Army activist; regional MP (2007-2012); regional junior minister (2011-2012); MEP since 2012. ' Interested in regional autonomy; civil liberties; human rights; the rights of all minorities, including people with disabilities and LGBTI people; the European social model; the Israeli -Palestinian conflict; and employment issues. ' Arrested twice and convicted for causi ng an explosion, and planning to cause explosions; released from prison under the Good Friday Agreement (1998). Details @ martina.anderson@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 5 " WIB 2 M 121 # http://twitter.com/MEPStandingUp4U

118 BEARDER Catherine Quaestor of the European Parliament ALDE United Kingdom (Returning) FEMM (Co-coordinator) DEVE ACP South Africa Background ' Councillor (dates unknown); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in international trade; gender equality; human rights; the rights of LGBTI people; the single market; freedom of movement; and human rights in the world. ' Only remaining Liberal Democrat in the European Parliament after scathing losses in the 2014 European Parliament elections; as a result, may have lost part of her influence within her political group; her seniority might partially compensate for this. Details @ catherine.bearder@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 32 " ASP 10 G 138 # http://twitter.com/catherinemep BRANNEN Paul S&D United Kingdom (First mandate) South Africa Background ' Activist; councillor (5 years, dates unknown); secretary of a local Anti-Apartheid Society and active demonstrator against the South African apartheid regime (dates unknown). ' Interested in combating the far right; civil liberties; human rights; and EU-South Africa relations. Details @ paul.brannen@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 95 " ASP 13 G 205 # http://twitter.com/PaulBrannenNE

119 DANCE Seb S&D United Kingdom (First mandate) DEVE ACP Background ' International aid adviser; government relations adviser for ActionAid (dates unknown). ' Interested in international development; the rights of LGBTI people; human rights; human rights in the world; and the rights of all minorities. Details @ seb.dance@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 33 " ASP 13 G 318 # http://twitter.com/SebDance DODDS Anneliese S&D United Kingdom (First mandate) ECON REGI Montenegro (Chair) FYROM Background ' University professor6. ' Interested in employment issues; the European social model; the Western Balkans; and economic issues. ' Published numerous academic articles on public policy. Details @ anneliese.dodds@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 52 73 " ASP 13 G 218 # http://twitter.com/AnnelieseDodds 6 No other reliable biographical information was available.

120 HOWITT Richard S&D United Kingdom (Returning) AFET (Coordinator) DROI EMPL SEDE Background ' Politician; councillor (1983-1995); various party responsibilities since 1994; MEP since 1997; vice-chair of the Committee on Regional Policy (1997-1999); vice-chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights (2004-2009). ' Interested in human rights in the world; foreign affairs; corporate social responsibility; structural and regional funds; animal welfare; and the rights of all minorities, including the Roma, people with disabilities, and LGBTI people. Details @ richard.howitt@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 77 " ASP 13 G 317 # http://twitter.com/richardhowitt KAMALL Syed ECR (Chair) United Kingdom (Returning) INTA ECON Background ' Consultant, including on diversity in business; various party responsibilities since 1987; MEP since 2005; chair of the British Conservatives delegation in the European Parliament since 2013. ' Interested in financial regulations; transparency; reduced EU powers and governance; and human rights in the world. ' Heads a strongly Eurosceptic group, but may be an Open Society ally for issues related to human rights and diversity. Details @ syed.kamall @ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 92 " WIB 6 M 99 # http://twitter.com/ SyedKamall

121 KARIM Sajjad ECR United Kingdom (Returning) JURI INTA South Caucasus Euronest Background ' Lawyer; MEP since 2004; first active with the Liberal Democrats, switched to the Conservative Party in 2007; ECR candidate for the presidency of the European Parliament (2014). ' Interested in international trade; the single market; competition; legal affairs; the CIA rendition flights affair; foreign affairs; EU -India relations; child labour; combating the far right; and the rights of ethnic minorities. ' Moderately Eurosceptic, but a potential O pen Society ally for topics listed above. Details @ sajjad.karim@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 40 " WIB 7 M 81 # http://twitter.com/SajjadKarimMEP KHAN Afzal S&D United Kingdom (First mandate) SEDE (Vice-Chair) AFET Arab Peninsula Background ' Lawyer; councillor (2000-present); assistant secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Britain (dates unknown); mayor of Manchester (2005-2006); member of a Home Office working group to prevent extremism (2005-unknown). ' Interested in foreign affairs; security and defence; combating the far right; and the rights of all minorities, including ethnic minorities. Details @ afzal.khan@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 37 " ASP 13 G 209 # http://twitter.com/akhanmep

122 KIRKHOPE Timothy ECR United Kingdom (Returning) LIBE (Coordinator) Background ' Politician; national MP (1987-1997); undersecretary of state for home affairs (1995-1997); MEP since 1999; vice-chair of the European Parliament delegation to the European Economic Area (2002-2004); vice-chair of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (2007-2009); vice-chair of the Special Committee on Organised Crime, Corruption and Money Laundering (2012-2013); chair of the European Parliament delegation to Australia and New Zealand (2008). ' Interested in migration and asylum; justice and home affairs; civil liberties; data protection, particularly the sharing of PNR data; and the rights of all minorities. ' Moderately Eurosceptic, but a potential Open Society ally for topics listed above. Details @ timothy.kirkhope@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 21 " ASP 9 G 305 # http://twitter.com/TimKirkhopeMEP KIRTON-DARLING Jude S&D United Kingdom (First mandate) INTA Background ' Policy adviser; staffer at the Quaker Council for European Affairs (1999-2000); confederal secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (2011-2014). ' Interested in employment issues; the European social model; international trade; and the rights of all minorities. ' Ambivalent about TTIP. Details @ jude.kirton -darling@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 05 " ASP 13 G 157 # http://twitter.com/Jude_KD

123 LAMBERT Jean Greens/EFA United Kingdom (Returning) EMPL (Coordinator) LIBE India Afghanistan Background ' Teacher; active in her party since 1977; numerous responsibilities since 1983; chair of the Party Executive (1993-1994); MEP since 1999; chair of the European Parliament delegation to South Asia (2009-2014). ' Interested in employment affairs; youth unemployment; the European social model; social rights; civil liberties; asylum and migration; freedom of movement; human rights; gender equality; the rights of all minorities, including LGBTI people and the Roma; and human rights in the world. ' Leading voice on civil liberties in general, and asylum and migration in particular; responsible for the latest review of the European asylum system together with Sylvie Guillaume (France, S&D) in the previous legislature; wrote one book on politics. Details @ jean.lambert@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 07 " ASP 4 F 167 # http://twitter.com/GreenJeanMEP MARTIN David S&D United Kingdom (Returning) INTA (Coordinator) DROI AFET ASEAN ACP Background ' Politician; councillor (1983-unknown); MEP since 1984; vice-president of the European Parliament (1989-2004); chair of the European Parliament delegation to the Cariforum (2010-2014). ' Interested in international trade; foreign affairs; consumer protection; employment issues; the European social model; and human rights in the world. ' Authored the report rejecting the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in 2012; will play a similarly important role for TTIP (definite position unknown at the time of going to print). Details @ david.martin@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 39 " ASP 13 G 354 # http://twitter.com/davidmartinmep

124 McAVAN Linda S&D United Kingdom (Returning) DEVE (Chair) ACP Background ' Policy adviser; active in her party since 1980; trade unionist; MEP since 1998; vice-chair of the European Parliament delegation to African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (2009-2012). ' Interested in the use of regional and structural funds in the United Kingdom; climate and the environment; public health; pharmaceuticals; gender equality; international trade; international development; and relations with African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. Details @ linda.mcavan@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 54 38 " ASP 13 G 346 # http://twitter.com/LindaMcAvanMEP McINTYRE Anthea ECR United Kingdom (Returning) EMPL (Coordinator) South Africa Background ' Businesswoman; active in her party since 1997; MEP since 2011. ' Interested in youth unemployment; small and medium-sized enterprises; the single market; and employment affairs. ' Moderately Eurosceptic, but a potential Open Society ally. Details @ anthea.mcintyre@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 51 06 " WIB 5 M 81 # http://twitter.com/anthea_mcintyre

125 MOODY Clare S&D United Kingdom (First mandate) FEMM South Caucasus Euronest Russia Background ' Trade unionist7. ' Interested in the European social model; gender equality; and Gibraltar. Details @ clare.moody@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 53 08 " ASP 13 G 355 # http://twitter.com/ClareMMoody 7 No other reliable biographical information was available. MORAES Claude S&D United Kingdom (Returning) LIBE (Chair) Background ' Policy adviser; director of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (dates unknown); commissioner for racial equality (dates unknown); helped mount several discrimination cases before British and European courts; MEP since 1999; vice-chair of the European Parliament delegation to South Africa (1999-2004); vice-chair of the European Parliament delegation to the Arab Peninsula (2009-2014). ' Interested in civil liberties; justice and home affairs; asylum and migration; human rights; the rights of all minorities, including ethnic minorities, the Roma, and LGBTI people. ' Unavoidable actor for civil liberties, justice and home affairs; may appear easy to win over, but will require extensive engagement to ensure commitments are followed up effectively. Details @ claude.moraes@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 55 53 " ASP 13 G 342 # http://twitter.com/ClaudeMoraesMEP

126 SCOTT CATO Molly Greens/EFA United Kingdom (First mandate) ECON Background ' University professor; actively involved in local community initiatives; active in her party since 1988; councillor (2011-2014). ' Interested in post-crisis economics; economic and monetary affairs; social rights; employment issues; human rights; human rights in the world; and the rights of all minorities. ' Authored several books and articles on anti-capitalism and Green economics. Details @ molly.scottcato@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 57 37 " ASP 4 F 143 # http://twitter.com/MollyMEP SWINBURNE Kay ECR United Kingdom (Returning) ECON (Coordinator) Background ' Investment banker; councillor (2003-2006); mayor of Ledbury (2006-2009); MEP since 2009. ' Interested in economic and monetary affairs; taxation issues; fiscal evasion and tax havens; business regulations; the single market; and EU-USA relations. ' Moderately Eurosceptic, but a potential Open Society ally. Details @ kay.swinburne@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 56 87 " WIB 4 M 83 # http://twitter.com/ewrop2014

127 TANNOCK Charles ECR United Kingdom (Returning) AFET (Coordinator) DROI Background ' Psychiatrist; councillor (1998-2000); MEP since 1999; vice-chair of the European Parliament election observation mission to Ukraine (2004); vice-chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights (2004-2007); vice-chair of the European Parliament delegation to Ukraine (2004-2009). ' Interested in foreign affairs; human rights in the world, including Tibet and the Falun Gong; transparency and good governance; the Eastern Neighbourhood; the Western Balkans and Turkey; and EU-Taiwan relations. ' Almost omnipresent voice in foreign affairs and human rights in the world; moderately Eurosceptic, but a potentially strong Open Society ally. Details @ charles.tannock@ep.europa.eu ! +32 2 284 58 70 " WIB 4 M 81 # http://twitter.com/CharlesTannock

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Major boost for Achill tourism after beach that was missing for 12 years returns

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AFTER VANISHING FOR over a decade, a beach on Mayo's Achill Island has made a remarkable reappearance.

The return of the beach at Ashleam Bay is expected to provide a major boost to tourism in the area.

Situated along the Wild Atlantic Way, the beach at Ashleam joins another beach to have recently returned at Dooagh.

The scenic location of the Ashleam beach will draw in visitors to the area, Achill Tourism manager Sean Molloy said.

He told RT's Ray D'Arcy Show: ''Anyone who's been to Achill has been on the Atlantic drive'... Just in that bay there, people would be familiar with a rocky coast.

It started to happen a few weeks ago. It's building up and building up over the past few days. I can't really say what has brought this back other than stormy weather.

The beaches originally disappeared due to the strong winds and high tides on the Atlantic coastal region, and it is most likely due to stormy weather that it has come back, he said.

''People were telling us the beach at Ashleam comes back every seven years,'' Molloy said. ''I didn't really believe them.''

The new beach is the only west-facing beach on the island, and Molloy added that it would be the best place in Europe to watch the last sunset of the year on New Year's Eve.

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Science proves kids are bad for Earth. Morality suggests we stop having them.

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A startling and honestly distressing view is beginning to receive serious consideration in both academic and popular discussions of climate change ethics. According to this view, having a child is a major contributor to climate change. The logical takeaway here is that everyone on Earth ought to consider having fewer children.

Although culturally controversial, the scientific half of this position is fairly well-established. Several years ago, scientists showed that having a child, especially for the world's wealthy, is one of the worst things you can do for the environment. That data was recycled this past summer in a paper showing that none of the activities most likely to reduce individuals' carbon footprints are widely discussed.

The second, moral aspect of the view '-- that perhaps we ought to have fewer children '-- is also being taken seriously in many circles. Indeed, I have writtenwidely on the topic myself.

But scientific evidence and moral theorizing aside, this is a complicated question with plenty of opponents. In what follows, I will address some of the challenges to this idea. Because while I recognize that this is an uncomfortable discussion, I believe that the seriousness of climate change justifies uncomfortable conversations. In this case, that means that we need to stop pretending the decision to have children doesn't have environmental and ethical consequences.

The argument that having a child adds to one's carbon footprint depends on the view that each of us has a personal carbon ledger for which we are responsible. Furthermore, some amount of an offspring's emissions count towards the parents' ledger.

The seriousness of climate change justifies uncomfortable conversations. Matt Nighswander / NBC News Most environmentalists accept this sort of ledger view when it comes to recycling, driving, and flying, but support begins to decrease when applied to family planning. The opposition is typified by Vox writer David Roberts, who argues that ''such an accounting scheme is utterly impractical'' because it seems to entail that one is never responsible for one's own emissions. Because "we don't want to double-count,'' as Roberts says, this means parents are really only responsible for their kids' emissions.

The flaw in this objection is the plausible-sounding caveat: ''we don't want to double-count.'' Because why wouldn't we want to double-count? If moral responsibility added up mathematically, then double-counting would be a serious problem. But I think it's clear that we should not accept a mathematical model of responsibility.

Consider a different case: If I release a murderer from prison, knowing full well that he intends to kill innocent people, then I bear some responsibility for those deaths '-- even though the killer is also fully responsible. My having released him doesn't make him less responsible (he did it!). But his doing it doesn't eliminate my responsibility either.

Something similar is true, I think, when it comes to having children: Once my daughter is an autonomous agent, she will be responsible for her emissions. But that doesn't negate my responsibility. Moral responsibility simply isn't mathematical.

If you buy this view of responsibility, you might eventually admit that having many children is wrong, or at least morally suspect, for standard environmental reasons: Having a child imposes high emissions on the world, while the parents get the benefit. So like with any high-cost luxury, we should limit our indulgence.

Having many children is wrong, or at least morally suspect, for standard environmental reasons.

The rebuttal to this argument is that individual actions simply don't make a significant difference, and that institutional action is how you actually have an impact. Do everything you can to minimize your emissions, and the ''earth won't give a damn.''

All of these claims are true. Most individual actions won't matter in the context of a trillion ton, all-time anthropogenic carbon budget. And indeed, policy and collective action are important for seriously mitigating the harms of climate change.

But does this mean my individual actions are morally permissible? I think the answer is clearly no.

If morality only applied to meaningful change, then morality would rarely recommend actions of symbolic integrity or defiance. We would not, for example, praise the activist who stands up for what she believes in until there was evidence that her tactics work. And those who sacrifice their own interests in order to contribute minuscule amounts of time, money, or labor to alleviating global hunger or poverty would look like suckers rather than saints.

I don't think these judgments sit well with our moral sensibilities. On reflection, many of us believe that it is wrong to contribute to massive, systematic harms, even if each individual contribution isn't causally significant. This explains why many of us think you are obligated to do things like recycle, especially when it's easy. Your recycling doesn't matter much to the environment '-- the earth doesn't give a damn '-- but you should do it anyway.

The confusion around this sort of moral claim is understandable. Our moral psychology has not yet evolved to solve the problems of today. Humanity grew up in relatively small groups; Rules like ''don't harm others,'' or ''don't steal and cheat'' are easy to make sense of in a world of largely individual interactions.

That is not our world any longer, though, and our moral sense is evolving to reflect that difference. Moral decisions are no longer about math; Being a part of the solution matters.

The importance of this argument for family size is obvious. If having one fewer child reduces one's contribution to the harms of climate change, the choice of family size becomes a morally relevant one.

I am certainly not arguing that we should shame parents, or even that we're obligated to have a certain number of children. As I've said elsewhere, I don't think there is a tidy answer to the challenging questions of procreative ethics. But that does not mean we're off the moral hook. As we face the very real prospect of catastrophic climate change, difficult '-- even uncomfortable '-- conversations are important. Yes, we should discuss the ethics of making babies with care and respect; but we should discuss it.

Travis Rieder, Ph.D, is the Assistant Director for Education Initiatives, Director of the Master of Bioethics degree program and Research Scholar at the Berman Institute of Bioethics.

Report: Polar vortex to bring 'extended period of severe winter weather' - The Buffalo News

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Autumn in Siberia often provides a glimpse into what winter has planned for the Great Lakes, including the Buffalo Niagara region.

So prepare to bundle up this winter.

Expect a frigid winter with at least one visit from a lobe of the polar vortex, according to climate researchers funded by the National Science Foundation.

"I think the combination of La Ni±a and an anticipated disruption of the polar vortex could focus the worst of this winter's weather around the Great Lakes," said Judah Cohen, a meteorologist at Atmospheric and Environmental Research, a firm specializing in environmental research.

Although there's no immediate signs of weakening in the polar vortex, that could happen by January, Cohen said.

"All indicators favor a cold winter in the eastern U.S.," according to the report. "The combination of cold and wet could result in an above normal snow season for parts of the northern U.S., including the large population centers of the northeastern U.S."

The report, released Thursday, identifies areas around Lake Erie and in the northern Plains states to be the coldest from normal.

Temperatures averaging nearly 2 degrees below normal are expected in those areas for December, January and February, according to the report.

Researchers relied on various predictors when making the seasonal forecast, including the El Ni±o/Southern Oscillation, Eurasian snow cover extent during October, Arctic sea ice and another index measuring atmospheric patterns in the high latitude areas of the globe.

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Lots of lake-effect snow forecast for this Buffalo winter

Are we going to have a White Christmas? | Daily Mail Online

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Plummeting temperatures and a spell of wet weather could see Britain headed for the first snow of winterSnow is expected to blanket parts of Scotland as the rest of the UK feels the freeze as temperatures plungeThe cold snap will continue over the weekend and begin to produce more rain, particularly in the North WestBy Rod Ardehali For Mailonline

Published: 14:37 EST, 18 November 2017 | Updated: 17:10 EST, 18 November 2017

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Plummeting temperatures and a spell of wet weather could see Britain headed for the first snow of winter.

Rain pushing on in the North, meeting bitter arctic winds in Scotland, are expected to produce the first significant snowfall of the season, according to the MetOffice.

Snow is expected to blanket parts of Scotland as the rest of the UK feels the freeze following a drop in temperatures around the country.

The cold blast comes amid the expected La Ni±a phenomenon with below average sea temperatures leading to colder winters around the globe.

Plummeting temperatures and a spell of wet weather could see Britain headed for the first snow of winter. Snow is expected to blanket parts of Scotland as the rest of the UK feels the freeze following a drop in temperatures around the country. The cold blast comes amid the expected La Ni±a phenomenon with below average sea temperatures leading to colder winters around the globe.

The cold snap will continue over the weekend and begin to produce more rain, particularly in the North West and bitter winds of 57mph due in Scotland

La Ni±a (and El Ni±o)La Ni±a and her brother El Ni±o are oscillations in tropical Pacific temperatures that lead to warmer or cooler climates around the globe.

Part of a naturally occurring cycle, the events are a consequence of interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere.

The cycle transitions between a warm El Ni±o (Spanish for boy) and a cooler La Ni±a (Spanish for girl).

Both phenomena tend to peak during Northern Hemisphere winters.

La Nina develops when ocean temperatures are lower than normal in the Eastern Tropical Pacific.

The effects of La Nina manifest themselves differently around the globe, from increased rain in Australia to droughts in parts of the US.

More hurricanes are typically seen across the Atlantic, which could effect Britain and Ireland.

La Ni±a conditions are said to develop when the sea surface temperature anomaly goes below ''0.5C.

The main effects of La Ni±a are changes in rainfall and fiercer winter climates across the globe.

A widespread frost is braced to sweep the nation after temperatures plunged to -4C in parts of the North.

The cold snap will continue over the weekend and begin to produce more rain, particularly in the North West and bitter winds of 57mph due in Scotland.

There will be some respite however, with crisp, autumnal sunshine appearing through England, particularly in the South West where temperatures could reach 8C or 9C.

A MetOffice spokeswoman said: 'As rain pushes on a band of cold air in situ in Scotland could produce the first significant snow of the season.

'The snow would appear towards the north of the central belt and could cause some disruption on the commute.

The MetOffice told the Express: 'La Ni±a slightly increases the chances of blocking patterns over the North Atlantic and Europe in late autumn and early winter, leading to increased chances of colder-than-average conditions.'

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FDA Update on IV Fluid Shortage | ASCO

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On Nov. 14, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted information on its ongoing efforts to resolve the intravenous (IV) fluid shortage. FDA has not objected to the temporary import of IV fluids from Baxter facilities in Ireland, Australia, Mexico, and Canada and from B. Braun in Germany; however, B. Braun recently announced they were slowing production.

In addition to the temporary imports, FDA continues to expedite review of drug applications that may help relieve shortages. The agency recently approved Fresenius Kabi and Laboratorios Grifols saline products and anticipates that availability of these products will help address the shortage. Currently, Fresenius Kabi anticipates limited availability in December 2017, and Laboratorios Grifols has listed their estimated date as ''TBD.''

For more information on the availability of sodium chloride 0.9% injection, including information provided by the companies, see this dedicated web page available on the FDA website. Information on all current drug shortages is also available from the FDA drug shortage database.

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Police can request your DNA from 23andMe, Ancestry | WJAX-TV

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by:Jenna Bourne, Action News Jax Updated: Nov 18, 2017 - 6:49 PM

Millions of people have handed their DNA over to genetic testing companies like Ancestry or 23andMe to learn more about their family trees.

But when you ship off your saliva, law enforcement could have access to your DNA.

Police could use genetic information it gets from those companies to identify you in a criminal investigation, even if you've never used one of those services.

Jacksonville resident Eric Yarham wanted to learn more about his family tree, so he mailed off his saliva to 23andMe.

''Just trying to unravel the mystery that is your genetics,'' said Yarham, who lives in the Riverside area. ''That lingering 0.3 percent is sub-Saharan African. So that's swimming around in my DNA." Yarham had no idea police could request his genetic information.

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Both 23andMe and Ancestry confirm your genetic information could be disclosed to law enforcement if they have a warrant.

Action News Jax asked 23andMe Privacy Officer Kate Black whether the company notifies customers about that possibility before they mail in their DNA. ''We try to make information available on the website in various forms, so through Frequently Asked Questions, through information in our privacy center,'' Black said.

According to the company's self-reported data, law enforcement has requested information for five American 23andMe customers.

So far, the company reports it has not turned over any information.

But Black said she wouldn't entirely rule it out in the future.''We would always review a request and take it on a case-by-case basis,'' Black said.

Ancestry self-reports that it complied with a 2014 search warrant to identify a customer based on a DNA sample.

Spokespeople at the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, the State Attorney's Office, the Public Defender's Office and the Florida Department Of Law Enforcement told Action News Jax they don't recall any local investigations in which genetic testing information was requested from a private company.

The departments said they don't know for sure.

''The police make mistakes and I would rather not be on the unfortunate end of one of those mistakes, as a result of my DNA being somewhere that is unlucky,'' Yarham said.

But it doesn't even have to be your DNA; if a family member who shipped off their saliva to one of these companies, law enforcement can request their genetic information for ''familial matching.''

''They can see what the likelihood is of these certain alleles, of these genetic markers, matching up to make it -- likelihood of whether you were involved in, let's say, that criminal activity or not,'' said Jacksonville Dr. Saman Soleymani, who has studied genetics extensively and been an expert witness in local criminal cases.

Soleymani said he didn't take any chances when he sent his DNA to 23andMe. ''I literally sent my kit saying my name is Billy Bob,'' he added.

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EV Grieve: Speaking out against a 'Silicon Alley' in this neighborhood

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A coalition of community groups and preservationists hosted a rally last evening titled "Don't Turn Our Neighborhood Into Silicon Alley" on on Third Avenue outside 51 Astor Place/the IBM Watson Building/Death Star ... and across the street from where a 7-story office building is in the works for the northeast corner of the Avenue at St. Mark's Place...

An estimated 50-75 residents turned out... as well as several elected local officials, such as State Sen. Brad Hoylman.

EVG contributor Peter Brownscombe shared these photos... Curbed has a recap of the rally here, which the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP) organized ...

It's the latest new development that's destroying the fabric of these neighborhoods, local residents argued at the rally on Wednesday. While Greenwich and East Villagers, along with their outgoing City Council member, Rosie Mendez, have been demanding protections for this area for years, this latest push for rezoning was prompted by Mayor Bill de Blasio's announcement of a new tech hub at the old P.C. Richard & Son on East 14th Street.

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GVSHP is encouraging the mayor to create height restrictions in the area, that would limit building heights to between 80 to 145 feet, and would have incentives for creating affordable housing. [GVSHP Executive Director Andrew] Berman said he wasn't opposed to the tech hub per se, but was unable to get behind it without all the other neighborhood protections in place. The tech hub can only be approved through a Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), and will ultimately come before the City Council for final approval. The incoming City Council member from the area, Carlina Rivera, also backs the zoning protections, so it remains to be seen how the Mayor's project will fare.

Bedford + Bowery has coverage here.

State Assembly member Deborah Glick said preserving the residential, mixed-use character of the neighborhood was important to maintaining the vibrancy of the East Village and that she was disappointed in the proposed developments. ''Seeing New York homogenized during the Bloomberg administration '' we thought it would come to an end but it's only getting worse,'' she said. ''I want to say to Bill de Blasio: Don't turn yourself into Bloomberg 2.0. We deserve to keep our open skies, air and light '' don't suffocate us just for a quick buck from developer.''

Germany announces ban on children's smartwatches | Euronews

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Drug squad officer's fatal fentanyl overdose prompts police investigation | CP24.com

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An officer with the Toronto Police Service's drug squad died of a fentanyl overdose earlier this year, prompting police to conduct an investigation.

Const. Michael Thompson was found at his Durham Region home in medical distress on April 10, 2017.

He was rushed to hospital, where he died three days later.

In a statement released Thursday, Acting Chief Jim Ramer confirmed that Thompson, 37, died from a fentanyl overdose.

According to Ramer, the amount of fentanyl found in his system was ''too large to have been caused by mere contact with that drug.''

An investigation has been launched into the circumstances surrounding the officer's death but police say ''many questions remain unanswered.''

''We have questions such as where did Michael obtain the drugs that he took but those are questions that we may never have answers to,'' police spokesperson Meaghan Gray told CP24 on Thursday afternoon. ''Michael was a member of the drug squad so he could have gotten the drugs from the unit itself or got them at the street level.''

Thompson joined the Toronto Police Service in 2006 and was assigned to the drug squad in 2014.

Gray said that Thompson was a ''professional and dedicated police officer who was well respected by his colleagues.''

She said that police have notified the Crown in upcoming cases that Thompson was involved with about his death and the circumstances surrounding it. The fate of those cases is not immediately clear.

''We had to disclose Michael's death and the reason for that death to the crown as part of disclosure process. There are cases that Michael was involved in that are coming forward through the justice system as early as next Monday. The Crown will have to make a decision as to how to proceed or not. I don't know what that decision will be nor do I know how many other cases there are,'' Gray said,

In his statement, Ramer said that the wellness of members of the TPS is a ''significant priority'' for the organization.

He said that while there are many resources available to TPS employees to help them deal with various personal issues, he noted that the service needs to ''better understand if we can provide additional support to members.''

Meanwhile, in a statement issued late Thursday afternoon Mayor John Tory offered his condolences ''on behalf of the people of Toronto'' and expressed his support for a review of whether or not additional supports could be provided to TPS members.

''I understand that Constable Thompson's death on April 10 shocked the service and sparked an ongoing investigation into the death itself and surrounding circumstances. I support the service reviewing whether it can provide additional support to its members for their wellness,'' he said.

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George Soros to Give $100 million to Human Rights Watch | Human Rights Watch

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(New York) '' George Soros, philanthropist and financier, today announced a challenge grant of $100 million over 10 years to Human Rights Watch. The grant from his Open Society Foundations, the largest that he has ever made to a nongovernmental organization, will be used to expand and deepen Human Rights Watch's global presence to more effectively protect and promote human rights around the world.

The grant challenges Human Rights Watch, which accepts no government funding, to raise an additional $100 million in private contributions to match the gift. Human Rights Watch hopes that the combination of the grant and the matching funds to be raised, as well as additional fundraising, will enable it to implement a strategic plan for becoming a truly global organization. The plan will require Human Rights Watch to increase its annual budget from $48 million to $80 million within five years.

''Human Rights Watch is one of the most effective organizations I support,'' said Soros, founder and chairman of the Open Society Foundations. ''Human rights underpin our greatest aspirations: they're at the heart of open societies.''

Soros said that he is particularly interested in encouraging philanthropists outside of the traditional supporters of human rights in Europe and North America.

The grant is intended to support the internationalization of Human Rights Watch, enabling it to staff advocacy offices in key regional capitals around the world and to deepen its research presence on countries of concern. Human Rights Watch plans especially to increase its capacity to influence emerging powers in the global South to push a pro-human rights agenda.

''Human Rights Watch can have even greater impact by being genuinely international in scope,'' Soros said. ''Human Rights Watch must be present in capitals around the globe, addressing local issues, allied with local rights groups and engaging with local government officials. In five years' time it aims to have as much as half its income and a majority of its board members come from outside the United States.''

By focusing international attention where human rights are violated, Human Rights Watch gives voice to the oppressed and holds oppressors accountable for their crimes. Human Rights Watch's rigorous, objective investigations and strategic, targeted advocacy build intense pressure for change and raise the cost of human rights abuse. Since 1978, Human Rights Watch has fought for deep-rooted improvements in human rights practices and has helped bring justice and security to people around the world.

''In an increasingly multi-polar world, we must ensure that Human Rights Watch's message resonates in the most influential capitals around the globe,'' said Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch. ''Ending serious abuses requires generating pressure from any government with clout, including emerging powers in the global South.''

With a staff of almost 300 and addressing human rights conditions in nearly 90 countries, Human Rights Watch publishes around 100 reports and several hundred news releases each year. The challenge grant will enable Human Rights Watch to invest additional resources to fill significant gaps in its reporting network, including in parts of Africa and Asia. It will also enable Human Rights Watch to add greater depth on issues where its research staff is spread too thinly.

In addition, to maximize the impact of its research, Human Rights Watch would add staff to engage more effectively with national governments on local and regional issues of concern, and develop relationships with journalists who reach local audiences. By basing more researchers and advocates in key countries, Human Rights Watch will be better placed to engage with government officials, journalists, and civil society and better able to secure positive change.

''We hope that George Soros's example will help the human rights movement worldwide by encouraging philanthropists to invest in the ideals of human rights,'' Roth said.

The House Just Voted to Bankrupt Graduate Students - NYTimes.com

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On Campus

By ERIN ROUSSEAU

Republicans in the House of Representatives have just passed a tax bill that would devastate graduate research in the United States. Hidden in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is a repeal of Section 117(d)(5) of the current tax code, a provision that is vital to all students who pursue master's degrees or doctorates and are not independently wealthy.

I'm a graduate student at M.I.T., where I study the neurological basis of mental health disorders. My peers and I work between 40 and 80 hours a week as classroom teachers and laboratory researchers, and in return, our universities provide us with a tuition waiver for school. For M.I.T. students, this waiver keeps us from having to pay a tuition bill of about $50,000 every year '-- a staggering amount, but one that is similar to the fees at many other colleges and universities. No money from the tuition waivers actually ends up in our pockets, so under Section 117(d)(5), it isn't counted as taxable income.

But under the House's tax bill, our waivers will be taxed. This means that M.I.T. graduate students would be responsible for paying taxes on an $80,000 annual salary, when we actually earn $33,000 a year. That's an increase of our tax burden by at least $10,000 annually.

It would make meeting living expenses nearly impossible, barring all but the wealthiest students from pursuing a Ph.D. The students who will be hit hardest '-- many of whom will almost certainly have to leave academia entirely '-- are those from communities that are already underrepresented in higher education.

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The law would also decimate American competitiveness.

Some universities might be able to cover tuition for some students, but in so doing, they would be forced to decrease the total number of graduate students they accept. American applicants to graduate school will leave the United States in favor of less expensive international institutions, and United States institutions will be unable to attract international candidates. At M.I.T., 43 percent of graduate students are foreign nationals, many of whom receive international funding. These students conduct transformative research, and bring so much diversity of culture, experience and expertise to our schools. Do we really want to shut out the next generation of innovators from our universities?

Graduate students are part of the hidden work force that drives some of the most important scientific and sociological advancements in the country. The American public benefits from it. Every dollar of basic research funded by the National Institutes of Health, for example, leads to a $1.70 output from biotechnology industries. The N.I.H. reports that the average American life span has increased by 30 years, in part, because of a better understanding of human health. I'd say that's a pretty good return on investment for United States taxpayers.

I personally owe my life and mobility to academic research. In 2015, I found out I had reflex sympathetic dystrophy (also known as complex regional pain syndrome), and since then, I have spent around 20 percent of my annual income on medical expenses. If Congress passes the House Republicans' tax bill as it stands, I will be forced to choose between medical expenses and my education.

In a horrible twist, the repeal of Section 117 (d)(5) isn't the only part of the tax bill that would hurt college students. The House bill would also end the student loan interest deduction, which allows individuals who make up to $80,000 and are repaying student loans to decrease their debt. It also eliminates the Lifetime Learning Credit, which is instrumental for many nontraditional students.

And still, House Republicans voted this bill into law. Now it is up to our representatives in both the House and Senate to reject it.

Mugabe fired as ruling party leader: ZANU-PF sources

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Turkey's President Erdogan rejects NATO apology over "enemy chart"

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the disrespectful behaviour of NATO cannot be covered over with a simple apology after his name, along with the name of Turkey's founding president, was included in an enemy list during a training exercise.

Turkish President and Chairman of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the AK Party's Rize 6th Ordinary Provincial Congress in Rize, Turkey on November 18, 2017. (Photo AA) ( AA )Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday batted back an apology from the NATO military alliance after his name, as well as the name of the founding president of Turkey, appeared on an "enemy poster" at a drill in Norway.

The incidents took place during NATO's "Trident Javelin" exercise in the southern Norwegian city of Stavanger aimed at increasing coordination between the allies at headquarters level, which wound up on Friday.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Norwegian Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen have apologised to Turkey over the incident.

But Erdogan on Saturday said such disrespectful behaviour could not be so easily forgiven.

"You have seen the disrespectful behaviour at the NATO drill yesterday. There are some mistakes that are done not by fools but only by base people," Erdogan said in an event in northeastern Rize.

"This matter cannot be covered over with a simple apology," he said.

As Turkey is increasing its power, the intensity of attacks against the country is also increasing, the president added.

"I understand this impudence that targets me and founder of our republic Ghazi Mustafa Kemal Ataturk as a reflection of a distorted point of view that we observe in NATO for a while," the president added.

Support from opposition

Turkey's main opposition party leader earlier on Saturday also said that the incident cannot be just avoided with an apology.

Speaking at an event in Ankara on Saturday, the Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu said they cannot accept the ''insult'' towards Turkey's history and current executives.

He said they expect a satisfactory statement from the NATO officials regarding the incident.

"It is not a topic that can be avoided with an ordinary 'we apologise' thing," Kilicdaroglu said, adding: "Nobody can insult Turkey's current executives and history. We strongly condemn this.''

Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey was pulling 40 soldiers out of a NATO exercise in Norway, after the enemy chart issue.

Ankara prosecutors also said in a statement on Friday they had opened a criminal investigation against an individual or individuals who had denigrated and insulted Ataturk and Erdogan in the incidents.

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The Fibber is Caught '' Gloria Allred Refuses To Release Yearbook for Independent Authentication'...

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Notorious political/legal activist, and evidence manufacturer, Gloria Allred, represents a woman named Beverly Young-Nelson who claims Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore assaulted her 40 years ago.

Judge Roy Moore stated he's never personally met Mrs. Nelson but he was assigned -and presided over- her civil divorce case about 18 years ago.

To prove Moore has met Mrs. Nelson, Gloria Allred produced Nelson's high school yearbook claiming to contain the signature of Roy Moore. However, a review of the signature shows considerable evidence that it is fraudulent. Mr. Moore challenged Allred to present the yearbook for independent authentication. Allred is refusing.

Even Keith Olberman's former girlfriend, Katy Tur, see's through the B.S.:

Attorney/activist Allred is demanding a Senate hearing against Roy Moore, which is absurd because the U.S. Senate has no jurisdiction over Moore as a private citizen running for office. Allred, an activist and Democrat delegate, is simply attempting to manufacture a political fiasco to benefit her ideological and partisan endeavors.

The signature appears to be entirely fraudulent and manufactured to create a connection between Mrs. Nelson and Judge Moore.

It is clear from a simple review of the inscription that two inks were used, and two different types of handwriting appear present.

Providing further evidence toward Moore's defense, he notes the ''DA'' following the signature are specifically the same as the divorce documents he signed for Mrs. Nelson in 1999 (see below):

The ''D.A.'' does not stand for District Attorney, it stands for ''Delbra Adams'', Judge Moore's former assistant who started working for him in 1987, ten years after the ''DA'' which appears in Mrs. Nelson's yearbook.

The evidence showing Gloria Allred manufactured the yearbook seems overwhelming and presumably that's why she is refusing to allow independent inspection.

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