RenateSommer

General Data

 * Born on 10 September 1958, Bochum
 * Country: Germany
 * Political Group: Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) (PPE) Party: Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands

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 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:renate.sommer@europarl.europa.eu renate.sommer(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=4282
 * Site web: www.europasommer.de

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (Member)
 * Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
 * Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Substitute)
 * Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (Substitute)
 * Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Studied agriculture (degree 1984)
 * Doctorate in international nutrition, Bonn University (1996).Research assistant, Bonn University
 * Agricultural policy officer, German rural youth academy, Bonn
 * CDU Youth Section (from 1973)
 * CDU (since 1977)
 * Member of Herne District Executive of the CDU (since 1993), vice-chair of the District Executive
 * Founder member, CDU German-Turkish Forum in North Rhine-Westphalia (since 1997)
 * Member of the Ruhr District Executive of the CDU, member of the Regional Executive of the Women's Union in North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr and North Rhine-Westphalia Conferences of the CDU on Europe (since 1999)
 * Founder member, Herne Europa Union (since 1994)
 * Regional vice-chair, Europa Union in North Rhine-Westphalia (since 2007)
 * CDU Germany Federal Agriculture and Food Committee (since 2008)
 * Municipal councillor in Herne (1994-1999)
 * Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
 * Pro Ruhrgebiet Association (since 2007)

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 2.6/100
 * 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 12.5/100
 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 11.8/100
 * 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 50.0/100
 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 41.9/100
 * 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 33.3/100
 * 25/04/2007 - Criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED 2), 1st reading 21.1/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 5.6/100
 * 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 39.8/100

Positions
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