MartinKastler

General Data

 * Born on 18 June 1974, Nürnberg
 * Country: Germany
 * Political Group: Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) (PPE) Party: Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern e.V

 Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 15E218 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: [callto://+3222845538 +32 2 28 45 538]/[callto://+3222847538 +32 2 28 47 538] Fax: +32 2 28 49 538 Bâtiment Louise Weiss T10008 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: [callto://+33388175538 +33 3 88 175 538]/[callto://+33388177538 +33 3 88 177 538] Fax: +33 3 88 179 538
 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:martin.kastler@europarl.europa.eu martin.kastler(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=25919
 * Site web: www.kastler.de

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Member)
 * Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
 * Committee on Development (Substitute)
 * Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Studied history and politics in Erlangen and Prague
 * MA in history
 * Worked in the Foreign Policy Department of the President of the Czech Republic, Václav Havel (1996-1997)
 * Journalism and public relations work (since 1996)
 * Press spokesman for the Nuremberg region (2000-2001)
 * Editor for DATEV (2001-2003)
 * Member of the European Parliament (2003-2004)
 * Head of the Fundamental Development Policy Issues Department and EU project coordinator, Hanns Seidel Foundation, Munich (2004-2008)
 * Spokesman on social and development policy for the CSU Group in the European Parliament (since 2009)
 * Vice-Chair of the EPP Working Group on Bioethics in the European Parliament (since 2009)
 * Vice-Chair of the 'Bioethics' parliamentary intergroup (since 2010)
 * Member of the 'Junge Union' (CDU/CSU youth section) (since 1992)
 * Member of the CSU (since 1993), member of the CSU District Executive (since 1996)
 * Member of the CSU local executive for Nuremberg-Fürth-Schwabach (since 1999)
 * Deputy Chair of the Schwabach district CSU association (since 2003)
 * Member of the Bavarian regional committee of 'Junge Union'
 * Member of 'Paneuropajugend' (Pan-European Youth Movement) (since 1992)
 * Member of Europa-Union (since 2001)
 * District Chair of 'Paneuropaunion' (Pan-European Union) (PEU) and member of the PEU regional executive (since 2002)
 * Former holder of a scholarship from the Hanns Seidel Foundation / CdAS
 * Member of the Diocesan Council of Eichstätt diocese (committee for the Eastern Church);patron and founder member of the 'Prager Haus' in Nuremberg;member of the federal executive of the 'Ackermann Gemeinde' (Ackermann Community) (since 2004)
 * Member of Nuremberg city youth assistance committee (1996-2002)
 * Founder member of the Catholic Mission Circle 'Schwabach Theresienverein eV'
 * Member of the Advisory Council of the Ecumenical Working Group of Neuendettelsau Diaconia (since 2009)
 * Chair of 'Caritas Familien- und Altenhilfe e.V.' (assistance for families and the elderly) (since 2009)
 * Federal Chair of the Ackermann Community (since 2010)

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 2.5/100
 * 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

Positions
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