BrittaThomsen

General Data

 * Born on 23 January 1954, Aalborg
 * Country: Denmark
 * Political Group: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (SD) Party: Socialdemokratiet

 Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 11G154 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: [callto://+3222845452 +32 2 28 45 452]/[callto://+3222847452 +32 2 28 47 452] Fax: +32 2 28 49 452 Bâtiment Louise Weiss T07151 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: [callto://+33388175452 +33 3 88 175 452]/[callto://+33388177452 +33 3 88 177 452] Fax: +33 3 88 179 452
 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:britta.thomsen@europarl.europa.eu britta.thomsen(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=28153

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (Member)
 * Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (Member)
 * Delegation for relations with the Mercosur countries (Member)
 * Subcommittee on Security and Defence (Substitute)
 * Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (Substitute)
 * Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Scholarship, Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala (1979)
 * Studies in Portuguese language and culture, University of Lisbon (1979-1980)
 * Studies in Portuguese and Spanish, Aarhus University (1980-1983)
 * MA (History), Aarhus University
 * Teacher and organiser of adult education (1983-1989)
 * Consultant (various contracts): working with European projects within the area of education and human resource development (1989-1994)
 * Consultant, HK (Union of Commercial and Clerical Employees in Denmark), responsible for international projects and surveys in the tourism and service industries (1994-2000)
 * Director and owner of Facilitate (consultancy), working with labour market issues at European level (2001-2004)
 * With the Danish Social Democrats: member of the executive committee (2000)
 * Member of the party programme committee (2000)
 * Publications: articles about Portugal in various Danish magazines

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 99.8/100
 * 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 100.0/100
 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 69.4/100
 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 51.2/100
 * 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 100.0/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 18.1/100

Positions
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28/03/2010 Written Declaration 12/2010 (ACTA)
Has signed written declaration 12/2010 on the lack of a transparent process for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and potentially objectionable content.