BoguslawSonik

General Data

 * Born on 03 December 1953, Kraków
 * Country: Poland
 * Political Group: Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) (PPE) Party: Platforma Obywatelska

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 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:boguslaw.sonik@europarl.europa.eu boguslaw.sonik(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=28299
 * Site web: www.boguslawsonik.pl

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Vice-Chair)
 * Delegation for relations with Iran (Member)
 * Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (Substitute)
 * Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (Substitute)
 * Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Master's in law and administration, Jagiellonian University (1978)
 * Journalist for Tygodnik Powszechny and the Znak publishing house (1982-1984)
 * Correspondent: RFI, BBC, RWE, Deutsche Welle (1983-1989)
 * Director of the Polish Institute in Paris and minister plenipotentiary at the embassy of the Republic of Poland in France (1990-1996)
 * Director of the Festival Bureau for 'Kraków 2000 - European City of Culture' (1996-2002)
 * Director of the Promotion Department of Kraków City Council (2003-2004)
 * Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Provincial Environmental Protection and Water Management Foundation (2002-2004)
 * Founder of the Solidarność Students' Committee (1977)
 * Vice-Chairman of the Solidarność Executive for the Małopolskie region (1980-1982)
 * President of the Małopolskie Provincial Assembly (1998-2002)
 * Member of the Małopolskie Provincial Council and President of the Małopolskie Provincial Assembly (1998-2004)
 * Chairman of the Environmental Protection Committee of the Małopolskie Provincial Assembly (2002-2004)
 * Member of the European Parliament (EPP-ED) (since 2004)
 * Member of the Association of European Cities and Regions for Culture and of the Assembly of European Regions (2000-2004)
 * Member of the Presidium of the Association of European Cities and Months of Culture (2001-2004)
 * Chairman of the May 77 Association (since 2002)
 * Knight of the Order of Art and Literature
 * Order of Merit for Polish Culture
 * Kraków 2000 - European City of Culture, silver medal
 * Małopolskie Province medal of merit

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 2.7/100
 * 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 62.5/100
 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 100.0/100
 * 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 38.1/100
 * 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 17.1/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 5.6/100

Positions
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21/07/2010 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.