MarekSiwiec

General Data

 * Born on 13 March 1955, Piekary Sląskie
 * Country: Poland
 * Political Group: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (SD) Party: Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej

 Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 15G142 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: [callto://+3222845653 +32 2 28 45 653]/[callto://+3222847653 +32 2 28 47 653] Fax: +32 2 28 49 653 Bâtiment Louise Weiss T08137 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: [callto://+33388175653 +33 3 88 175 653]/[callto://+33388177653 +33 3 88 177 653] Fax: +33 3 88 179 653
 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:marek.siwiec@europarl.europa.eu marek.siwiec(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=28380
 * Site web: www.mareksiwiec.pl

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
 * Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (Member)
 * Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (Member)
 * Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (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

 * Master of Engineering, University of Mining and Metallurgy in Kraków (AGH) (1980)
 * Post-graduate study in journalism at the Academy of Social Sciences - Centre for Education of the Foreign Service (1989)
 * Assistant at the Electronics Institute of AGH (1980-1982), traineeship with the GAS &amp
 * Fuel Corporation of Victoria, Australia (1981-1982)
 * Editor-in-chief of the bi-monthly 'Student' (1985-1987), weekly 'ITD' (1987-1990) and the daily 'Trybuna' (1990-1991)
 * Member of Parliament of the Polish Republic (1991-1997)
 * Spokesman for the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) Parliamentary Party (1993)
 * Member of the National Council for Radio and Television (1993-1996)
 * Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1993-1996)
 * Secretary of State at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland (1996-2004)
 * Chief of the National Security Office
 * Vice-Chairman of the Consultative Committee of the Presidents of Poland and Ukraine (1997-2004)
 * Secretary of the National Security Council (2000-2004) head of the Polish Association of Friends of the Peres Centre for Peace
 * Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Foundation to Counter Terrorism and Biological Threats
 * Member of the National Administration of the SLD
 * Head of the national delegation to the PSE in the EP
 * Honours: Officer's Cross of the Legion of Honour (1996, F)
 * Order of Gedymin (1997, LT), Cavaliere di Gran Croce (1997, I), Ordem do Merito (1997, P), Ordre de Leopold (1999, B)
 * National Order of Merit (2000, F)
 * Ubique Patriae Memor (2002, BR)
 * Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (2003, LT)
 * Virtutea Militara (2003, RO)
 * Royal Victorian Order (2004, GB)
 * Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 4th and 3rd Class (1997, 2004, UA)

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 99.1/100
 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 100.0/100
 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 50.0/100
 * 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 100.0/100
 * 25/04/2007 - Criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED 2), 1st reading 21.1/100

Positions
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10/09/2010 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.