PaolodeCastro

General Data

 * Born on 02 February 1958, S. Pietro Vernotico
 * Country: Italy
 * Political Group: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (SD) Party: Partito Democratico

 Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 15G305 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: [callto://+3222845520 +32 2 28 45 520]/[callto://+3222847520 +32 2 28 47 520] Fax: +32 2 28 49 520 Bâtiment Louise Weiss T06119 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: [callto://+33388175520 +33 3 88 175 520]/[callto://+33388177520 +33 3 88 177 520] Fax: +33 3 88 179 520
 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:paolo.decastro@europarl.europa.eu paolo.decastro(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=96891
 * Site web: www.paolodecastro.it

Functions in European Parliament
(Chair)
 * Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
 * Conference of Committee Chairs (Member)
 * Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (Member)
 * Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Degree in agriculture from the University of Bologna (1980)
 * Associate professor at Washington State University (1985-1986)
 * Associate professor at the University of Sassari (1986-1992)
 * Associate professor at the University of Bologna (1993-2002)
 * Professor extraordinary of agricultural policy at the University of Bologna (since 2002)
 * Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies (2002-2008)
 * Senator of the Italian Republic
 * Vice-chairman of the Committee on agriculture and agri-food production (2008-2009)
 * Economic adviser to the Italian Prime Minister, Romano Prodi, and to the Minister for Agriculture, Michele Pinto (1996-1998)
 * Minister for agriculture and forestry in the two D'Alema governments (1998-2000)
 * Minister for agriculture, food and forestry in the second Prodi government (2006-2008)
 * Special adviser to the President of the European Commission, Romano Prodi (2000-2001)
 * Scientific coordinator for the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) (since 2000)
 * President of the Elabora research centre - Italian Confederation of Cooperatives (2000-2005);President of the NOMISMA Institute of Economic Studies (2001-2004)
 * President of the Qualivita Foundation (2000-2004)
 * Knight of the Grand Cross, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic - award conferred by President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi

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

Positions
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