JudithAMerkies

General Data

 * Born on 28 September 1966, London (Middlesex)
 * Country: Netherlands
 * Political Group: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (SD) Party: Partij van de Arbeid

 Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 15G103 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: [callto://+3222845478 +32 2 28 45 478]/[callto://+3222847478 +32 2 28 47 478] Fax: +32 2 28 49 478 Bâtiment Louise Weiss T06050 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: [callto://+33388175478 +33 3 88 175 478]/[callto://+33388177478 +33 3 88 177 478] Fax: +33 3 88 179 478
 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:judith.merkies@europarl.europa.eu judith.merkies(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=96910
 * Site web: www.judithmerkies.nl

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (Member)
 * Committee on Petitions (Member)
 * Delegation for relations with the United States (Member)
 * Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Substitute)
 * Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * University of Amsterdam - Dutch law (1985-1993)
 * Dutch bar association - qualification as a lawyer (1994-1996)
 * Harvard University, Summer School, Cambridge (MA), USA (1998)
 * Lawyer with Nauta Dutilh law firm, Rotterdam, Netherlands (1993-1996)
 * Lawyer with Van der Kroft c.s. law firm, Amsterdam, Netherlands (1996-1997)
 * Consultant with Hay Management Consultants B.V., Zeist, Netherlands (1998-2000)
 * Interim Manager / HR with VersaPoint N.V
 * /GmbH, Dortmund/Düsseldorf, Germany (2000)
 * Director of the Dutch film and television professional organisation (NBF), Amsterdam, Netherlands (2000-2002)
 * Director of the Federation of Film Makers (Federatie Filmbelangen), Amsterdam/The Hague, Netherland (2000-2004)
 * Member of the PvdA executive, Brussels section
 * MEDIA Programme Manager - European Union's MEDIA Programme, Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), European Commission, Brussels, Belgium (2004-2005)
 * Executive manager, European Music Office aisbl, Brussels, Belgium (2005-2006)
 * Publications in various newspapers, journals and news magazines (2008 -)

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 100.0/100
 * 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 100.0/100

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.