MariaMatsouka

General Data

 * Born on 08 January 1974, Lepenou
 * Country: Greece
 * Political Group: Socialist Group in the European Parliament (PSE) Party: Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima

Functions in European Parliament

 * 21/07/2004 - 22/07/2004 : Committee on Petitions (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (Substitute)
 * 23/07/2004 - 30/01/2007 : Committee on Petitions (Vice-Chairwoman)
 * 15/09/2004 - 24/10/2007 : Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with Mercosur (Substitute)
 * 31/01/2007 - 31/01/2007 : Committee on Petitions (Member)
 * 01/02/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Petitions (Vice-Chairwoman)
 * 25/10/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (Member)
 * 25/10/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (Member)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Degree in Italian (1996)
 * From 1991 to 1994, employed by private companiesFrom 1994 to 1997, part-time employment with Greek Telecommunications Organisation, Foreign Communications Section, while also working as a teacher of Italian (1996-1999)
 * Employed by COSMOTE in 1998 until 2004
 * Founder member of Employees' Association of COSMOTE, the first trade union of a mobile telephone company in Europe
 * Elected and served as Chairman of the Association from its foundation for two consecutive periods of office (1999-2002 &amp
 * 2002-2004)
 * Also elected executive member of Federation of Greek Telecommunications Employees and served as Secretary for Youth and Women and as Secretary for International Relations (2000-2004)
 * Elected member of Youth Steering Committee of Union Network International/Uni-Europa, also for two consecutive periods of office (2000-2002 &amp
 * 2002-2004), in the services sector, and member of the Uni-Europa Executive Committee and Committee on Women's Affairs (2002-2004). 2004, elected executive member of the Greek General Workers' Confederation (GSEE) and Youth Employment Secretary (2004)

Votes

 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 31.9/100
 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 52.5/100
 * 25/04/2007 - Criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED 2), 1st reading 57.9/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 18.1/100

Positions
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