JosephMuscat

General Data

 * Born on 22 January 1974, Pietà
 * Country: Malta
 * Political Group: Socialist Group in the European Parliament (PSE) Party: Partit Laburista

Functions in European Parliament

 * 21/07/2004 - 31/01/2007 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 30/09/2008 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (Substitute)
 * 15/09/2004 - 21/09/2004 : Delegation for relations with Belarus (Member)
 * 15/09/2004 - 30/09/2008 : Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (Substitute)
 * 22/09/2004 - 30/09/2008 : Delegation for relations with Belarus (Vice-Chairman)
 * 01/02/2007 - 30/09/2008 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (Vice-Chairman)
 * 15/03/2007 - 30/09/2008 : Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Studied at the University of Malta: B.Com
 * In Management and Public Policy, (1995)
 * BA (Hons.) in Public Policy (1996)
 * MA in European Studies (1997)
 * PhD in Management Research from the University of Bristol (United Kingdom)
 * Journalist with national private radio station (1992-1996)
 * Assistant head of news at national private TV station (1996-1997)
 * EICC Executive (1997)
 * Market intelligence manager (1997-1999)
 * Investment adviser (2000-2004)
 * Editor of an online newspaper (2001-2004)
 * In the Labour Youth Forum: Financial Secretary (1994-1997)
 * Acting Chairperson (1997)
 * In the Malta Labour Party: Member of the National Executive (1994-2001)
 * Education Secretary (2001-2003)
 * Chairperson of the Annual General Conference (November 2003)
 * Member of the National Commission for Fiscal Morality (1997-1998)

Votes

 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 47.5/100
 * 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 26.3/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 18.1/100

Positions
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