SimonBusuttil

General Data

 * Born on 21 March 1969, Attard
 * Country: Malta
 * Political Group: Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) (PPE) Party: Partit Nazzjonalista

 Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 10E142 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: [callto://+3222845686 +32 2 28 45 686]/[callto://+3222847686 +32 2 28 47 686] Fax: +32 2 28 49 686 Bâtiment Louise Weiss T09085 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: [callto://+33388175686 +33 3 88 175 686]/[callto://+33388177686 +33 3 88 177 686] Fax: +33 3 88 179 686
 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:simon.busuttil@europarl.europa.eu simon.busuttil(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=28120
 * Site web: www.simonbusuttil.eu

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (Member)
 * Committee on Petitions (Member)
 * Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (Member)
 * Committee on Fisheries (Substitute)
 * Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (Substitute)
 * Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Doctor of Laws, University of Malta (1993)
 * MA in European Studies, University of Sussex, UK (1994)
 * Magister Juris in International Law, University of Malta (1995)
 * Partner, Ganado Sammut Advocates (1997- )
 * Founding Director of Europa Research and Consultancy Services Ltd (1995- )
 * Visiting lecturer at the Department of European and Comparative Law (Faculty of Law) and the European Documentation and Research Centre at the University of Malta (1997-2004)
 * Adviser on EU Affairs to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
 * The Minister of Education
 * The Minister for the Environment (1996-2004)
 * Head, Malta-EU Information Centre (responsible for the Maltese Government's EU communications strategy ahead of the EU referendum) (1999-2003)
 * Member of Malta's Core Negotiating Group for EU accession negotiations (1999-2003)
 * PN executive committee member (2004)
 * Appointed Member of the National Order of Merit of Malta by the President of the Republic for service rendered to the country (2003)
 * Winner of The Outstanding Young Person Award of the Junior Chamber (Malta) (2004)

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 2.5/100
 * 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 12.5/100
 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 11.8/100
 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 44.4/100
 * 10/04/2008 - Rapport Bono on cultural industries in Europe 33.3/100
 * 25/04/2007 - Criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED 2), 1st reading 22.4/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 5.6/100

Positions
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21/07/2010 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.