IvailoKalfin

General Data

 * Born on 30 May 1964, Sofia
 * Country: Bulgaria
 * Political Group: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (SD) Party: Coalition for Bulgaria

 Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 14G146 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: [callto://+3222845489 +32 2 28 45 489]/[callto://+3222847489 +32 2 28 47 489] Fax: +32 2 28 49 489 Bâtiment Louise Weiss T07052 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: [callto://+33388175489 +33 3 88 175 489]/[callto://+33388177489 +33 3 88 177 489] Fax: +33 3 88 179 489
 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:ivailo.kalfin@europarl.europa.eu ivailo.kalfin(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=96807
 * Site web: www.kalfin.eu

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on Budgets (Vice-Chair)
 * Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (Member)
 * Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (Member)
 * Committee on Budgetary Control (Substitute)
 * Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (Substitute)
 * Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Secondary school-leaving certificate from French language school in Sofia (1983)
 * Bachelor's and Master's degree in international economic relations from the University of National and World Economy, Sofia (1988)
 * Master's in international banking from Loughborough University, Great Britain (1999)
 * Worked for commercial and consulting companies (1988-1994 and 1997-2002)
 * Member of the Bulgarian National Bank advisory council (since 2004)
 * Principal lecturer on the BA (Hons) course in International Finance and Trade run by Portsmouth University, Great Britain, in Bulgaria (since 2001)
 * Honorary professor of East China University, Shanghai (2009)
 * MP in the 37th, 38th and 40th National Assemblies: member of the budget and finance committee and foreign policy committee (1995-1997, 2000-2001 and 2005)
 * Vice-chairman of the EU-Bulgaria joint parliamentary committee (1995-1997)
 * Economic affairs secretary to the President of the Republic of Bulgaria (2002-2005)
 * Deputy prime-minister and Minister for foreign affairs (2005-2009)
 * Head of the Coalition for Bulgaria list for the European Parliament elections and leader of the Bulgarian delegation to the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the EP (2009)
 * Recipient of national honours from several European countries

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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25/05/2010 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.