RichardFalbr

General Data

 * Born on 29 September 1940, Chester
 * Country: Czech Republic
 * Political Group: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (SD) Party: Česká strana sociálně demokratická

 Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 14G107 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: [callto://+3222845470 +32 2 28 45 470]/[callto://+3222847470 +32 2 28 47 470] Fax: +32 2 28 49 470 Bâtiment Louise Weiss T07067 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: [callto://+33388175470 +33 3 88 175 470]/[callto://+33388177470 +33 3 88 177 470] Fax: +33 3 88 179 470
 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:richard.falbr@europarl.europa.eu richard.falbr(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=23840
 * Site web: www.falbr.cz/

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Member)
 * Delegation for relations with Belarus (Member)
 * Committee on Regional Development (Substitute)
 * Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (Substitute)
 * Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (Substitute)
 * Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Doctor of Jurisprudence (Law Faculty of Charles University, Prague, 1969)
 * Foreign-language correspondent (1959-1963)
 * Language teacher (1963-1969)
 * Trade union lawyer (1970-1989)
 * Lawyer (1989-1990)
 * Vice-Chairman of ČSSD (Czech Social Democratic Party) (1991-1992)
 * Chairman of the Bohemian-Moravian Service Workers' Trade Union (1990-1998)
 * Vice-Chairman of the Czech and Slovak Confederation of Trade Unions (1990-1994)
 * Chairman of the Bohemian-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions (1994-2002)
 * Member of the administration of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (1992-2002)
 * Member of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation (1993-2002)
 * Member of the administration of the Trade Union European Confederation (1995-2002)
 * Senator (1996-2004)
 * Member of the Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (1996-2004)
 * Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (1998-2002)
 * Member of the Committee on Mandate and Parliamentary Privilege of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (2002-2004)
 * Member of the Standing Senate Commission on the Constitution of the Czech Republic (2002-2004)
 * Observer at the European Parliament (2003-2004)
 * Member of the European Parliament (2004-)

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 99.9/100
 * 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 100.0/100
 * 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 100.0/100
 * 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 23.7/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 18.1/100

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.