MarcoCappato

General Data

 * Born on 25 May 1971, Milano
 * Country: Italy
 * Political Group: Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Party: Lista Emma Bonino

Functions in European Parliament

 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (Member)
 * 22/07/1999 - 16/09/1999 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Substitute)
 * 29/09/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, South-east Asia and the Republic of Korea (Member)
 * 17/01/2000 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Substitute)
 * 03/10/2001 - 19/07/2004 : Non-attached (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (Substitute)
 * 07/02/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Delegation for relations with the United States (Member)
 * 08/05/2006 - 13/07/2009 : Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (Member)
 * 03/07/2006 - 27/11/2006 : Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (Member)
 * 06/07/2006 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
 * 12/07/2006 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (Substitute)
 * 03/10/2006 - 30/01/2007 : Subcommittee on Human Rights (Substitute)
 * 05/10/2006 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (Substitute)
 * 28/11/2006 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (Vice-Chairman)
 * 31/01/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Subcommittee on Human Rights (Member)
 * 31/01/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (Substitute)
 * 05/07/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Secondary school-leaving certificate in classical subjects (1989)
 * Degree in economics (1994)
 * Responsible for communications at an industrial plant (1994)
 * Temporary agent in the secretariat of the Radical Group of the European Parliament (1995-1999)
 * National Secretary of the Pannella Club Reform movement (1995-1997)
 * Treasurer of the Radical anti-prohibitionist coordinating committee since December 1996
 * Representative of the Radical Party at the United Nations since 1997
 * Coordinator of the Radicals from 1999 to 2001
 * Member of the European Parliament (1999-2004)
 * 'European of the Year', 2002 (European Voice)
 * Arrested and imprisoned in Manchester for civil disobedience in protest against prohibitionist drug laws (2002)
 * Promoter of the World Congress for the freedom of Scientific Research
 * Secretary of the Luca Coscioni Association, member of the National Secretariat of the 'Rosa nel Pugno' (the Rose in the Fist) party and Vice-Chairman of the Trans-national Radical Party

Votes

 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 91.2/100
 * 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 64.5/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 91.7/100
 * 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 100.0/100

Positions
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