RaimonObiolsIGerma

General Data

 * Born on 05 August 1940, Barcelona
 * Country: Spain
 * Political Group: Socialist Group in the European Parliament (PSE) Party: Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya

Functions in European Parliament

 * 20/07/1999 - 19/07/2004 : Group of the Party of European Socialists (Vice-Chairman)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (Member)
 * 22/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (Chairman)
 * 22/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Conference of Delegation Chairmen (Member)
 * 22/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (Substitute)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (Substitute)
 * 07/02/2002 - 30/03/2004 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (Chairman)
 * 07/02/2002 - 30/03/2004 : Conference of Delegation Chairmen (Member)
 * 09/03/2004 - 19/07/2004 : European Parliament (Vice-President)
 * 09/03/2004 - 19/07/2004 : Parliament's Bureau (Vice-President)
 * 31/03/2004 - 19/07/2004 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (Member)
 * 20/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Socialist Group in the European Parliament (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 30/01/2007 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs (Substitute)
 * 21/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
 * 15/09/2004 - 20/09/2004 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (Member)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (Member)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (Substitute)
 * 21/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (Chairman)
 * 22/09/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Conference of Delegation Chairmen (Chairman)
 * 31/01/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Culture and Education (Substitute)
 * 23/05/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (Member)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Graduate in Geology
 * First Secretary of the PSC (1983-1996)
 * President of the PSC (1996-2000)
 * Executive member of PSOE since 1979
 * Secretary for International Relations from 1994-2000
 * Vice-Chairman of the PSE Group (1999-2000)
 * Chair of the Socialist International Mediterranean Committee (1993-2001)
 * Member of the Catalan Regional Parliament (1984-1999)
 * Member of the Congress of Deputies (1977-1984)
 * Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
 * Vice-Chairman of the PSE Group (1999-2004)
 * Chairman of the Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (1999-2002)
 * Chairman of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (2002-2004)
 * Vice-President of the European Parliament (2004)
 * Grand Cross of the Order of Quetzal of the Government of Guatemala

Votes

 * 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 65.6/100
 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 22.2/100
 * 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 17.1/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 34.7/100
 * 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 47.0/100

Positions
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08/09/2010 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.