PaoloCosta

General Data

 * Born on 23 July 1943, Venezia
 * Country: Italy
 * Political Group: Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Party: Partito Democratico

Functions in European Parliament

 * 20/07/1999 - 19/07/2004 : Group of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party (Vice-Chairman)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (Member)
 * 21/07/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (Substitute)
 * 06/10/1999 - 14/01/2002 : Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 31/08/2003 : Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (Substitute)
 * 17/01/2002 - 21/09/2003 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs (Member)
 * 17/01/2002 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (Substitute)
 * 07/02/2002 - 30/04/2004 : Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (Vice-Chairman)
 * 01/09/2003 - 08/09/2003 : Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (Member)
 * 09/09/2003 - 19/07/2004 : Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (Chairman)
 * 09/09/2003 - 19/07/2004 : Conference of Committee Chairmen (Member)
 * 20/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (Member)
 * 21/07/2004 - 21/07/2004 : Committee on Transport and Tourism (Member)
 * 22/07/2004 - 30/01/2007 : Committee on Transport and Tourism (Chairman)
 * 22/07/2004 - 30/01/2007 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (Substitute)
 * 22/07/2004 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Fisheries (Substitute)
 * 28/07/2004 - 15/01/2007 : Conference of Committee Chairmen (Member)
 * 15/09/2004 - 13/03/2007 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (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 Mercosur (Substitute)
 * 31/01/2007 - 31/01/2007 : Committee on Transport and Tourism (Member)
 * 31/01/2007 - 23/06/2008 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (Substitute)
 * 31/01/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Petitions (Member)
 * 01/02/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Transport and Tourism (Chairman)
 * 01/02/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Conference of Committee Chairmen (Member)
 * 15/03/2007 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with India (Member)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Graduate in business studies (Ca' Foscari University of Venice, 1968)
 * Visiting Professor (University of Reading, U.K., 1975)
 * Visiting Research Scientist (New York University, 1980)
 * Ordinary professor of political economy (Ca' Foscari, 1982-1984)
 * Visiting Professor (New York University (1983 and 1988)
 * Ordinary professor of economic planning (Ca' Foscari, 1984-1995)
 * Pro-rector of Ca' Foscari University (1989-1992)
 * Ordinary professor of regional Economy (Ca' Foscari, 1995-2003)
 * Rector of Ca' Foscari University (1992-1996)
 * Member of the Federal Assembly of the 'Margherita' party
 * Municipal councillor (1997-2000) and Mayor of the municipality of Venice (since 2000)
 * Minister for Public Works (1996-1998)
 * Member of the European Parliament (since 1999)
 * Vice-chairman of the ELDR group (1999-2004)
 * Chairman of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2003-2004)
 * Member and Vice-Chairman of the Council of the United Nations University of Tokyo
 * Chairman and member of the Council of AISRE (Italian Association of Regional Science) (1982-1984)
 * Member of the Scientific Committee for the Italian General Transport Plan (1985-1987)
 * Knight of the Grand Cross, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1998)

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 100.0/100
 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 14.6/100
 * 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 100.0/100
 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 45.9/100
 * 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 43.4/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 100.0/100
 * 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 88.3/100

Positions
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