MiguelPortas

General Data

 * Born on 01 May 1958, Lisboa
 * Country: Portugal
 * Political Group: Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) Party: Bloco de Esquerda

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 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:miguel.portas@europarl.europa.eu miguel.portas(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=28406

Functions in European Parliament

 * Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (Vice-Chair)
 * Committee on Budgets (Member)
 * Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (Member)
 * Delegation for relations with Iraq (Member)
 * Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (Substitute)
 * Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (Substitute)
 * Delegation for relations with Iran (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Graduate in economics (Higher Institute of Economics and Management, Lisbon, 1986)
 * Cultural organiser for Ourique municipal council (1984)
 * Editor of the cultural magazine 'Contraste' (1986)
 * Socio-cultural organiser in the Algarve (interior area) and trainer of development agents (1987)
 * Journalist on the weekly 'Expresso' (1988 and 1992/1994, as international editor for its magazine section)
 * Counsellor to the Mayor of Lisbon on cultural and planning issues (1990-1991)
 * Editor of the weekly 'Já' (1995)
 * Reporter for the magazine 'Vida Mundial' (1998-1999)
 * Author of TV documentary 'Mar das Índias' (2000) and of a documentary on the Mediterranean
 * Author of a book of essays, 'E o resto é paisagem' ('The rest is scenery', 2002)
 * Member of the Union of Communist Students, 1973
 * Member of its Central Committee (1974)
 * Left the Communist Party and co-founded the Left Platform (1989)
 * In 1994, founded a new organisation, 'Política XXI': this was one of the organisations that formed the basis of the Bloco de Esquerda (Left Bloc)
 * Co-founder of Left Bloc (1999), and, since its foundation, member of its permanent executive
 * In the above capacity, headed the list for the 1999 elections to the European Parliament, obtaining 1.74% of the votes
 * In 2004, elected with 5.1%

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 100.0/100
 * 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 84.4/100
 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 100.0/100
 * 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 85.0/100
 * 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 84.2/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 100.0/100

Positions
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10/09/2010 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.