JamesElles

General Data

 * Born on 03 September 1949, London
 * Country: United Kingdom
 * Political Group: European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Party: Conservative Party

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 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=1419
 * Site web: www.jameselles.com

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on Budgets (Member)
 * Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (Member)
 * Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula (Substitute)
 * Delegation for relations with the United States (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * University of Edinburgh (1968-1972)
 * A graduate of Edinburgh University
 * Worked in the Directorate-General for External Relations at the European Commission (1976-1980)
 * Assistant to the Deputy Director-General for Agriculture in charge of agricultural markets (1980-1983)
 * In the European Parliament: rapporteur on the European Union Budget (1996
 * 2007)
 * Founder and Chairman of the European Parliament's All-Party Group on Kashmir (2000)
 * In the EPP-ED Group: Vice-Chairman (1999-2004)
 * Budget spokesman for the Group (1994-1999)
 * A founder of the European Union Baroque Orchestra (1986)
 * Founder and Chairman, Transatlantic Policy Network (1992-1999
 * 2009- )
 * Co-founder and Vice-Chairman, European Internet Foundation (2000)
 * Founder and former Chairman, European Ideas Network (2002)

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 3.0/100
 * 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 12.5/100
 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 2.8/100
 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 46.6/100
 * 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 60.5/100
 * 12/10/2006 - Resolutions on European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) 5.6/100
 * 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 18.9/100

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.