AdrianSeverin

General Data

 * Born on 28 March 1954, Bucureşti
 * Country: Romania
 * Political Group: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (SD) Party: Partidul Social Democrat

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 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:adrian.severin@europarl.europa.eu adrian.severin(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=33990

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
 * Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (Member)
 * Committee on Constitutional Affairs (Substitute)
 * Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * BA in Law (1974-1978) and PhD in Law (1986), University of Bucharest (1986)
 * Postgraduate studies in Economics, Management, Marketing and Industrial Property Rights at London University Business School, University of Timişoara and the Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest
 * Lecturer in International Commercial Law and Comparative Civil and Commercial Law, Academy for Social and Political Studies, Bucharest (1990-1992)
 * Senior Lecturer on International Commercial Law, Comparative Civil and Commercial Law, Business Law at the National School for Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest (1993-1997)
 * Professor of International Commercial Law, Titus Maiorescu University, Bucharest (1999- )
 * Member of the Recommendation Committee, School for International Relations Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam (2000-2006)
 * Member of the Romanian Bar Association (1994- )
 * Member of the Advisory Panel of the Eurobarometer Network of European Institutes for the Study of Interethnic Relations (1999- )
 * Member of the International Court of Commercial Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (1995- )
 * Member of the Court of Commercial Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (1998- )
 * Member of the Court of Commercial Arbitration, Valletta, Malta (2001- )
 * Member of the International Court of Commercial Arbitration attached to the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris (2005- )
 * President of the International Court of Commercial Arbitration attached to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (2008- )
 * In the PSD: Member of the Permanent Delegation (2000-2004)
 * Head of the Department of External Relations and European Affairs (2004-2007)
 * Member of the Permanent Bureau (2004-2009)
 * Member of the Provisional Council for National Unity and Secretary of State for Privatisation in the Ministry of Economy (1990)
 * Member of the Chamber of Deputies serving with: National Salvation Front (1990-1992)
 * PD (1992-1996)
 * Democrat Party (1996-1999)
 * Independent (1999-2000)
 * Romanian Democrat Social Party (2000-2004)
 * Social-Democrat Party (2004-2007)
 * Leader of the Democrat Party Group in the National Parliament (1992-1996)
 * Deputy Prime Minister for Reform and Relations with Parliament (1990-1991)
 * President of the National Agency for the Privatisation and Development of Small and Medium Enterprises (1991-1992)
 * Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs (1996-1997)
 * Special Representative of the President of Romania for the Cooperation Initiative in South-Eastern Europe (1998-2000)
 * In the European Parliament: Head of Delegation of the Social Democratic Party observers (2005-2006)
 * Head of the Romanian Social-Democrat Delegation in the European Parliament (2007-2009)
 * In the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Member of the Romanian Parliament's delegation (1993-1996
 * 2003-2007)
 * Vice-Chairperson of the Socialist Group (1995-1996
 * 2003-2006)
 * Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on Human Rights (1995-1996
 * 2006-2007)
 * Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on External Relations (2004-2007)
 * In the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly: President of the Romanian Parliament's Delegation (1998-1999)
 * President of the Parliamentary Assembly (2000-2002)
 * Chair of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Belarus (1998-2001)
 * Honorary President (2002-2004)
 * Founding Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the International Criminal Court (2003)
 * Member of the Parliamentary Assembly for Global Action (2003-2007)
 * UN Special Rapporteur for the situation of Human Rights in Belarus (2004-2007)
 * Senior columnist for the following newspapers and magazines: 'Lumea Magazin' (1998-2004)
 * 'Ziua' (1998-2007)
 * 'Cronica Română (2007-2008)'
 * 'Jurnalul Naţional' (2007)
 * 'Foreign Policy' (2007- )
 * 'Revista Română de Arbitraj' (2007- )
 * Special Honour Award of the World Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (WASME)
 * Euromarket Prize awarded by the European Centre for Market Research, Brussels
 * Man of the 20th Century Award from the International Biographical Centre, UK
 * Pro Merito Medal awarded by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
 * Francisco de Miranda Order, First Class, Venezuela
 * International Understanding award, from People to People International, USA
 * Excellence Award and the Manfred Worner Medal, from the Manfred Worner Euro-Atlantic Association
 * Union of Solicitors of Romania's Prize (1997 and 2004)
 * Knight of the National Order of Serviciul Credincios (Faithful Service)

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 99.6/100
 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 22.2/100
 * 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 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

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.