BorisZala

General Data

 * Born on 09 December 1954, Zlaté Moravce
 * Country: Slovakia
 * Political Group: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (SD) Party: SMER-Sociálna demokracia

 Bâtiment Altiero Spinelli 12G217 60, rue Wiertz, 1047 Bruxelles Tel.: [callto://+3222845480 +32 2 28 45 480]/[callto://+3222847480 +32 2 28 47 480] Fax: +32 2 28 49 480 Bâtiment Louise Weiss T08014 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman - CS 91024, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel.: [callto://+33388175480 +33 3 88 175 480]/[callto://+33388177480 +33 3 88 177 480] Fax: +33 3 88 179 480
 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:boris.zala@europarl.europa.eu boris.zala(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=96656

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
 * Subcommittee on Human Rights (Substitute)
 * Delegation for relations with South Africa (Substitute)
 * Delegation for relations with the Pan-African Parliament (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * PhD
 * (1981)
 * CSc
 * (1995)
 * Doc
 * (2001)
 * Research worker (1984-1990)
 * University teacher
 * Head of the Politics and European Studies Department of Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra (1990-2007)
 * Chair of the Sociálnodemokratická strana Slovenska (Social Democratic Party of Slovakia) (1990-1992)
 * Vice-Chair of the party SMER-SD (Direction - Social Democracy) (1999-2002)
 * Member of the Presidency of SMER-SD (since 2002)
 * Chair of the Committee on Security of the Slovak National Council and member of the Bureau of the Slovak National Council
 * Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic (2002-2006)
 * Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic and chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of the Slovak Republic (2006-2009)
 * EU Convention (2003-2005)
 * Head of the Slovak delegation and Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2006)
 * Participation in preparing action against the totalitarian regime and cofounder of the movement Public against Violence (1988-1989)
 * Alexander Dubček Memorial Medal for the advancement of humanism
 * Prize and Medal of St Cyril and St Methodius for the advancement of national awareness and literature

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 100.0/100

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.