GoranFarm

General Data

 * Born on 17 October 1949, Stockholm, Sofia församl
 * Country: Sweden
 * Political Group: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (SD) Party: Arbetarepartiet- Socialdemokraterna

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 * Parlement européen
 * Parlement européen


 * Email: [mailto:goran.farm@europarl.europa.eu goran.farm(at)europarl.europa.eu]
 * Page on European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=4265
 * Site web: www.goranfarm.nu

Functions in European Parliament

 * Committee on Budgets (Member)
 * Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (Member)
 * Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (Member)
 * Committee on Foreign Affairs (Substitute)
 * Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (Substitute)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Advanced school-leaving certificate (1968)
 * Journalism degree (Stockholm, 1971)
 * Journalist on various newspapers (1970-1973)
 * Editor-in-chief of SSU (Social-Democratic Youth of Sweden) newspaper 'Frihet' (1973-1976)
 * Head of advertising agency ARE Idé 2 (1976-1979)
 * Various posts with the Swedish Confederation of Trade Unions, including Head of the Economic Policy Unit (1979-1986)
 * Director of Information, Riksbyggen (1987-1988)
 * Editor-in-chief of Örebro-Kuriren (1987-1988)
 * Own consultancy (1989-1994 and 2004-2007)
 * Member of executive committee of the Social Democratic Youth of Sweden (1978-1981)
 * Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Norrköping (1991-1994)
 * Executive Committee member of Östergötland party district (1991-1994)
 * Vice-President, International Union of Socialist Youth (1979-1981)
 * Member of Norrköping Council (since 1994)
 * Municipal commissioner, Norrköping (1994-1999)
 * Member of Östsams regional council (2004-2007)
 * Chair of Östsams international relations committee (1997-1999 and 2004-2006)
 * Member of the European Parliament (1999-2004 and since 2007)
 * Member of the Committee on Regional Policy and its Transport Committee (1995-1999)
 * Member of the Board, Baltic Sea States Subregional Cooperation (1997-1999)
 * Special adviser to EU Commission first Vice-President Margot Wallström (2005­2007)
 * Member of the Arbetsmarknadsstyrelsen (Labour Market Board) (1982-1985)

Votes

 * 24/11/2010 - Resolution on Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) 99.7/100
 * 22/09/2010 - Rapport Gallo on enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market 100.0/100
 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 88.9/100
 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 56.2/100
 * 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 78.9/100
 * 24/09/2003 - Directive on patentability of "computer-implemented inventions" (software patents), 1st reading 36.4/100

Positions
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28/03/2010 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.