European Parliament
Positions in the 2009-2014 legislature:
Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Member of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence
Member of the Subcommittee on Human Rights
Substitute Member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Member of the Delegation for relations with Iraq
Substitute Member of the Delegation for relations with the United States
Substitute Member of the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Positions in the 2004-2009 legislature:
Vice-chair of the Subcommittee of Security and Defence and PSE Coordinator for Security and Defence issues
Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Member of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Substitute Member of the Development Committee
Substitute Member of the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee
Member of the Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners
Member of the Ad-hoc Delegation for relations with Iraq
Substitute Member of the Delegation for relations with the USA
Substitute Member of the Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Member of the Intergroup on Western Sahara
Member of the Group of Friends European Parliament/East Timor
Missions and Visits
Afghanistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Chad, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Timor, Kosovo, Lebanon, Indonesia (including Aceh), Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Sudan (Darfur), Turkey, USA, etc.
EU Election Observation Missions:
Head of the EP Election Observation Mission to Sudan (2010)
Member of the EP Election Observation Mission to Angola (2008)
Member of the EP Election Observation Mission to East Timor (2007)
Member of the EP Election Observation Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo (2006)
Head of the EU Election Observation Mission to the general elections in Ethiopia (2005)
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