Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou

Rodi Kratsa is a member of the European Parliament, elected in Greece. Rodi Kratsa was born and brought up at the island of Zakynthos, Greece. She studied Sociology (specialising in political sociology) at the University of Geneva (Switzerland). Her postgraduate studies followed at the Institute of European Studies of the same University. She was first elected in 1999. She was re-elected in 2004 and in 2009. She was elected 1st Vice-President of the European Parliament on 16 January 2007 and re-elected Vice-President on 14 July 2009.

Her parliamentary work is rich and multifaceted with numerous interventions on issues like European integration, regional cohesion and economic development of Europe, the upgrading of women’s participation and the presence of the EU at international level.

Responsibilities as Member of the European Parliament 2009 - 2014

Member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

Member of the Committee on Regional Development

Member of the Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (PA-UfM)

President of the PA-UfM Working Group on the Euro-Mediterranean University of Slovenia (EMUNI)

Member of the Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria)

Member of the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat)

Member of the Delegation for relations with Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay)

Member of the Working Group for the Middle East, very active in the peace process between Arabs and Israel, the promotion of cooperation between the GCC and the EU for security and development in the Mediterranean as well as in dealing with international crises.

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