Franziska Brantner
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Franziska Katharina Brantner (b. 24 August 1979, Lörrach
) is a German
member of the European Parliament
(MEP
). She is in The Greens–European Free Alliance group and is a member of the Foreign Affairs
committee and the delegation for relations with Israel
.
in Tel Aviv
and Washington D.C. she studied political science with focus on International Affairs and European Policy at the elite university Sciences Po
in Paris and School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University in New York City
, where she graduated in 2004.
Currently, she is finishing her dissertation, entitled "The reformability of the United Nations", at the University of Mannheim
where she used to be a research associate at the department for Political Science II of Prof. Dr. Thomas König with a lectureship for International Policy. From 2006 to 2007 she worked as a research associate at the European Studies Centre of St Antony's College, Oxford
.
During the conference “Peking+5” of the UN Plenum in 2000 (following the UN World Women Conference of Peking in 1995) and until 2005 Brantner was Vice President of the “Youth Caucus” belonging to the UN Commission on the Status of Women. She also worked as a consultant for the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the Women’s Rights Organisation of the UN. In Brussels she coordinated a project in cooperation with the French EU Presidency of 2008, which developed the European master plan for the resolution 1325 of the UN Security Council. She was co-author of a study concerning the EU Human Rights Policy on behalf of the European Council on Foreign Relations. For the Bertelsmann Foundation
, she worked in Brussels on the subjects of European Foreign Affairs and European answers to the banking crisis.
Brantner speaks fluent French, English and Spanish and is able to communicate in Hebrew.
She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Heinrich Böll Foundation
, was member of the Peace and Security Commission of the Green national party and was one of the authors of the party’s manifesto for the European election in 2009.
In the 2009 election she obtained one of the 14 mandates of the German Green Party
in the European Parliament.
In 2010 she supported the Spinelli Group
initiative for more Europe.
Lörrach
Lörrach is a city in southwest Germany, in the valley of the Wiese, close to the French and the Swiss border. It is the capital of the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg. The biggest industry is the chocolate factory Milka...
) is a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
member of the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
(MEP
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
). She is in The Greens–European Free Alliance group and is a member of the Foreign Affairs
Committee on Foreign Affairs (EU)
The Committee on Foreign Affairs , previously called Political Affairs, is a committee of the European Parliament...
committee and the delegation for relations with Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
Early life and career
Brantner grew up in Neuenburg/Rhein. After graduating from the bilingual "Deutsch-Französisches Gymnasium" in Freiburg im Breisgau and gathering her first international experiences working at the offices of the Heinrich Böll FoundationHeinrich Böll Foundation
The Heinrich Böll Foundation is a German, legally independent political foundation. Affiliated with the German Green Party, it was originally founded in 1987 and rebuilt in 1997...
in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
and Washington D.C. she studied political science with focus on International Affairs and European Policy at the elite university Sciences Po
Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris
The Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
in Paris and School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, where she graduated in 2004.
Currently, she is finishing her dissertation, entitled "The reformability of the United Nations", at the University of Mannheim
University of Mannheim
The University of Mannheim is one of the younger German universities. It offers Bachelor, Master, and PhD degrees.The University is mainly located in Mannheim’s palace the largest baroque palace in Germany. The whole city center of Mannheim is aligned symmetrically to the palace.About 800 scholars...
where she used to be a research associate at the department for Political Science II of Prof. Dr. Thomas König with a lectureship for International Policy. From 2006 to 2007 she worked as a research associate at the European Studies Centre of St Antony's College, Oxford
St Antony's College, Oxford
St Antony's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.St Antony's is the most international of the seven all-graduate colleges of the University of Oxford, specialising in international relations, economics, politics, and history of particular parts of the...
.
During the conference “Peking+5” of the UN Plenum in 2000 (following the UN World Women Conference of Peking in 1995) and until 2005 Brantner was Vice President of the “Youth Caucus” belonging to the UN Commission on the Status of Women. She also worked as a consultant for the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the Women’s Rights Organisation of the UN. In Brussels she coordinated a project in cooperation with the French EU Presidency of 2008, which developed the European master plan for the resolution 1325 of the UN Security Council. She was co-author of a study concerning the EU Human Rights Policy on behalf of the European Council on Foreign Relations. For the Bertelsmann Foundation
Bertelsmann Foundation
The Bertelsmann Foundation is the largest private operating non-profit foundation in Germany, created in 1977 by Reinhard Mohn. The Bertelsmann Foundation holds 77.4 percent of Bertelsmann AG....
, she worked in Brussels on the subjects of European Foreign Affairs and European answers to the banking crisis.
Brantner speaks fluent French, English and Spanish and is able to communicate in Hebrew.
Political career
In 1996, Brantner became a member of the Green Party Youth at the age of 15. Later, she was part of the Green Party's local administration in Baden-Württemberg and their Federal Board. During her studies at Science Po in Paris she founded a Green university group and was co-organiser of the first “European Students Convent” in 2001/2002.She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Heinrich Böll Foundation
Heinrich Böll Foundation
The Heinrich Böll Foundation is a German, legally independent political foundation. Affiliated with the German Green Party, it was originally founded in 1987 and rebuilt in 1997...
, was member of the Peace and Security Commission of the Green national party and was one of the authors of the party’s manifesto for the European election in 2009.
In the 2009 election she obtained one of the 14 mandates of the German Green Party
Alliance '90/The Greens
Alliance '90/The Greens is a green political party in Germany, formed from the merger of the German Green Party and Alliance 90 in 1993. Its leaders are Claudia Roth and Cem Özdemir...
in the European Parliament.
In 2010 she supported the Spinelli Group
Spinelli Group
The Spinelli Group is a pro-European initiative that was founded with a view to reinvigorate the strive for federalisation of the European Union , by creating a network of citizens, think tanks, NGOs, academics, writers and politicians who support the idea of a federal and united Europe...
initiative for more Europe.
External links
- European ParliamentEuropean ParliamentThe European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
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