Genowefa Grabowska
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Genowefa Grabowska
is a Polish
politician
and
Member of the European Parliament
for the Silesian Voivodship
with the Socjaldemokracja Polska,
part of the Socialist Group
and sits on
the European Parliament
's Committee on Constitutional Affairs
.
Grabowska is a substitute for the
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
.
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Poland)
is a Polish
Politics of Poland
The politics of Poland take place in the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister is the head of government of a multi-party system and the President is the head of state....
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and
Member of the European Parliament
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,...
for the Silesian Voivodship
with the Socjaldemokracja Polska,
part of the Socialist Group
Party of European Socialists
The Party of European Socialists is a European political party led by Sergei Stanishev, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria. The PES comprises social-democratic national-level political parties primarily from Member state of the European Union, as well as other nations of the European continent. The...
and sits on
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...
's Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Committee on Constitutional Affairs
The Committee on Constitutional Affairs is a committee of the European Parliament dealing with institutional matters such as the treaties and the Parliament's rules of procedure. As of 2008, it is chaired by Jo Leinen MEP .-External links:*...
.
Grabowska is a substitute for the
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety is a committee of the European Parliament. It has 68 members and a secretariat of 10 administrators. Its chairman is...
.
Career
- since 1991: professor
- from 1993-1996: head of the Department of International and European Law at the University of Śląsk, Dean of Faculty
- Author of a number of publications including diplomatic law, environmental lawLawLaw is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
and European law among others - Senator of the Republic of Poland, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Chairman of the Polish delegation to the Western European Union Parliamentary Assembly
- 1999-2001: Member of the Legal Advisory Committee to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland
- 2004: Observer to and then Member of the EP (from 1 May to 19 July
- 2002-2003: Representative of the Polish Parliament at the European ConventionEuropean ConventionThe Convention on the Future of Europe , was a body established by the European Council in December 2001 as a result of the Laeken Declaration...
- since 2001: Deputy Arbitrator at the Court of Conciliation and Arbitration of the Conference on Security and CooperationCooperationCooperation or co-operation is the process of working or acting together. In its simplest form it involves things working in harmony, side by side, while in its more complicated forms, it can involve something as complex as the inner workings of a human being or even the social patterns of a...
in EuropeEuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting... - 2002: Polish delegate to the Sixth (Legal) Committee of the session of the UN General Assembly
- Member of the International Law AssociationVoluntary associationA voluntary association or union is a group of individuals who enter into an agreement as volunteers to form a body to accomplish a purpose.Strictly speaking, in many jurisdictions no formalities are necessary to start an association...
in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
Decorations
- Silver and Gold Cross of Merit, Officer's Cross of the Order of Poland Reborn, National EducationEducationEducation in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
Medal
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Poland)
European Parliament election, 2004 (Poland)
Elections to the European Parliament were held in Poland on 13 June 2004. 20.87% of eligible citizens voted; of these, 97.33% of the votes cast were valid. The elections resulted in a heavy defeat for the governing Alliance of the Democratic Left and Labor Union parties, although the very low...