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− | [[Proinsias De Rossa]] (born 15 May 1940, Dublin) is an Irish MEP from Labour Party. He is a member of the [[Socialist Group in the European Parliament]].<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/searchForm/view.do?id=1289&language=en European Parliament], MEP Directory: Proinsias De Rossa, accessed 26 January 2009.</ref>
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− | ==Record of Controversies==
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− | ===Declaration of Financial Interests===
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− | [[Proinsias De Rossa]] states in his Declaration of Financial Interests that he has nothing to declare.<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-dif/1289_07-01-2009.PDF European Parliament], Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Proinsias De Rossa, accessed 22 January 2009.</ref>
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− | ===Record of Parliamentary Votes===
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− | *[[Proinsias De Rossa]] voted against the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions.<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+PRESS+DN-20030924-1+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN#SECTION2 European Parliament], Daily Notebook on Patentability of computerised inventions, 24 September 2003, accessed 26 January 2009.</ref> He stated that "[the Commission, Council and the Member states] were over influenced by Microsoft" and "adopting an unbalanced approach ... would have favoured Big Business."<ref>[http://www.derossa.com/asp/showdoc.asp?AREA=3&ID=1140 Proinsias De Rossa], "Software Patents," 07 July 2005, accessed 26 January 2009.</ref>
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− | *He was the only Irish MEP to vote in favour of the Data Retention Directive<ref>[http://www.tuppenceworth.ie/blog/index.php/2005/12/15/data-retention-how-your-meps-voted/ Tuppenceworth], "Data Retention: How Your MEPs Voted," 15 December 2005, accessed 26 January 2009.</ref> (the report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the retention of data processed in connection with the provision of public electronic communication services and amending Directive 2002/58/EC), passed in November 2005.<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=PV&reference=20051214&secondRef=ITEM-008-01&language=EN&ring=A6-2005-0365 European Parliament], Minutes on Data Retention, accessed 26 January 2009.</ref>
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− | ==Affiliations==
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− | *Vice-Chairman, Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council
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− | *Member, [[Committee on Petitions]]
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− | *Member, [[Committee on Employment and Social Affairs]]
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− | *Substitute, Subcommittee on Security and Defence
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− | ==Personal Information==
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− | ===Curriculum Vitae===
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− | *Leader, Democratic Left Party (1992-2002).
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− | *President, [[Irish Labour Party]] (2002-2004).
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− | *Vice-President, [[Party of European Socialists]] (1999-2004).
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− | *Member of [[Irish Parliament]] (1982-2002).
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− | *Minister for Social Welfare (1994-1997).
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− | *Member of the European Constitutional Convention (2002-2003).
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− | *Member of the [[European Parliament]] (1989-1992 and since 1999).
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− | *Vice-Chairman, Committee on Petitions (1999-2004).
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− | *Member of Trade Union Coordination Intergroup.
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− | *Member of Disability Intergroup.
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− | *Member of ATD Fourth World Intergroup.
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− | ===Contact===
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− | :Address:
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− | :Bât. Altiero Spinelli
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− | :12G146
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− | :60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
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− | :B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
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− | :Phone:
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− | :+32 (0)2 28 45681
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− | :Email:
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− | :proinsias.derossa@europarl.europa.eu
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− | :Website:
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− | :http://www.derossa.com
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− | ==References==
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− | *[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+PRESS+DN-20030924-1+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN#SECTION2 European Parliament], Daily Notebook on Patentability of computerised inventions, 24 September 2003, accessed 26 January 2009.
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− | *[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-dif/1289_07-01-2009.PDF European Parliament], Declaration of Members' Financial Interests: Proinsias De Rossa, accessed 22 January 2009.
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− | *[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/searchForm/view.do?id=1289&language=en European Parliament], MEP Directory: Proinsias De Rossa, accessed 26 January 2009.
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− | *[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=PV&reference=20051214&secondRef=ITEM-008-01&language=EN&ring=A6-2005-0365 European Parliament], Minutes on Data Retention, accessed 26 January 2009.
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− | *[http://www.derossa.com/asp/showdoc.asp?AREA=3&ID=1140 Proinsias De Rossa], "Software Patents," 07 July 2005, accessed 26 January 2009.
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− | *[http://www.tuppenceworth.ie/blog/index.php/2005/12/15/data-retention-how-your-meps-voted/ Tuppenceworth], "Data Retention: How Your MEPs Voted," 15 December 2005, accessed 26 January 2009.
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− | ==Notes==
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− | [[Category:MEP|De Rossa, Proinsias]]
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