Andrea Cozzolino (born 3 August 1962) is an Italian politician who has been serving as a

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since

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. He was elected MEP for the first time in 2009 and then reelected in 2014 and 2019.

European Parliament

In Parliament, Cozzolino has been serving on the

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since 2014. In 2019, he also joined the Subcommittee on Human Rights. Cozzolino has in the past been a member of the

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(2009-2012), the

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(2014-2019). In addition to his committee assignments, Cozzolino has been part of the Parliament's delegations for relations with the

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countries (2014-2019), the

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countries and the

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(since 2019). Cozzolino voted against the European Parliament resolution of 23 November 2022 on recognising the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism. On 16 December 2022, the National Commission of Guarantee of the PD decides to cautiously suspend Cozzolino from the party, "until the closure of the ongoing investigations by the judiciary related to the ' Qatargate' scandal". After the announcement by the PD Party Leader in the European Parliament, Brando Benifei, of the party's vote in favour of the request for waiver of

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for MEPs Cozzolino and

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, requested by the Begian Prosecutor and supported by the President

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, Cozzolino declares his intention to renounce it.https://tg.la7.it/esteri/pd-voto-a-favore-per-la-revoca-dellimmunit%C3%A0-di-cozzolino-e-tarabella-03-01-2023-179010

References

Living people 1962 births MEPs for Italy 2009–2014 MEPs for Italy 2014–2019 MEPs for Italy 2019–2024 Democratic Party (Italy) MEPs Democratic Party (Italy) politicians {{Italy-politician-DemocraticPartyItaly-stub