Antonyia Parvanova ( bg, Антония Първанова; born 26 April 1962, in
Dobrich
Dobrich ( bg, Добрич ; ro, Bazargic, tr, Hacıoğlu Pazarcık) is the List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, 9th most populated city in Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Dobrich Province and the capital of the region of Southern Dobr ...
) is a
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
n politician who served as a
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...
in 2007 and from 2009 until 2014. She is a member of the
National Movement Simeon II
The National Movement for Stability and Progress ( bg, Национално движение за стабилност и възход, translit=Natsionalno dvizhenie za stabilnost i vazhod, NDSV) is a liberal, populist political party in Bulgari ...
, part of the
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE; french: Alliance des Démocrates et des Libéraux pour l'Europe, ADLE) is a transnational alliance between two European political parties, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Euro ...
.
Political career
Parvanova became a Member of the European Parliament on 1 January 2007 with the
accession of Bulgaria to the European Union
On 1 January 2007, Bulgaria and Romania became member states of the European Union (EU) in the fifth wave of EU enlargement.
Negotiations
Romania was the first country of post-communist Europe to have official relations with the European Comm ...
. During her time in parliament, she served on the
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (2007, 2009–2014) and the
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality The Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) is a committee of the European Parliament.
Membership Chair
Vice Chairs
*Eugenia Rodríguez Palop
* Sylwia Spurek
* Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi
*Robert Biedroń
Members
*Regina Bastos ...
(2009–2014).
In addition to her committee assignments, Parvanova was part of the parliament's delegations for relations with Canada and to the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Union for the Mediterranean
The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM; french: Union pour la Méditerranée, ar, الإتحاد من أجل المتوسط ''Al-Ittiḥād min ajl al-Mutawasseṭ'') is an intergovernmental organization of 43 member states from Europe and the M ...
from 2009 until 2014.
Antonyia Parvanova
European Parliament
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.
References
External links
European Parliament profile
European Parliament official photo
1962 births
Living people
Bulgarian women in politics
National Movement for Stability and Progress MEPs
MEPs for Bulgaria 2007
MEPs for Bulgaria 2009–2014
Women MEPs for Bulgaria
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