Cindy Franssen (born 30 January 1976) is a Belgian politician of the

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(CD&V) who was elected as a

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. Franssen has since been serving on the

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and the

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. She later also joined the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (2020) and the

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on the

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(2022). In addition to her committee assignments, Franssen is part of the Parliament's delegation for relations with

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. She is also part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Fighting against Poverty, the European Parliament Intergroup on Trade Unions, the European Parliament Intergroup on Disability and the

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group.MAC MEPs in the 2019-24 legislature

References

1976 births Living people MEPs for Belgium 2019–2024 21st-century women MEPs for Belgium Christian Democratic and Flemish MEPs Christian Democratic and Flemish politicians Ghent University alumni People from Oudenaarde 21st-century Belgian women politicians 21st-century Belgian politicians Bearers of the Leopold Order {{Flanders-politician-stub