Cătălin Sorin Ivan (born 23 December 1978) is a Romanian politician, who since the
2009 election has been a Member of the
European Parliament
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for Romania, representing the
Social Democratic Party
The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology.
Active parties
Fo ...
(PSD). Until 2015 he was the Leader of the Romanian delegation to the
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament. Since 2019 he is the President of the Alternativa pentru Demnitate Națională (Alternative for National Dignity) Party.
Parliamentary activities
He was the Vice-Chair of Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community and also a member of the following committees of the European Parliament:
* Committee on Budgetary Control;
* Committee on Culture and Education;
* Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee;
* Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.
Other work
In 2013, he wrote a letter to the British
tabloid newspaper ''
The Daily Express
The ''Daily Express'' is a national daily United Kingdom middle-market newspaper printed in tabloid format. Published in London, it is the flagship of Express Newspapers, owned by publisher Reach plc. It was first published as a broadsheet ...
'', attacking
the paper's campaign against Romanian and Bulgarian immigration to the UK.
He expressed outrage over the negative image being promoted by the Express.
Electoral history
Presidential elections
References
Living people
1978 births
MEPs for Romania 2009–2014
Social Democratic Party (Romania) MEPs
MEPs for Romania 2014–2019
People from Galați
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