Genowefa Grabowska (born 1 January 1944, in Przystajń) is a

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and

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for the

Silesian Voivodship Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province ( pl, województwo śląskie ) is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centered on the historic region known as Upper Silesia ('), with Katowice serving as its capital. Despite the Silesian V ...

with the

Social Democracy of Poland The Social Democracy of Poland ( pl, Socjaldemokracja Polska, SDPL) is a social-democratic political party in Poland. Foundation The party was founded in April 2004 as a splinter group from the post-communist Democratic Left Alliance (SLD). The ...

, part of the

Socialist Group The Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group (french: Groupe Socialiste, SOC) is a primarily social-democratic political grouping in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. It was known as the Socialist Group prior to August 2017. The g ...

and sits on the

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...

Committee on Constitutional Affairs The Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) is a committee of the European Parliament dealing with institutional matters such as the Treaties of the European Union and the Parliament's rules of procedure. It is currently chaired by Antonio Taja ...

. Grabowska is a substitute for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Education

* 1972: Doctor of Law * 1980: assistant professor

Career

* since 1991: professor * from 1993-1996: head of the Department of International and European Law at the

University of Silesia in Katowice The University of Silesia in Katowice ( pl, Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach, UŚ) is an autonomous state-run university in Silesia Province, Katowice, Poland. The university offers higher education and research facilities. It offers undergrad ...

, Dean of Faculty * Author of a number of publications including diplomatic law, environmental law and

European law European Union law is a system of rules operating within the member states of the European Union (EU). Since the founding of the European Coal and Steel Community following World War II, the EU has developed the aim to "promote peace, its valu ...

among others * Senator of the Republic of Poland, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Chairman of the Polish delegation to the Western European Union Parliamentary Assembly * 1999-2001: Member of the Legal Advisory Committee to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland * 2004: Observer to and then Member of the EP (from 1 May to 19 July * 2002-2003: Representative of the Polish Parliament at the

European Convention Several bodies or treaties are known as European Convention. Bodies of the European Union * European Convention (1999–2000) which drafted the: ** ''Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union'' (2000 / 2009) * Convention on the Future of ...

* since 2001: Deputy Arbitrator at the Court of Conciliation and Arbitration of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

* 2002: Polish delegate to the Sixth (Legal) Committee of the session of the UN General Assembly * Member of the International Law Association in

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Decorations

* Silver and Gold Cross of Merit, Officer's Cross of the Order of Poland Reborn, National Education Medal

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* * * 1944 births Living people Members of the Senate of Poland 2001–2005 Social Democracy of Poland MEPs MEPs for Poland 2004 MEPs for Poland 2004–2009 {{Poland-MEP-stub

Education

Career

Decorations

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