Mihaela Popa (born April 16, 1962) is a politician from

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. A member of the Democratic Liberal Party, she served as a member of 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 ...

(2007–2009). Mihaela Popa has been a member of the

Senate of Romania ) is the upper house in the bicameral Parliament of Romania. It has 136 seats (before the 2016 Romanian legislative election the total number of elected representatives was 176), to which members are elected by direct popular vote using party-l ...

since 2008.

Political activity

Valeriu Boboc Prize

The initiative regarding founding Valeriu Boboc Prize for the liberty of press and defending of democratic values was launched on April 19, 2010, by Mihaela Popa. She said in front of the Senate that "April 7 events opened the way of Moldova to Europe and Boboc is no longer just a name, but a symbol of struggle for democratic values and freedom of expression." On April 23, the newspaper of a former ally of Communists

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, Flux, had a very hostile reaction to the initiative. The memorandum regarding founding the Prize "Valeriu Boboc" for the liberty of the press and for the defense of democratic values was adopted on April 30, 2010, by the permanent bureau of the

.Romanian Senate adopted creating the Valeriu Boboc prize

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External links

AlegeriTV – Mihaela Popa

''Mihaela Popa – Profesor de matematică''

Evenimentul Zilei ''Evenimentul Zilei'' is a formerly physical and now exclusively online newspaper in Romania. Its name means "today's even (news)". History and profile ''Evenimentul Zilei'' was founded by Ion Cristoiu, Cornel Nistorescu and Mihai Cârciog, an ...

, 27 November 2007
Parlamentul European – Mihaela Popa
1962 births Living people People from Huși Democratic Liberal Party (Romania) politicians Members of the Senate of Romania 21st-century Romanian women politicians Democratic Liberal Party (Romania) MEPs Women MEPs for Romania MEPs for Romania 2007–2009 21st-century Romanian politicians {{Romania-MEP-stub