Andreas Schwab (born 9 April 1973) is a German politician and member of the

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for Germany. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party. Since 2009, he has been Of Counsel with CMS Hasche Sigle.

Member of the European Parliament, 2004–present

Schwab serves on the

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(IMCO), where he deals with network and information security. He is the

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’s coordinator on the committee. From 2010 to 2011, Schwab drafted the European Parliament's report on the EU Consumer Rights Directive. As

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, he has issued opinions on the negotiations for the

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(2015) and on the Annual Report on EU Competition Policy (2015). In 2014, he co-sponsored (with Ramon Tremosa) a non-binding bill before the European Parliament calling on the

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to consider separating

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’s search-engine business from its other commercial activities to ensure fair competition on the internet. He also led the European Parliament's negotiating team on internet platform regulation in Europe. He later served as rapporteur on the ECN+ Directive that entered in law early 2019, handing national competition authorities more enforcement powers to ensure the functioning of the EU's single market. In 2021, he became the parliament's rapporteur on the Digital Markets Act. In addition, Schwab serves as a member of the European Parliament's Sky and Space Intergroup (SSI) and the European Parliament Intergroup on Biodiversity, Countryside, Hunting and Recreational Fisheries.

Other activities

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, Member of the Advisory Board * Franco-German Institute (DFI), Member of the Board * Nachsorgeklinik Tannheim, Member of the Board of Trustees *

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(ECFR), Member * Kangaroo Group, Member * Transatlantic Policy Network (TPN), Member * European Internet Foundation, Member * European Logistics Platform, Member of the Advisory Board

Awards

In 1998, Schwab was elected for the "Young European of the Year" due to his commitment to Franco-German relations and received a scholarship from the Heinz Schwarzkopf Foundation. In addition, in 2018 he received the Federal Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.Bundespraesident (November 24, 2021)
Bekanntgabe der Verleihungen vom 1. November 2018
'' ederal Cross of Merit'.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schwab, Andreas 1973 births Living people Christian Democratic Union of Germany MEPs MEPs for Germany 2019–2024 MEPs for Germany 2014–2019 MEPs for Germany 2009–2014 MEPs for Germany 2004–2009 Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany People from Rottweil