Alin Cristian Mituța (born 24 May 1984) is a Romanian politician of REPER who has been serving as

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since 2020. His work focuses mainly on digital policies and institutional reform of the European Union.

Early life and education

Mituța holds a master's degree in European affairs from

Sciences Po Sciences Po () or Sciences Po Paris, also known as the Paris Institute of Political Studies (), is a public research university located in Paris, France, that holds the status of ''grande école'' and the legal status of . The university's unde ...

Paris (2009), a BA in political science from

Paris Nanterre University Paris Nanterre University (), formerly University of Paris West, Paris-X and commonly referred to as Nanterre, is a public research university based in Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, France, in the Paris metropolitan area. It is one of the most pres ...

(2007), as well as a BA in international relations and European studies from the

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(2007). He was an Erasmus student at the

in 2006/2007.

Early career

After his studies, Mituța followed a career in the European institutions as a

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. He was a cofounder and executive director of ''Europuls'', a Romanian think-tank specialised in EU policies.

Political career

Career in national politics

In 2016, Mituța became Secretary of State and Head of Cabinet of

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Dacian Cioloș Dacian Julien Cioloș (; born 27 July 1969) is a Romanian Agronomy, agronomist who served as Prime Minister of Romania from November 2015 to January 2017. He previously served as Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Rural Development (Romania), A ...

. Later, he was a co-founder of ''Platforma România 100'' and ''Mișcarea România Împreună'', the organisations which led to the creation of

Freedom, Unity and Solidarity Party The Party of Liberty, Unity and Solidarity (, PLUS) was a Pro-Europeanism, pro-European, liberalism and radicalism in Romania, liberal political party established on 26 October 2018, whose president was Dacian Cioloș, former Prime Minister of Rom ...

, of which he is currently a member of the National Bureau. In May 2022, Mituța resigned from USR and launched a new party called REPER with

, Dragoș Tudorache, Dragoș Pîslaru and Ramona Strugariu.

Member of the European Parliament

In 2019, Mituța ran as a candidate for the European Parliament on the list of the

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(). In the European Parliament, Mituța is affiliated with the

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Group and he is a member of the

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(CONT) and the

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(AGRI). He is also a substitute member of the

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(ITRE),

Committee on Constitutional Affairs The Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) is a committee of the European Parliament dealing with institutional matters such as revisions to the Treaties of the European Union, inter-institutional agreements, and the Parliament's internal rules ...

(AFCO), the

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(REGI), the

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(EMPL) and the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA). Since 2021, he has been part of the Parliament's delegation to the Conference on the Future of Europe. In addition to his committee assignments, Mituța is a member of the parliament's delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee (D-MD) and substitute member of its delegation to the

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(DEPA). Most notably, Mituța is the leading rapporteur on the Gigabit Infrastructure Act, as well as shadow rapporteur on the European Data Act (European Union) and the European eID Regulation.

Political positions

As rapporteur for Gigabit Infrastructure Act he proposed and negotiated into law the abolition of the extra-fees for intra-EU communication (calls and SMS). In 2021, Mituța initiated a letter to

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and

Maroš Šefčovič Maroš Šefčovič (; born 24 July 1966) is a Slovak diplomat and politician serving as European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency (2024–2029) in the Von der Leyen Commission II. Prior t ...

co-signed by seven other Members in which they call on the European Commission to stop the United Kingdom from holding EU nationals in immigration removal centers. In March 2022, he initiated a call, supported by other 21 MEPs, to

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, the president of the

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, to take measures so that Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war be able to convert their hryvnia to the currencies of EU Member States.

References

Living people 1984 births Sciences Po alumni Paris Nanterre University alumni National University of Political Studies and Public Administration alumni MEPs for Romania 2019–2024 Freedom, Unity and Solidarity Party politicians {{Romania-MEP-stub