Markéta Gregorová (born 14 January 1993) is a Czech politician. She has been a

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since

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, representing the

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. Gregorová serves as the Vice-Chair of the Delegation to the

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, and is a member of the

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in Brno. She received her master's degree in Public Administration and Security Studies at the

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. Prior to entering politics, Gregorová worked in the private sector, within the fields of marketing and web testing. Gregorová is described as a person with a specific sense of humour. Gregorová was third on the Pirate Party candidate list in the

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, but was not elected. She was the president of the

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from December 2018.

European Parliament

Election

Gregorová co-wrote the common electoral program for the European Pirate parties, signed in

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in February 2019. She was elected as a

in the

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, as the second candidate on the Pirate Party list. She was re-elected in 2024 as the Czech Pirate Party's only remaining MEP. Gregorová serves as the vice-chair of the delegation to the

, and is a member of the

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such as the

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(TTIP) and addressing EU involvement in international arms sales to war zones.

Committee assignments

Gregorová is a member of the following

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: *Delegation to the

, Vice-Chair *

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* Marcel Kolaja *

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References

External links

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Markéta Gregorová
on Czech Pirate Party website
Markéta Gregorová
on the European Parliament website {{DEFAULTSORT:Gregorova, Marketa 1993 births Women MEPs for the Czech Republic Czech Pirate Party MEPs Living people MEPs for the Czech Republic 2019–2024 People from Most (city) 21st-century Czech women politicians Masaryk University alumni MEPs for the Czech Republic 2024–2029