LIBE Committee 

As full member of the Committee for Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), I am presently working as:

• Full raporteur on the Framework Decision regarding "Prevention and settlement of conflicts of jurisdiction in criminal proceedings"

•  Full raporteur for the Council decision on EUROJUST

• ALDE Group's rapporteur (Shadow Rapporteur) for the Council decision on the European Judicial Network (EJN)

• Opinion on the EU Directive facilitating cross-border enforcement in the field of road safety

• ALDE Group's rapporteur (Shadow Rapporteur) for the Council decision on "Bill of rights for the internet"

• ALDE Group's rapporteur (Shadow Rapporteur) for the Council decision on "in absentia" verdicts

• ALDE Group's rapporteur (Shadow Rapporteur) on "Fighting sexual exploitation and child pornography"

• ALDE Group's rapporteur (Shadow Rapporteur) on the Council Directive proposal regarding the exchange of information extracted from the criminal records

• ALDE Group's rapporteur (Shadow Rapporteur) on the Commission decision proposal protecting children using the Internet and other communication technologies

• ALDE Group's rapporteur (Shadow Rapporteur) for Communication on evaluation and development of FRONTEX

• ALDE Group's rapporteur (Shadow Rapporteur) for Communication on the creation of a European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR)

• ALDE Group's rapporteur (Shadow Rapporteur) on the Report regarding "Cross-border implications of the legal protection of adults"

• ALDE Group's rapporteur (Shadow Rapporteur) for the Report on the protection of consumers, in particular minors, in respect of the use of video games

JURI Committee

I have become a member of the JURI Committee in September 2008, following a request from my political group, ALDE, taking into account my juridical expertise, which was considered necessary and useful for the strenghtening of the ALDE representation in the JURI Committee.

As a substitute member of the JURI Committee, I am currently working as:

• Full raporteur for the Proposal for a directive as regards reporting and documentation requirements in the case of merger and divisions;

• ALDE Rapporteur (Shadow Rapporteur) for the opinion on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on the application of the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity in a self-employed capacity and repealing Directive 86/613/EEC

• ALDE Rapporteur (Shadow Rapporteur) for the opinion on the  „Small Business Act”;

• ALDE Rapporteur (Shadow Rapporteur) for the opinion on the proposal for a Council directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation

• ALDE Rapporteur (Shadow Rapporteur) for the Report from the Commission on the application of Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States

• ALDE Rapporteur (Shadow Rapporteur) for the Report on the draft Council decision amending the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities as regards the language arrangements applicable to appeals against decisions of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal

DEVE Committee

As substitute member of the DEVE Committee I have taken part in the drafting of the European Parliament resolution on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo and rape as a war crime (details here ).

On this topic, I have organized an ALDE Seminar, on October 8, 2008, titled "Congo: Rape as a weapon of war"(details here ).

I have also worked as:

• ALDE Rapporteur (Shadow Rapporteur) for the Report on "Gender Equality and Women Empowerement in Development Cooperation".

• ALDE Rapporteur (Shadow Rapporteur) on the DEVE Committee opinion for the "EU Annual Human Rights Report 2007"

• ALDE Rapporteur (Shadow Rapporteur) on the report "A Special Place for Children in EU External Action"

• ALDE Rapporteur (Shadow Rapporteur) for the Strategic Partnership between EU and Brazil

• ALDE Rapporteur (Shadow Rapporteur) for " Financing of actions other than Official Development Assistance in countries falling under Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006"

I have worked on the DEVE Comittee's opinion on the "Evaluation of EU sanctions as part of the EU's actions and policies in the area of human rights". The opinion can be found here . 

I am now full rapporteur for the DEVE Committee Opinion on the "Impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the development of the institutional balance of the European Union".

I am also working, in the frame of the "assent" procedure, for the EP opinion on the EU-Ghana Economic Partnership Agreement. 

Delegation for Relations with Countries from the Andean Community

In the frame of Latin America related actions, on March 14-19, 2008 I have been part of the EP working group in Nicaragua. During the visit, we met with state and civil society representatives, and we have also seen how some EU programs are implemented in Nicaragua. The purpose of the working group was to evaluate the political situation in Nicaragua, and the results of EU work in the area.

Following this visit, I plan on starting a debate inside the European Parliament, regarding the situation of reproductive rights of women in Latin America, with an emphasis on terapeutic abortion ban. Romania must, maybe even more than any other country, understand the tragedy of such legislation and express support for those fighting such an injust law. The thousands of Romanian families that have had, over more than two decades, women dying because such an interdiction existed, cannot be indifferent when the same thing happens to other people in the world.

Regarding this topic, on April 23, 2008 I have held a speech in the Strasbourg EP Plenary, during the debate of the Declarations of the Council and the European Commission on the UE-Latin America and Caribbean Summit. Details here .

On April 29-May 1, 2008 I have taken part in the second reunion of the EUROLAT (Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly). I was part of the working group on political affairs and aspects regarding human rights.

The European Parliament has a notable activity of election observation, sending delegations of deputies to monitor election processes in different parts of the world. In this context, I have been elected Chair of the Delegation observing the Ecuador referendum, taking place on September 28, 2008. The activities of EP Delegations are taking place in the organized larger frame of EU Election Observation Missions (EU-EOM), which are led by an MEP, appointed by the Foreign Affairs Commissioner, Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

I had the honor to be the first Romanian ever appointed Chief of an EU Mission. In January 2009 I coordinated the EU Mission that monitored the Constitutional referendum in Bolivia, on January 25, 2009. Details on the Mission's official website .