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As an MEP, Niccolò Rinaldi has done a lot to spread the knowledge in Italy about the opportunities offered by European funds and how to successfully apply to the calls. In oredr to do so, he put into place a lot of initiatives, such as a newsletter which gives information about the calls´ deadlines, a book about European funds which is freely downloadable from his website, the organization of many conferences on this subject for the local civil servants, and so on.<ref>[http://www.niccolorinaldi.it/ Niccolò Rinaldi official website]</ref> <br /> |
As an MEP, Niccolò Rinaldi has done a lot to spread the knowledge in Italy about the opportunities offered by European funds and how to successfully apply to the calls. In oredr to do so, he put into place a lot of initiatives, such as a newsletter which gives information about the calls´ deadlines, a book about European funds which is freely downloadable from his website, the organization of many conferences on this subject for the local civil servants, and so on.<ref>[http://www.niccolorinaldi.it/ Niccolò Rinaldi official website]</ref> <br /> |
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As a member of the Committee on International Trade (INTA),<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/inta/home.html European Parliament INTA website]</ref> he manages a lot of dossiers on international trade: for example, he is [[rapporteur]] for the [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] with [[Malesia]], the FTA [[European Union|EU]]-[[India]] (safeguard clause |
As a member of the Committee on International Trade (INTA),<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/inta/home.html European Parliament INTA website]</ref> he manages a lot of dossiers on international trade: for example, he is [[rapporteur]] for the [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] with [[Malesia]], the FTA [[European Union|EU]]-[[India]] (safeguard clause, for the special conditions for trade with those areas of [[Cyprus]] in which its government does not exercise effective control and for the exercise of the Union's rights for the application and enforcement of international trade rules. <br /> |
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He is very concerned about the problems and every-day-life difficulties of the people who are more fragile and often less protected by the social system, such as [[immigration|immigrants]], [[disability|disabled]] people, [[Romani people|Roma]] people. He is also very interested in the topic of "collective memory", about which organized many initiatives: for example, the production of multimedia installations on the siege of towns ("Piazza di guerra", 2003), and on the [[Rwandan genocide]] ("Silence for Rwanda", 2004) and the writing of a book on the [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]].<ref>Niccolò Rinaldi, ''Piccola anatomia di un genocidio - Auschwitz e oltre'', Florence, ed. Giuntina, 2009</ref> |
He is very concerned about the problems and every-day-life difficulties of the people who are more fragile and often less protected by the social system, such as [[immigration|immigrants]], [[disability|disabled]] people, [[Romani people|Roma]] people. He is also very interested in the topic of "collective memory", about which organized many initiatives: for example, the production of multimedia installations on the siege of towns ("Piazza di guerra", 2003), and on the [[Rwandan genocide]] ("Silence for Rwanda", 2004) and the writing of a book on the [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]].<ref>Niccolò Rinaldi, ''Piccola anatomia di un genocidio - Auschwitz e oltre'', Florence, ed. Giuntina, 2009</ref> |
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Niccolò Rinaldi | |
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 Niccolò Rinaldi | |
| Vice President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 3, 1962 Firenze |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Italia dei Valori / ELDR |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | http://www.niccolorinaldi.it |
In 2009 he was elected at the European Parliament with Italia dei Valori. He is member of the ALDE group, of which he has been, since 2000 and until the election, general secretary adjunct. He is currently Vice President for the group. He is also head of delegation for IDV (Italia dei Valori) at the European Parliament.
Career
Born in Florence in 1962, he graduated in Political Science with a dissertation on the "road economy" in Dakar, which was the result of a "field research" in Senegal. He was responsible for the information at the UN in Afghanistan. He lived in Peshawar (Pakistan's turbulent city on the border with Afghanistan), Kabul and in the rest of the country. Afghanistan has been a harsh and exciting period but, above all, a school of life so important for his personal growth that he wrote some books about it.[1][2][3] In 1991 he left the United Nations and he started working at the European Parliament, as political adviser. In 2000 he became one of the Secretaries General of the Parliament. In 2009 he was elected MEP with Italia dei Valori. He is now Vice-President for ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) and IDV Head of Delegation in the European Parliament.[4]
He is a great promoter of voluntary work, which he has been doing for a long time, especially to help disabled people. He has a passion for mountains[5] and he is a member of the Tuscan sky rescue service and of Italian Alpine Club. He is also co-founder and member of the board of the fair trade cooperative Equoland.[6]
Niccolò Rinaldi is also a member of the Italian Journalists Association.
Political Activity
As an MEP, Niccolò Rinaldi has done a lot to spread the knowledge in Italy about the opportunities offered by European funds and how to successfully apply to the calls. In oredr to do so, he put into place a lot of initiatives, such as a newsletter which gives information about the calls´ deadlines, a book about European funds which is freely downloadable from his website, the organization of many conferences on this subject for the local civil servants, and so on.[7]
As a member of the Committee on International Trade (INTA),[8] he manages a lot of dossiers on international trade: for example, he is rapporteur for the FTA with Malesia, the FTA EU-India (safeguard clause, for the special conditions for trade with those areas of Cyprus in which its government does not exercise effective control and for the exercise of the Union's rights for the application and enforcement of international trade rules.
He is very concerned about the problems and every-day-life difficulties of the people who are more fragile and often less protected by the social system, such as immigrants, disabled people, Roma people. He is also very interested in the topic of "collective memory", about which organized many initiatives: for example, the production of multimedia installations on the siege of towns ("Piazza di guerra", 2003), and on the Rwandan genocide ("Silence for Rwanda", 2004) and the writing of a book on the Holocaust.[9]
Publications
Niccolò Rinaldi, Islam, guerra e dintorni. Viaggio in Afghanistan, Turin, ed. L'Harmattan Italia, 1997, with a preface by Jas Gawronski. This book has been traslated in French, too: Niccolò Rinaldi, Dieu, guerre et autres paysages, Paris, L´Harmanattan France, 2000, with a preface by Daniel Cohn-Bendit.
Niccolò Rinaldi, Droga di Dio. Afghanistan: la società dei credenti, Naples, ed. L´Ancora del Mediterraneo, 2002.
Niccolò Rinaldi, Firenze, Herat e la forza di Kabul, racconto pubblicato in Imago Mundi: Piazza di Guerra, Florence, ed. Festina Lente, 2003.
Niccolò Rinaldi, L'invenzione dell'Africa. Un viaggio, un dizionario, Molfetta, ed. La Meridiana, 2005.
Niccolò Rinaldi, Piccola anatomia di un genocidio - Auschwitz e oltre, Florence, ed. Giuntina, 2009.
Niccolò Rinaldi, L'Europa in 12 poeti di libertà, Florence, ed. Festina Lente, 2010.
Niccolò Rinaldi, Dei finanziamenti europei: istruzioni per l'uso, Florence, ed. Festina Lente, 2010.
Niccolò Rinaldi, Una storia per numeri - La NON Europa dell'Italia, Florence, ed. Festina Lente, 2010.
References
- ^ Niccolò Rinaldi, Islam, guerra e dintorni. Viaggio in Afghanistan, Turin, ed. L´Harmanattan Italia, 1997.
- ^ Niccolò Rinaldi, Droga di Dio. Afghanistan: la società dei credenti, Naples, ed. L´Ancora del Mediterraneo, 2002.
- ^ Niccolò Rinaldi, Firenze, Herat e la forza di Kabul, a story published in Imago Mundi: Piazza di Guerra, Florence, ed. Festina Lente, 2003.
- ^ Niccolò Rinaldi at the European Parliament
- ^ Niccolò Rinaldi on the top of Mont Blanc
- ^ Equoland website
- ^ Niccolò Rinaldi official website
- ^ European Parliament INTA website
- ^ Niccolò Rinaldi, Piccola anatomia di un genocidio - Auschwitz e oltre, Florence, ed. Giuntina, 2009