Antonio Panzeri
Pier Antonio Panzeri (born 6 June 1955) is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the North-West with the Democrats of the Left (DS), part of the Socialist Group and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.
He is a substitute for the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the Committee on Transport and Tourism. He is also a member of the Delegation for relations with the United States.
Career
Panzeri was born in Rivolta d'Adda, province of Cremona. Between 1995 and 2003, he was General Secretary of the Metropolitan Chamber of Labour of Milan. Panzeri is currently a member of the national leadership of the DS.
In 2003-2004, he was responsible for European policies; he devised and carried out a humanitarian mission to Belém, Brazil, and was a promoter and organiser of events to help the civilian victims of the Yugoslav wars. He attended the General Assembly of the United Nations as an observer for Israeli-Palestinian issues.
In 1996-2003, he worked with the city authorities of Milan, Barcelona, and Frankfurt, in the context of an international project to compare experiences regarding economic development, immigration and welfare, and to devise a future European municipality model.
In 2015, Panzeri nominated Saudi blogger Raif Badawi for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.[1]
Other activities
- European Endowment For Democracy (EED), Member of the Board of Governors
Publications
- Il lavoratore fuori garanzia
- La democrazia economica
See also
References
- ^ Vince Chadwick (October 15, 2015), Slain Kremlin critic shortlisted for EU award Politico Europe.
External links
- Personal profile of Antonio Panzeri in the European Parliament's database of members
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Italian)
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