Siegfried Mureșan
Siegfried Mureșan (born 20 September 1981 in Hunedoara, Romania) is a Romanian economist and politician, Vice-Chair of the European People's Party since November 2019, Vice-Chair of the European People's Party Group (EPP Group) in the European Parliament and member of the National Liberal Party (PNL).[1] He was elected as Member of the European Parliament from Romania in 2014 and 2019.[2][3]
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Member of the European Parliament for Romania | |
Assumed office 1 July 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Hunedoara, Romania | 20 September 1981
Political party | National Liberal Party (2018–present) European People's Party (2014–present) |
Other political affiliations | Democratic Liberal Party (before 2014) People's Movement Party (2014–2018) |
Education | Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies Humboldt University |
Website | Official website |
Education
Siegfried Mureșan graduated from the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies in 2004. He also holds a Master's Degree in Economics and Management from Humboldt University.[4]
Early career
In 2006, he was part of the International Scholarship Programme of the German Parliament (German: Deutscher Bundestag). Subsequently, he continued for three years as an Advisor to the Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs of the German Parliament, Günther Krichbaum, and afterwards he worked briefly in the European Parliament. In 2011, he joined the Headquarters of the European People’s Party (EPP) as Political Advisor for Economics and Social Policy. In January 2014, he was promoted to Senior Political Advisor. Afterwards, in January 2015, he was appointed Political Spokesman of the EPP. [5]
Political career
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First term as Member of the European Parliament
In March 2014, Mureșan joined the People's Movement Party (PMP), and took part in the European Parliament elections which were held on 25 May 2014. He was the second candidate on the list and was elected for a five-year term in the European Parliament. Later on, Mureșan was elected as Vice-President of the Committee on Budgets,[2] substitute member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs[2] and member of the Delegation to the EU - Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee.[2]
In July 2014, Mureșan was appointed President of the Youth of the PMP. On 22 Januaery 2015, the President of the European People’s Party, Joseph Daul, announced Mureșan as the newly appointed spokesman of EPP.[6] On 7 May 2018 he joined the National Liberal Party, the largest member party of the EPP in Romania.[1]
The European Parliament approved Mureșan’s report on redundancies from Câmpia Turzii in September 2014, allocating EUR 3.57 million in European Globalisation Adjustment Fund that were needed in order to offer support to redundant workers from Mechel Steel Plant from Câmpia Turzii.[7] In July 2015, the Parliament approved financial aid worth 66.5 million EUR in order to compensate the damage caused by the floods of 2014 in Romania, Italy and Bulgaria in response to a report coordinated by Mureșan.[8]
In 2016, Mureșan was appointed as main negotiator of the EPP Group for the 2017 EU Budget.[9] On 24 November 2016, the Committee on Budgets designated Mureșan as the European Parliament’s rapporteur for the EU Budget 2018, the first Romanian to take on this role.[10]
From 8 to 12 December 2014, Mureșan organised a Moldovan art exhibition at the European Parliament in Brussels, entitled "Moldovan Art for Your Heart".[11]
Mureșan participated as a European Parliament representative at the 2016 World Bank-IMF annual meeting in Washington DC.[12] He participated as an international observer in the Election Observation Mission of the European Parliament during the two rounds of the 2016 presidential election in Moldova.[13]
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As Chief Negotiator of the European Parliament for the EU Budget 2018, one of Mureșan’s main priorities for the negotiations was the increase of the budget allocations for the Eastern Neighbourhood countries, including the Republic of Moldova.[14]
Mureșan criticized the measures taken by the Romanian Government and Romanian Parliament in 2017 and 2018 to amend judicial legislation. He took part in protests against the Romanian Government organised between January 2017 and February 2018 in Bucharest.[15] On 7 February 2018, during the debate of the European Parliament on "Threats to the Rule of Law Caused by the Judicial Reform in Romania" Mureșan emphasized his support for the protesters, saying “the reality in Romania is as follows: there is a major discrepancy between what people want and what the ruling coalition wants. People want justice and rule of law. They want European values, while the politicians from the Government want to weaken state institutions and put justice under their control.”[16]
Second term as Member of the European Parliament
On 24 September 2018, Siegfried Muresan, submitted to the National Liberal Party his application file as candidate for a new mandate in the European Parliament.[17]
In his application file, Mureșan defined as his most important objectives for the upcoming parliamentary term the protection of Romania's interests throughout his activity in the Committee on Budgets of the European Parliament and the securing of the highest level of financial allocations for Romania. At the same time, he emphasized his commitment to obtain sufficient financial allocations from the EU Budget for „Erasmus” scholarships and researchers, as well as for farmers and cohesion policy.
MEP Mureșan also outlined his plans to actively take part in the debates on the future of the Eurozone, so that the decisions adopted at EU level would not affect in a negative way the economy of Romania. Moreover, he clearly committed to protecting the rights and interests of the non-euro area Member States that have expressed their will to join the euro.
On 14 March 2019, the enlarged presidency of the National Liberal Party approved the list of candidates for the European Parliament elections taking place on 26 May 2019. MEP Siegfried Mureşan was placed on the third position on the National Liberal Party candidates’ list.[18]
On 27 March 2019, the National Liberal Party officially submitted to the Central Electoral Bureau the list of candidates and the necessary support signatures for the European Parliament elections, taking place on 26 May 2019. Siegfried Mureşan thus became an official candidate for a new mandate in the European Parliament.[19] The National Liberal Party won the elections of 26 May 2019 by obtaining 27% of the votes cast and Siegfried Mureșan was elected for a new term in the European Parliament.[20]
Shortly after the elections, on 5 June 2019, Siegfried Mureşan became Vice-Chairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament (the largest political group of the European Parliament). Siegfried Mureșan was elected by 141 out of 158 votes cast. On 19 September 2019, the EPP Group in the European Parliament decided that Siegfried Mureșan, in his capacity as Vice-Chair of the EPP Group, will coordinate the Group’s activity in the areas relating to the EU budget, regional development, agriculture and budgetary control.[21]
On 12 November 2019 Siegfried Mureșan was elected as Vice-President of the European People's Party. One of the main priorities during his mandate will be to advocate for EPP to be the European party that contributes decisively to strengthening Romania’s position as part of the European Union.[22] In January 2020, Siegfried Mureșan was appointed as the European Parliament’s rapporteur on the financing of the European Green Deal.[23]
EU – Republic of Moldova
On 26 September 2019 Siegfried Mureșan was elected as Chair of the European Parliament’s Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee. One of the main priorities of the Delegation, which Siegfried Mureșan outlined for the current term, is to strengthen the relations between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union, ensuring that the objectives of the Association Agreement are pursued and that the values on which it is founded are respected.
Personal life
In 2016, Siegfried Mureșan married Cătălina Manea, anti-fraud expert at the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg since 2019. Siegfried Mureșan is passionate about tennis, and he is a great fan of the Spanish player Rafael Nadal.[24]
References
- "Declarație de presă. Siegfried Mureșan: Mă alătur PNL ca să câștigăm alegerile europarlamentare și să scoatem PSD de la guvernare". www.siegfriedmuresan.eu.
- "Siegfried MUREŞAN - Home - MEPs - European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu.
- "Rezultate naționale România | Rezultatele alegerilor din 2019 | Rezultatele alegerilor europene din 2019 | Parlamentul European". europarl.europa.eu (in Romanian). Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- "Siegfried Mureșan, biografie". www.sigfriedmuresan.eu.
- "Siegfried Mureșan, biografie". www.siegfriedmuresan.eu.
- "Joseph Daul on Twitter".
- "Siegfried MUREŞAN - MEPs - European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu.
- "Texts adopted - Tuesday, 7 July 2015 - Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund: Floods in Romania, Bulgaria and Italy - P8_TA(2015)0245". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
- "An EU budget 2017 built on citizens' priorities". Retrieved 2016-12-12.
- "Press release - 2018 EU Budget Approved: More Money for Jobs and Security". www.siegfriedmuresan.eu.
- "Comunicat de presa - Deputatul european Siegfried Mureşan aduce arta moldovenească la Parlamentul European". Siegfried Muresan. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- "Comunicat de presă - Siegfried Mureșan, după Reuniunea anuală FMI - Banca Mondială: Populismul este principalul risc la adresa economiei mondiale". Siegfried Muresan.
- "Siegfried Mureșan, observator al PE: Alegerile din Republica Moldova au fost corecte; nu am observat fraude". Agerpres. 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- "Comunicat de presă - Parlamentul European a adoptat prioritățile deputatului european Siegfried Mureșan pentru Bugetul UE din 2018". Siegfried Muresan.
- "VIDEO-Europarlamentarul Siegfried Mureșan, la protestul #VavedemdinSibiu: Politicienii care nu se simt bine între oameni au o problemă!". Turnul Sfatului.
- "EP plenary debate". Europarl.Europa.eu.
- "Siegfried Mureșan, dosarul de candidatură". www.siegfriedmuresan.eu.
- "Lista candidaților PNL la europarlamentare deschisă de Rareș Bogdan a fost votată de BEX al PNL". Ziare.com (in Romanian).
- "Lista PNL europarlamentare". B1 TV (in Romanian).
- "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor europarlamentare: PSD are cu un europarlamentar mai mult decât USR-PLUS". Ziare.com (in Romanian).
- "Sigfried Mureșan on Facebook". Facebook (in Romanian).
- "Comunicat de presă Sigfried Mureșan a fost ales vicepreședinte al partidului popular european". www.siegfriedmuresan.eu (in Romanian).
- "Twitter status by Siegfried Mureșan". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- "Siegfried Mureșan, despre mine". www.siegfriedmuresan.eu.