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José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez Neyra
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Name
Jose Salafranca
Role
Politician
Party
European People\'s Party
Eurodiputado José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez Neyra
José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra (born May 31, 1955 in Madrid) is a Spanish politician and Member of the European Parliament with the People's Party, Member of the Bureau of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs.
He is a substitute for the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, substitute for the Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee.
Education
Degree and further courses in law at the Complutense University of Madrid
Honorary doctorate from the University of the Americas, Chile
Diplomas in European integration from the Diplomatic School of Madrid and the National Institute of Public Administration
Legal adviser to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and member of the Ministry of Transport, Tourism and Communications inspectorate
European Commission official
Assistant director of the offices of Commissioners Abel Matutes and Marcelino Oreja
Professor of Civil Law, Centre for European Studies
Has lectured in European Community studies at the Diplomatic School of Madrid, the University of Trieste, the Menéndez y Pelayo University, the Complutense, Autonomous and Technical Universities of Madrid, as well as other centres and institutions
Member of the PP National Executive Committee and Madrid Regional Executive Committee
Member of the PP Council on International Relations
Career
since 1994: Member of the European Parliament
2001-2004: Vice-Chairman of the EPP-ED Group
Since 1994: Member of the EPP Group Bureau
2001-2004: Member of the EPP Group Policy Bureau
EPP-ED Group coordinator on the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Former Chairman of the Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America, Mexico and Cuba
2000: Chairman of the observation mission for the presidential elections in Colombia (2002) and Chairman of the European Parliament's observation mission for the presidential elections in Peru
2001: European Parliament representative at the Second Summit of Heads of State and Government of the EU, Latin America and the Caribbean (Madrid, 2002) and at the Third Summit of Heads of State and Government of the EU, Latin America and the Caribbean (Guadalajara, Mexico, 2004), and head of the parliamentary delegation to the 12th, 13th and 14th San Jose Ministerial Conferences with the Rio Group (2000, 2001) and the Euro-Mediterranean partnership
European Parliament's rapporteur on the bi-regional strategic association between the EU and Latin America and the association, political dialogue and cooperation agreements between the European Community and Mexico, Chile and the Andean Community
Patron of the Fundación Activa, patron of the Hispano-Cuban Foundation, Vice-President of the Juan de la Cosa Foundation
In 2006, Salafranca was the chief of a committee of 70 electoral observers from the European Union for the Mexican general election. After the election Salafranca considered the controversial election clean and considered the decision of the Electoral Tribunal as fair. Mark Almond, an election observer in several countries, questioned the objectivity of José Ignacio Salafranca and some of the mass media.
Stance on Abortion and Homosexuality: During a plenary session of the European Parliament, José Ignacio Salafranca Sanchez-Neyra orally introduced an amendment to promote the Brazilian resolution on sexual identity and sexual orientation, which aims to secure equal rights for all people regardless of sexual orientation. The resolution also included amendments on abortion. Salafranca's amendment was accepted and the EPP voted in favor of the resolution.
