Andrea Cozzolino

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Andrea Cozzolino
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
for Southern Italy
Assumed office
14 July 2009[1][2]
Personal details
Born (1962-08-03) 3 August 1962 (age 61)
NationalityItalian
Political partyDemocratic Party

Andrea Cozzolino (born 3 August 1962) is an Italian politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament since 2009. He was elected MEP for the first time in 2009 and then reelected in 2014 and 2019.[3]

European Parliament

In Parliament, Cozzolino has served on the

Committee on Petitions (2014-2019).[5]

In addition to his committee assignments, Cozzolino has been part of the Parliament's delegations for relations with the Mashriq countries (2014-2019),[5] the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (2019-2023).[6]

Cozzolino voted against[7] the European Parliament resolution of 23 November 2022 on recognising the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism.[8]

Qatargate

On 16 December 2022, the National Commission of Guarantee of the

Qatargate' scandal".[9][10][11][12]

After the announcement by the PD Party Leader in the European Parliament, Brando Benifei, of the party's vote in favour of the request for a waiver of immunity for MEPs Cozzolino and Marc Tarabella, requested by the Belgian Prosecutor and supported by the President Roberta Metsola, Cozzolino declared his intention to renounce it.[13][14][15][16]

On 12 January 2023, Cozzolino resigned all commission posts, withdrew his amendments and, in line with what he previously stated, voted in favour of the request for a waiver of immunity, which was approved by the European Parliament on February 2.[17][18] Since January 2023, Cozzolino has been under house arrest in Naples pending a hearing to see whether he will be sent to serve the remainder of his sentence in a Belgian jail. The hearing will take place on the 11th of April, 2023.[19]

On 21 June 2023, Cozzolino was charged with bribery, membership of a criminal organisation and money laundering and was conditionally released from house arrest.[20][21][22]

References

  1. ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Chi è stato eletto alle Europee". Il Post (in Italian). 28 May 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  4. ^ "7th parliamentary term | Andrea COZZOLINO | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b "8th parliamentary term | Andrea COZZOLINO | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  6. ^ "9th parliamentary term | Andrea COZZOLINO | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  7. ^ "La risoluzione del Parlamento Europeo per dichiarare la Russia uno Stato sponsor del terrorismo" (in Italian). Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Texts adopted - Recognising the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism - Wednesday, 23 November 2022". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Qatargate, "Panzeri anima dell'organizzazione". Pd sospende Cozzolino". 17 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Inchiesta Qatargate Cozzolino isolato dal Pd: "Sospeso, ora chiarisca"". 17 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Qatargate, Pd: Sospensione cautelativa per Cozzolino - Mondo". 16 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Euroscandalo, è Cozzolino il terzo uomo: "Agiva per soldi"". 16 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Scandalo Ue, Pd: "Sì a revoca immunità Cozzolino"". 3 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Qatargate, Andrea Cozzolino rinuncia all'immunità parlamentare". 4 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Qatargate: Cozzolino rinuncerà all'immunità, scrivono i suoi legali". 4 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Pd, voto a favore per la revoca dell'immunità di Cozzolino e Tarabella". TGLA7. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  17. ^ "Qatargate, Cozzolino ritira tutti i suoi emendamenti a una risoluzione del Parlamento Ue: Due erano sul Marocco". 12 January 2023.
  18. ^ "Qatargate, revocata l'immunità a Cozzolino e Tarabella. La decisione è giàesecutiva". 2 February 2023.
  19. ^ Luckhurst, Toby; Monetta, Sara; Parker, Jessica (10 April 2023). "Qatargate: Andrea Cozzolino's lawyer speaks to the BBC". BBC News. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  20. ^ "Qatargate-linked MEP Cozzolino released from house arrest". POLITICO. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  21. ^ "EU lawmaker charged by Belgian court over European Parliament scandal". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  22. ^ Times, The Brussels. "Scandal at European Parliament: Italian MEP Andrea Cozzolino charged in Belgium". www.brusselstimes.com. Retrieved 27 June 2023.


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