Angelika Winzig
Appearance
Angelika Winzig | |
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Member of the European Parliament for Austria | |
Assumed office 2 July 2019[1][2] | |
Personal details | |
Born | Attnang-Puchheim | 9 May 1963
Nationality | Austrian |
Political party | Austrian People's Party |
Alma mater | Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien |
Profession | Politician |
Website | www.angelika-winzig.at |
Angelika Winzig (born 9 May 1963) is an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019.[3]
Political career
Member of the Austrian Parliament, 2013–2019
From 2013 until 2019, Winzig was a member of the National Council. During her time in parliament, she served on the Committee on Economic Affairs (2013-2019), the Committee on Foreign Affairs (2013-2017), the Defense Committee (2013-2017), the Budget Committee (2017-2019) and the Finance Committee (2017-2019).
Member of the European Parliament, 2019–present
Since becoming a
Committee on Budgetary Control. As substitute member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, she served as the parliament's rapporteur on a 2021 proposal for deeper cuts in wholesale roaming tariffs paid by telecoms operators to their counterparts than those proposed by the EU Commission, in an effort to boost competition.[4]
In addition to her committee assignments, Winzig is part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs).[5]
References
- ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Die Neuen im EU-Parlament: EU-Wahl: Strache müsste bis 2. Juli auf Mandat verzichten". www.kleinezeitung.at (in German). 28 May 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ Foo Yun Chee (14 October 2021), EU lawmakers' committee votes for bigger cuts in wholesale roaming fees Reuters.
- ^ Intergroup on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) European Parliament.