Raül Romeva

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Raül Romeva i Rueda (born on 12 March 1971 in Madrid) is a Spanish politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds, part of the European Greens and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs and its Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.

[edit] Education

• 1989: Graduate in economics, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)
• 2002: Doctorate in international relations, UAB
• Research analyst in armed conflict and post-war rehabilitation (UNESCO Centre of Catalonia, Intermón Oxfam and the School for a Culture of Peace at UAB)
• UN consultant on post-war rehabilitation and disarmament
• Principal assistant to the UNESCO representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina
• responsible for UNESCO's Culture of Peace education programme
• Member of the ICV party's Youth Development Group and National Council

[edit] Career

• 1994-1999: Active member of Joves amb Iniciativa-Joves d'Esquerra Verda
• since 1999: Active member of the Europe Group
• since 2004: Head of the Europe Group
• 1996-1997: OSCE election observer in Bosnia-Herzegovina
• Author of several books and articles, including
• 2000: 'Desarme y desarrollo'
• 'Guerra, posguerra y paz

See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Spain)

[edit] External links

• Official website of Raül Romeva i Rueda: www.raulromeva.org
• European Parliament biography of Raül Romeva i Rueda (incl. Speeches, Questions and Motions)
• Declaration of financial interests (in Spanish; PDF)