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Alessia Mosca (born 23 May 1975) is the Secretary General of Italy-ASEAN association.

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38-2251: [REDACTED] Look up mosca in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mosca may refer to: People [ edit ] Alessia Mosca (born 1975), Italian politician Angelo Mosca (1937–2021), Canadian Football League player and professional wrestler Antonio Mosca (1870–1951), Italian painter Bianca Mosca (dead 1950), London-based fashion designer Claudio Mosca (born 1991), Argentine footballer Enrique Mosca (1880-1950), Argentine lawyer and politician Frank Mosca (born 1976), American film producer Gaetano Mosca (1858–1941), Italian political scientist, journalist and public servant Giuseppe Mosca (1772–1839), Italian opera composer Jacopo Mosca (born 1993), Italian cyclist John Mosca (restaurateur) (1922–2011), American restauranteur, founder of Mosca's John Mosca (musician) (born 1950), American jazz trombonist Lino Mosca (1907−1992), Italian professional football player Luigi Mosca (1775–1824), Italian composer of operas and sacred music and singing teacher Maurizio Mosca (1940–2010), Italian sports journalist and television presenter Michele Mosca , Italian physics researcher and professor of mathematics Paolo Mosca (1943–2014), Italian journalist, writer, singer and television presenter Pierre Mosca (born 1949), Italian born French former footballer and coach Rafael Mosca (born 1982), Brazilian swimmer Rich Mosca (born c. 1948), former American football player and coach Sal Mosca (1927–2007), American jazz pianist Simone Mosca (1492–1554), Italian sculptor Stefania Mosca (1957–2009), Venezuelan writer Fictional characters [ edit ] Mosca, of Ben Jonson's 1606 play Volpone Mosca, of The Godfather Part III Frank Mosca, of Miami Vice Gola Mosca , of Reborn! manga and anime series Walter Mosca , of Mario Puzo's novel The Dark Arena Places [ edit ] Italian name of Moscow Mosca, Colorado , United States Mosca Pass , mountain pass in Alamosa County in

76-676: A member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Long-Term Investment and Reindustrialisation; the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime); the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights ; the European Parliament Intergroup on Western Sahara ; and the European Parliament Intergroup on Children's Rights. On the Committee on International Trade, Mosca has served as rapporteur on

114-693: A national level. There are usually a number of former prime ministers and former members of the European Commission . Many other MEPs have held office at a regional or local level in their home states. Current MEPs also include former judges, trade union leaders, media personalities, actors, soldiers, singers, athletes, and political activists. Many outgoing MEPs move into other political office. Several presidents, prime ministers or deputy prime ministers of member states are former MEPs, including former Presidents of France Nicolas Sarkozy , Francois Hollande , Jacques Chirac and Francois Mitterrand ,

152-571: A national of that state. The following citizens have been elected in a state other than their native country; It is conventional for countries acceding to the European Union to send a number of observers to Parliament in advance. The number of observers and their method of appointment (usually by national parliaments) is laid down in the joining countries' Treaties of Accession. Observers may attend debates and take part by invitation, but they may not vote or exercise other official duties. When

190-534: A study exploring the results of the election in terms of gender balance. EU institutions have focused on how to achieve a better gender balance (at least 40 per cent) or gender parity (50 per cent) in the next Parliament, and for other high-level posts in other institutions. In the 2019 elections 308 female MEPs were elected (41 per cent). Sweden elected the highest percentage of female MEPs: 55 per cent. Overall, thirteen countries elected 45 to 55 per cent female MEPs, with seven countries reaching exactly 50 per cent. On

228-405: Is approximately €2.247 billion per year according to its 2023 budget, with the cost of translation and interpretation, and the cost of its buildings in two main locations, being significant extra burdens not faced by national parliaments. Until 2009, MEPs were paid (by their own Member State) exactly the same salary as a member of the lower House of their own national parliament. As a result, there

266-702: Is based in Brussels, where some six supplementary plenary sessions are held for two days each, and where the Parliament's committees, political groups, and other organs also mainly meet. The obligation to spend one week a month in Strasbourg was imposed on Parliament by the member state governments at the 1992 European Council meeting in Edinburgh. The total cost of the European Parliament

304-677: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Alessia Mosca She is a former Italian politician who was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2014 to 2019 and a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 2008 to 2014. Born in Monza , she holds a PhD in Political Science at the University of Florence . Alessia Mosca graduated in philosophy at

342-639: Is prohibited as of 2009. In the 2004–2009 Parliament, a small number of members still held a dual mandate. Ian Paisley and John Hume once held triple mandates as MEP, Member of Parliament in the House of Commons , and Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly simultaneously. Women are generally under-represented in politics and public life in the EU, as well as in national parliaments, governments and local assemblies. The percentage of women in

380-428: The 2014 European Parliament election 11 countries of 28 reached this goal in their own quota of elected candidates. While in nine EU countries there were mechanisms in place to facilitate female representation, only in four of these countries did women exceeded 40 per cent of elected candidates. On the other hand, in eight countries this goal was reached despite the absence of such systems. The FEMM Committee requested

418-422: The European Commission . Her long standing work on gender equality issues, brought her to be recognized as a prominent figure in shaping the path for the empowerment of women in leadership positions, both in her home country and abroad. Member of the European Parliament A member of the European Parliament ( MEP ) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in

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456-705: The European Parliament . When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community ) first met in 1952, its members were directly appointed by the governments of member states from among those already sitting in their own national parliaments. Since 1979, however, MEPs have been elected by direct universal suffrage every five years. Each member state establishes its own method for electing MEPs – and in some states this has changed over time – but

494-523: The Parliament for much of its life, continuously holding between 40 and 70 per cent of the seats together. No single group has ever held a majority in Parliament. As a result of being broad alliances of national parties, European groups parties are decentralised and hence have more in common with parties in federal states like Germany or the United States than unitary states like the majority of

532-945: The Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan , completed the Master in Diplomacy at the Istituto per gli studi di politica internazionale and earned a master's degree in diplomacy at the Johns Hopkins University (American University based in Florence). She worked for the European Parliament and in Italy for Alenia Aeronautica . While a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies she signed

570-533: The EU free trade agreements (FTA) with Vietnam and Mexico . Following the 2014 elections, Mosca joined fellow MEPs Sven Giegold , Sylvie Goulard , Sophie in ’t Veld and Othmar Karas in an open letter aimed at exerting pressure on the President of the European Commission and national government leaders during the nominations process to improve the gender balance in the composition of

608-472: The EU parliament has increased from 15.2 per cent after the first European Parliament election in 1979 to 41 per cent after 2019 European Parliament election . To reach gender parity, women should hold 50 per cent of seats and positions of power. However, according to the goal set by the European Institute for Gender Equality , a ratio between 40 and 60 per cent is considered acceptable. After

646-581: The EU states. Although, the European groups, between 2004 and 2009, were actually more cohesive than their US counterparts. Aside from working through their groups, individual members are also guaranteed a number of individual powers and rights within the Parliament: Every month except August the Parliament meets in Strasbourg for a four-day plenary session. For the rest of the time, it

684-479: The Golfo-Moca law enforcing the results achieved in the law's ten-year history. Since 2017 she is adjunct professor at Sciences Po , Paris, where she teaches EU international trade. At the beginning of 2021 she launched the association “Il Cielo Itinerante” with Ersilia Vaudo Scarpetta, Chief Diversity Officer for ESA , which aims to promote STEM studies among girls and young woman in Italy. Alessia Mosca

722-885: The Rocky Mountains of Colorado in the United States Ponte Mosca, Turin , historic bridge in Turin, region of Piedmont, Italy Businesses [ edit ] Mosca's , a restaurant near New Orleans in Avondale, Louisiana, United States Aircraft [ edit ] Mosca-Bystritsky MBbis , fighter aircraft developed and used by the Imperial Russian Air Service during the First World War Polikarpov I-16 , referred to by republicans during

760-655: The Spanish Civil War as moscas Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mosca . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mosca&oldid=1238729797 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Place name disambiguation pages Italian-language surnames Hidden categories: Short description

798-468: The basis of universal suffrage . There is no uniform voting system for the election of MEPs; rather, each member state is free to choose its own system, subject to three restrictions: The allocation of seats to each member state is based on the principle of degressive proportionality , so that, while the size of the population of each nation is taken into account, smaller states elect more MEPs than would be strictly justified by their populations alone. As

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836-404: The countries then become full member states, these observers become full MEPs for the interim period between accession and the next European elections. From 26 September 2005 to 31 December 2006, Bulgaria had 18 observers in Parliament and Romania 35. These were selected from government and opposition parties as agreed by the countries' national parliaments. Following accession on 1 January 2007,

874-493: The drop, Malta still elected 50 per cent women in 2019. Cyprus dropped from 17 per cent in 2014 to zero women this year, while Estonia dropped from 50 to 33 per cent. Hungary , Lithuania and Luxembourg made the greatest gains (19, 18 and 17 percentage points respectively) when we compare 2019 with 2014, followed by Slovenia and Latvia , both increasing their percentage of women MEPs by 13 points. Luxembourg, Slovenia and Latvia all elected 50 per cent female MEPs. As of 2019 ,

912-504: The euro-pound exchange rate). The much-criticised expenses arrangements were also partially reformed. Members declare their financial interests in order to prevent any conflicts of interest. These declarations are published in a register and are available on the Internet. They must also make a detailed declaration of private interests, listing their memberships of company boards, associations, and public bodies (including those held during

950-487: The former Deputy PM of the United Kingdom Nick Clegg , current Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni , Danish former Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt , and Belgian former PM Elio Di Rupo . A dual mandate, in which an individual is a member of both their national parliament and the European Parliament , was officially discouraged by a growing number of political parties and member states, and

988-537: The law that introduces in Italy gender quotas in the boards of listed companies. The so-called Golfo-Mosca law celebrates in 2021 its 10 years from entry into force. Presently she is the Secretary General of Italy-ASEAN association - the Italian NGO that provides and build relationship between Italy and the members of ASEAN . She is also vice President of Fuori Quota, an organisation that promotes

1026-475: The monthly salary is of €8,932.86 , or just over €107,000 per year. MEPs also receive a general expenditure allowance of €4,563 per month. The single statute represented a pay cut for MEPs from some member states (e.g. Italy, Germany and Austria), a rise for others (particularly the low-paid eastern European members) and status quo for those from the United Kingdom, until January 2020 (depending on

1064-430: The number of MEPs granted to each member state has arisen from treaty negotiations, there is no precise formula for the apportionment of seats. No change in this configuration can occur without the unanimous consent of all national governments. The European Parliament has a high turnover of members compared to some national parliaments. After every recent election, just over half of elected members had not been members in

1102-567: The observers became MEPs (with some personnel changes). Similarly, Croatia had 12 observer members from 17 April 2012, appointed by the Croatian parliament in preparation for its accession in 2013. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Text taken from How gender balanced will the next European Parliament be?​ , Gina Pavone/OBC Transeuropa, EDJNet. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates text from

1140-469: The other hand, Cyprus has elected zero women, and Slovakia elected only 15 percent. Other Eastern European countries, namely Romania , Greece , Lithuania and Bulgaria , all elected fewer than 30 per cent female MEPs. Eight member states elected a lower number of women in 2019 than in 2014. Malta , Cyprus and Estonia lost the most female representation in the EU parliament, dropping by 17 percentage points, while Slovakia dropped by 16. However, despite

1178-594: The previous parliament. Elmar Brok served the longest continuous term from the first elections in 1980 until 2019 (39 years). MEPs organise themselves into cross-national political groups , except for a few non-attached members known as Non-Inscrits who choose not to join a Group (or no Group wants them). The two largest groups are the European People's Party Group (EPP Group) and the Socialists & Democrats (S&D). These two groups have dominated

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1216-451: The same immunities as their own national parliamentarians. In other member states, MEPs are immune from detention and from legal proceedings, except when caught in the act of committing an offense. This immunity may be waived by application to the European Parliament by the authorities of the member state in question. Around a third of MEPs have previously held national parliamentary mandates, and over 10 per cent have ministerial experience at

1254-428: The system chosen must be a form of proportional representation . Some member states elect their MEPs to represent a single national constituency; other states apportion seats to sub-national regions for election. There may also be non-voting observers when a new country is seeking membership of the European Union . From 1 January 2007, when Romania and Bulgaria joined the EU, there were 785 MEPs, but their number

1292-516: The three years prior to their election). They must also publish on-line all meetings that they have had with lobbyists and representatives of third country governments. They may not accept gifts, other than courtesy gifts valued at less than €150. They must declare all sources of outside income if their total outside income exceeds €5000. Under the protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Union , MEPs in their home state receive

1330-469: The youngest MEP is Kira Marie Peter-Hansen of Denmark, who was 21 at the start of the July 2019 session, and is also the youngest person ever elected to the European Parliament. The oldest MEP ever was Manolis Glezos who was 92 when elected in 2014. European citizens are eligible for election in the member state where they reside (subject to the residence requirements of that state); they do not have to be

1368-570: Was a wide range of salaries in the European Parliament. In 2002, Italian MEPs earned €130,000, while Spanish MEPs earned less than a quarter of that at €32,000. However, in July 2005, the Council agreed to a single statute for all MEPs, following a proposal by the Parliament. Thus, since the 2009 elections, all MEPs receive a monthly pre-tax salary set at 38.5 percent of that of a judge at the European Court of Justice . As of July 1, 2019,

1406-641: Was elected at the Italian parliament in 2008 and in 2013 with the Democratic Party . In the 2014 European elections , Mosca was elected Member of the European Parliament with the same party. She served on the Committee on International Trade and as vice-chairwoman of the parliament's delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula . In addition to her committee assignments, Mosca was

1444-514: Was reduced to 736 at the elections in 2009. With effect from the elections held in May 2014 the number had risen to 751. This has been reduced to 705 members after the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union in January 2020, with each member state now having at least six and at most 96 MEPs. From the 2024 elections, there will be 720 members. Elections are held once every five years, on

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