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Tokia Afféda Saïfi (born 11 July 1959 in Hautmont, Nord) is a French politician who served as Member of the European Parliament for the North-West of France from 1999 until 2019. She is a member of the Radical party and of the Union for a Popular Movement, part of the European People's Party. She is a former member of Ecology Generation.

Political career

Saïfi was first elected as Member of the European Parliament in the 1999 elections. During her first term in parliament, she first served on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Following the 2004 elections, she joined the Committee on International Trade; from 2014 until 2019, she served as the committee's vice-chairwoman under the leadership of Bernd Lange. In this capacity, she was the parliament's rapporteur on trade and investment-driven growth for developing countries as well as on human rights and social and environmental standards in international trade agreements.

In addition to her committee assignments, Saïfi was the vice-chairwoman of the parliament's delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union and a member of the delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean. In this capacity, she took part in the EU's observer mission for the 2012 legislative elections in Algeria.^[1]

Political positions

In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, Saïfi endorsed Alain Juppé as the party's candidate for the office of President of France.^[2]

References

^ Christian Lowe (May 12, 2012), EU observers: Algeria vote a step towards reform Reuters.
^ Ludovic Vigogne (April 20, 2016), Bataillons: Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L'Opinion.

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[1] Christian Lowe (May 12, 2012), EU observers: Algeria vote a step towards reform Reuters.

[2] Ludovic Vigogne (April 20, 2016), Bataillons: Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L'Opinion.

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-'''Tokia Afféda Saïfi''' (born July 11, 1959 in [[Hautmont]], [[Nord (French department)|Nord]]) is a [[France|French]] politician and [[Member of the European Parliament]] for the North-West of France. She is a member of the [[Radical Party (France)|Radical party]] and of the [[Union for a Popular Movement]], part of the [[European People's Party]]. She is a former member of [[Ecology Generation]].
+'''Tokia Afféda Saïfi''' (born 11 July 1959 in [[Hautmont]], [[Nord (French department)|Nord]]) is a French politician who served as [[Member of the European Parliament]] for the North-West of France from 1999 until 2019. She is a member of the [[Radical Party (France)|Radical party]] and of the [[Union for a Popular Movement]], part of the [[European People's Party]]. She is a former member of [[Ecology Generation]].
+==Political career==
-Saïfi was first elected as [[Member of the European Parliament]] in the [[1999 European Parliament election in France|1999 elections]]. During her first term in parliament, she first served on the [[European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs|Committee on Employment and Social Affairs]]. Following the [[2004 European Parliament election in France|2004 elections]], she joined the [[Committee on International Trade]]; since 2014, she has been serving as the committee’s vice-chairwoman under the leadership of [[Bernd Lange]]. In this capacity, she has in the past been the parliament’s rapporteur on trade and investment-driven growth for [[developing countries]] as well as on human rights and social and environmental standards in international trade agreements.
+Saïfi was first elected as [[Member of the European Parliament]] in the [[1999 European Parliament election in France|1999 elections]]. During her first term in parliament, she first served on the [[European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs|Committee on Employment and Social Affairs]]. Following the [[2004 European Parliament election in France|2004 elections]], she joined the [[Committee on International Trade]]; from 2014 until 2019, she served as the committee's vice-chairwoman under the leadership of [[Bernd Lange]]. In this capacity, she was the parliament's [[rapporteur]] on trade and investment-driven growth for [[developing countries]] as well as on human rights and social and environmental standards in international trade agreements.
-In addition to her committee assignments, Saïfi has been the vice-chairwoman of the parliament’s delegation for relations with the [[Maghreb|Maghreb countries]] and the [[Arab Maghreb Union]] and a member of the delegation to the [[Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean]]. In this capacity, she took part in the EU's observer mission for the [[Algerian legislative election, 2012|2012 legislative elections]] in [[Algeria]].<ref>Christian Lowe (May 12, 2012), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-algeria-vote-idUSBRE84B05K20120512 EU observers: Algeria vote a step towards reform] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref>
+In addition to her committee assignments, Saïfi was the vice-chairwoman of the parliament's delegation for relations with the [[Maghreb|Maghreb countries]] and the [[Arab Maghreb Union]] and a member of the delegation to the [[Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean]]. In this capacity, she took part in the EU's observer mission for the [[2012 Algerian legislative election|2012 legislative elections]] in [[Algeria]].<ref>Christian Lowe (May 12, 2012), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-algeria-vote-idUSBRE84B05K20120512 EU observers: Algeria vote a step towards reform] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref>
+==Political positions==
+In the Republicans’ [[2016 The Republicans (France) presidential primary|2016 presidential primaries]], Saïfi endorsed [[Alain Juppé]] as the party's candidate for the office of [[President of France]].<ref>Ludovic Vigogne (April 20, 2016), [https://www.lopinion.fr/edition/politique/primaire-a-droite-liste-premiers-soutiens-parlementaires-101334 Bataillons: Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires] ''[[L'Opinion (French newspaper)|L'Opinion]]''.</ref>
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