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Körner has been a [[Member of the European Parliament]] since the [[2019 European Parliament election|2019 European elections]]. He has since been serving on the [[Committee on Budgets]] and the [[Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs]]. In this capacity, he served as the Parliament’s [[rapporteur]] on a 2020 scheme that linked member states’ access to the [[Budget of the European Union]] to respecting the [[rule of law]].<ref>Gabriela Baczynska (September 28, 2020), [https://www.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN26J1MP Exclusive: EU chair Germany proposes adherence to rule of law as key to getting bloc's cash] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref> On the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, he also follows digital surveillance issues.<ref>Laurens Cerulus (21 December 2021), [https://www.politico.eu/article/polish-spyware-scandal-stokes-up-tensions-with-eu/ Polish spyware scandal stokes tensions with Brussels] ''[[Politico Europe]]''.</ref> In 2022, he joined the Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of [[Pegasus (spyware)|Pegasus]] and equivalent surveillance [[spyware]].<ref>[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sedcms/documents/PRIORITY_INFO/558/Composition%20nominative%20des%20commissions%20PEGA%20COVI%20ING2_24.03.2022_EN.pdf Members of the Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware] [[European Parliament]].</ref><ref>[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220321IPR25923/parliament-names-meps-to-sit-on-three-new-committees Parliament names MEPs to sit on three new committees] [[European Parliament]], press release of 24 March 2022.</ref>
Körner has been a [[Member of the European Parliament]] since the [[2019 European Parliament election|2019 European elections]]. He has since been serving on the [[Committee on Budgets]] and the [[Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs]]. In this capacity, he served as the Parliament’s [[rapporteur]] on a 2020 scheme that linked member states’ access to the [[Budget of the European Union]] to respecting the [[rule of law]].<ref>Gabriela Baczynska (September 28, 2020), [https://www.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN26J1MP Exclusive: EU chair Germany proposes adherence to rule of law as key to getting bloc's cash] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref> On the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, he also follows digital surveillance issues.<ref>Laurens Cerulus (21 December 2021), [https://www.politico.eu/article/polish-spyware-scandal-stokes-up-tensions-with-eu/ Polish spyware scandal stokes tensions with Brussels] ''[[Politico Europe]]''.</ref> In 2022, he joined the Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of [[Pegasus (spyware)|Pegasus]] and equivalent surveillance [[spyware]].<ref>[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sedcms/documents/PRIORITY_INFO/558/Composition%20nominative%20des%20commissions%20PEGA%20COVI%20ING2_24.03.2022_EN.pdf Members of the Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware] [[European Parliament]].</ref><ref>[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220321IPR25923/parliament-names-meps-to-sit-on-three-new-committees Parliament names MEPs to sit on three new committees] [[European Parliament]], press release of 24 March 2022.</ref>


In addition to his committee assignments, Körner is part of the Parliament's delegation for relations with [[China]].<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197445/MORITZ_KORNER/home Moritz Körner] [[European Parliament]].</ref> He is also a member of the [[Spinelli Group]];<ref>[https://thespinelligroup.eu/board-members/ Board & Members] [[Spinelli Group]].</ref> the [[European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights]];<ref>[https://lgbti-ep.eu/who-we-are/members/ Members] European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.</ref> the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals;<ref>[http://www.animalwelfareintergroup.eu/about-us/members/ Members] European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.</ref> the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas;<ref>[http://www.searica.eu/intergroup/members-2019-2024 Members 2019-2024] European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.</ref> and of the URBAN Intergroup.<ref>[http://urban-intergroup.eu/members/ Members] URBAN Intergroup.</ref>
In addition to his committee assignments, Körner is part of the Parliament's delegation for relations with [[China]].<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197445/MORITZ_KORNER/home Moritz Körner] [[European Parliament]].</ref> He is also a member of the [[Spinelli Group]];<ref>[https://thespinelligroup.eu/board-members/ Board & Members] [[Spinelli Group]].</ref> the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Corruption;<ref>[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/files/organisation-and-rules/organisation/intergroups/list-of-members-anti-corruption.pdf Intergroup on Anti-Corruption] [[European Parliament]].</ref> the [[European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights]];<ref>[https://lgbti-ep.eu/who-we-are/members/ Members] European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.</ref> the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals;<ref>[http://www.animalwelfareintergroup.eu/about-us/members/ Members] European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.</ref> the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas;<ref>[http://www.searica.eu/intergroup/members-2019-2024 Members 2019-2024] European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.</ref> and of the URBAN Intergroup.<ref>[http://urban-intergroup.eu/members/ Members] URBAN Intergroup.</ref>


In the negotiations to form a so-called [[traffic light coalition]] of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD), the [[Alliance 90/The Greens|Green Party]] and the FPD following the [[2021 German federal election|2021 federal elections]], Körner was part of his party's delegation in the working group on financial regulation and the [[federal budget of Germany|national budget]], co-chaired by [[Doris Ahnen]], [[Lisa Paus]] and [[Christian Dürr]].<ref>[https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/ampel-koalition-das-sind-die-verhandlungsteams-von-spd.1939.de.html?drn:news_id=1316022 Ampel-Koalition: Das sind die Verhandlungsteams von SPD, Grünen und FDP] ''[[Deutschlandfunk]]'', October 27, 2021.</ref>
In the negotiations to form a so-called [[traffic light coalition]] of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD), the [[Alliance 90/The Greens|Green Party]] and the FPD following the [[2021 German federal election|2021 federal elections]], Körner was part of his party's delegation in the working group on financial regulation and the [[federal budget of Germany|national budget]], co-chaired by [[Doris Ahnen]], [[Lisa Paus]] and [[Christian Dürr]].<ref>[https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/ampel-koalition-das-sind-die-verhandlungsteams-von-spd.1939.de.html?drn:news_id=1316022 Ampel-Koalition: Das sind die Verhandlungsteams von SPD, Grünen und FDP] ''[[Deutschlandfunk]]'', October 27, 2021.</ref>

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Moritz Körner
MEP
Moritz Körner (2019)
Member of the European Parliament
for Germany
Personal details
Born (1990-08-03) August 3, 1990 (age 34)
Wiesbaden, Germany
Political party German:
Free Democratic Party
 EU:
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
Alma mater

Moritz Körner is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019.[1] Furthermore he is member of the board of the Free Democratic Party in Germany.

Political career

Career in state politics

Körner joined the FDP in 2008. Since 2014, he has been a member of the party's leadership in North Rhine-Westphalia, under the leadership of successive chairmen Christian Lindner (2014-2017) and Joachim Stamp (since 2017). 

From 2017 to 2019, Körner served as a member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia, representing Mettmann. At the time of his election, he was the parliament's youngest member. During his time in parliament, he served as his parliamentary group’s spokesperson on universities.

Member of the European Parliament, 2019–present

Körner has been a Member of the European Parliament since the 2019 European elections. He has since been serving on the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. In this capacity, he served as the Parliament’s rapporteur on a 2020 scheme that linked member states’ access to the Budget of the European Union to respecting the rule of law.[2] On the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, he also follows digital surveillance issues.[3] In 2022, he joined the Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware.[4][5]

In addition to his committee assignments, Körner is part of the Parliament's delegation for relations with China.[6] He is also a member of the Spinelli Group;[7] the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Corruption;[8] the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights;[9] the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals;[10] the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas;[11] and of the URBAN Intergroup.[12]

In the negotiations to form a so-called traffic light coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Green Party and the FPD following the 2021 federal elections, Körner was part of his party's delegation in the working group on financial regulation and the national budget, co-chaired by Doris Ahnen, Lisa Paus and Christian Dürr.[13]

In January 2022, Körner was nominated as Secretary General of the FDP in North Rhine-Westphalia, succeeding Johannes Vogel.[14]

Other activities

References

  1. ^ "Alle Gewählte in alphabetischer Reihenfolge". Der Bundeswahlleiter (in German). Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  2. ^ Gabriela Baczynska (September 28, 2020), Exclusive: EU chair Germany proposes adherence to rule of law as key to getting bloc's cash Reuters.
  3. ^ Laurens Cerulus (21 December 2021), Polish spyware scandal stokes tensions with Brussels Politico Europe.
  4. ^ Members of the Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware European Parliament.
  5. ^ Parliament names MEPs to sit on three new committees European Parliament, press release of 24 March 2022.
  6. ^ Moritz Körner European Parliament.
  7. ^ Board & Members Spinelli Group.
  8. ^ Intergroup on Anti-Corruption European Parliament.
  9. ^ Members European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.
  10. ^ Members European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.
  11. ^ Members 2019-2024 European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.
  12. ^ Members URBAN Intergroup.
  13. ^ Ampel-Koalition: Das sind die Verhandlungsteams von SPD, Grünen und FDP Deutschlandfunk, October 27, 2021.
  14. ^ Kirsten Bialdiga (10 January 2022), Wechsel an wichtiger Stelle: Moritz Körner wird NRW-FDP-Generalsekretär Rheinische Post.
  15. ^ Board of Trustees Institute for European Politics (IEP).


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