Andreas Schwab

{{Short description|German politician (born 1973)}}

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| name = Andreas Schwab

| honorific-suffix = MEP

| image = Portrait Andreas Schwab.jpg

| caption = Schwab in 2018

| office = Member of the European Parliament

| term_start = 1 July 2004

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| constituency = Germany

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|4|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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| party = Christian Democratic Union
European People's Party

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| alma_mater = {{Ubl|University of Freiburg|Sciences Po|University of Wales}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.andreas-schwab.de}}

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Andreas Schwab (born 9 April 1973) is a German politician and member of the European Parliament for Germany. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party.{{cite web|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/committees/view.do?language=EN&id=28223|title=Your MEPs : Andreas SCHWAB|work=Europa|access-date=29 August 2010|archive-date=19 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061019035421/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/committees/view.do?language=EN&id=28223|url-status=live}} Since 2009, he has been Of Counsel with CMS Hasche Sigle.[http://www.cmslegal.com/OurPeople/biography/pages/default.aspx?AttorneyGuid=87af5b97-2c36-4f3e-a198-e038ca8f6e98 Dr. Andreas Schwab] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023446/http://www.cmslegal.com/OurPeople/biography/pages/default.aspx?AttorneyGuid=87af5b97-2c36-4f3e-a198-e038ca8f6e98 |date=2016-03-04 }} CMS Hasche Sigle, Berlin.

Member of the European Parliament, 2004–present

Schwab serves on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), where he deals with network and information security.Toby Vogel (September 11, 2014), [http://www.politico.eu/article/committees-choose-rapporteurs/ Committees choose rapporteurs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118111437/https://www.politico.eu/article/committees-choose-rapporteurs/ |date=2018-11-18 }} European Voice. He is the European People's Party Group’s coordinator on the committee.

From 2010 to 2011, Schwab drafted the European Parliament's report on the EU Consumer Rights Directive.Ian Wishart (March 24, 2011), [http://www.politico.eu/article/meps-support-tougher-consumer-protection-laws/ MEPs support tougher consumer protection laws] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007120253/http://www.politico.eu/article/meps-support-tougher-consumer-protection-laws/ |date=2015-10-07 }} European Voice. As shadow rapporteur, he has issued opinions on the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (2015) and on the Annual Report on EU Competition Policy (2015). In 2014, he co-sponsored (with Ramon Tremosa) a non-binding bill before the European Parliament calling on the European Commission to consider separating Google’s search-engine business from its other commercial activities to ensure fair competition on the internet.Foo Yun Chee (November 24, 2014), [https://www.reuters.com/article/google-antitrust-parliament-idUSL6N0TE1TO20141124 EU lawmakers to vote on Google break-up motion on Thursday] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215184645/https://www.reuters.com/article/google-antitrust-parliament-idUSL6N0TE1TO20141124 |date=2021-12-15 }} Reuters.Nicholas Hirst (November 27, 2014), [http://www.politico.eu/article/meps-back-motion-suggesting-break-up-of-google/ MEPs back motion suggesting break-up of Google] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007073134/http://www.politico.eu/article/meps-back-motion-suggesting-break-up-of-google/ |date=2015-10-07 }} European Voice. He also led the European Parliament's negotiating team on internet platform regulation in Europe.Nicholas Hirst (May 21, 2015), [http://www.politico.eu/article/another-path-to-cybersecurity/ US tech firms targeted in cybersecurity talks] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007051551/http://www.politico.eu/article/another-path-to-cybersecurity/ |date=2015-10-07 }} Politico Europe. He later served as rapporteur on the ECN+ Directive that entered in law early 2019, handing national competition authorities more enforcement powers to ensure the functioning of the EU's single market.Ryan Heath (April 11, 2019), [https://www.politico.eu/list/the-40-meps-who-mattered-in-2014-2019/andreas-schwab/ The 40 MEPs who mattered in 2014-2019. Who were the key players in Brussels and Strasbourg?#34: Andreas Schwab] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127153135/https://www.politico.eu/list/the-40-meps-who-mattered-in-2014-2019/andreas-schwab/ |date=2022-11-27 }} Politico Europe, November 24, 2018. In 2021, he became the parliament's rapporteur on the Digital Markets Act.Javier Espinoza and James Politi (June 15, 2021), [https://www.ft.com/content/2036d7e9-daa2-445d-8f88-6fcee745a259 US warns EU against anti-American tech policy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403233738/https://www.ft.com/content/2036d7e9-daa2-445d-8f88-6fcee745a259 |date=2023-04-03 }} Financial Times.Foo Run Chee (7 October 2021), [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-lawmakers-mull-changes-that-could-bring-european-companies-under-eu-tech-2021-10-06/ EU lawmakers mull changes that could bring European companies under EU tech rules] Reuters.

In addition, Schwab serves as a member of the European Parliament's Sky and Space Intergroup (SSI)[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/intergroupes/VIII_LEG_19_Sky_and_Space.pdf Members of the European Parliament's Sky and Space Intergroup (SSI)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208172809/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/intergroupes/VIII_LEG_19_Sky_and_Space.pdf |date=2015-12-08 }} European Parliament. and the European Parliament Intergroup on Biodiversity, Countryside, Hunting and Recreational Fisheries.[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/intergroupes/VIII_LEG_03_Biodiversity_coutryside_hunting_and_recreational_fisheries.pdf Member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Biodiversity, Countryside, Hunting and Recreational Fisheries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805085549/https://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/intergroupes/VIII_LEG_03_Biodiversity_coutryside_hunting_and_recreational_fisheries.pdf |date=2020-08-05 }} European Parliament.

Other activities

  • University of Freiburg, Member of the Advisory Board[https://www.uni-freiburg.de/universitaet/zentrale-universitaere-gremien/unibeirat Advisory Board] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919163706/https://uni-freiburg.de/universitaet/zentrale-universitaere-gremien/unibeirat |date=2020-09-19 }} University of Freiburg.
  • Franco-German Institute (DFI), Member of the Board
  • Nachsorgeklinik Tannheim, Member of the Board of Trustees
  • European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member
  • Kangaroo Group, Member
  • Transatlantic Policy Network (TPN), Member
  • European Internet Foundation, Member
  • European Logistics Platform, Member of the Advisory Board[http://www.european-logistics-platform.eu/en/advisory-board/ Advisory Board] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126120539/http://www.european-logistics-platform.eu/en/advisory-board/ |date=2022-11-26 }} European Logistics Platform.

Awards

In 1998, Schwab was elected for the "Young European of the Year" due to his commitment to Franco-German relations and received a scholarship from the Heinz Schwarzkopf Foundation.Andreas Schwab (November 24, 2021), [https://www.andreas-schwab.de/person Lebenslauf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320224429/https://www.andreas-schwab.de/person |date=2023-03-20 }} [Lebenslauf Andreas Schwab].

In addition, in 2018 he received the Federal Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.Bundespraesident (November 24, 2021), [https://www.bundespraesident.de/SharedDocs/Berichte/Bekanntgabe-Ordensverleihung/1811-Verleihungen.html Bekanntgabe der Verleihungen vom 1. November 2018] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317053611/https://www.bundespraesident.de/SharedDocs/Berichte/Bekanntgabe-Ordensverleihung/1811-Verleihungen.html |date=2023-03-17 }} [Federal Cross of Merit].

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