Camiel Eurlings (born 16 September1973 in Valkenburg-Houthem) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal, a member of the bureau of the European People's Party, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs. September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Like a number of other European countries with proportional representation, the Dutch have always had coalition governments. ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... The Christen-Democratisch Appèl (CDA, Christian Democratic Appeal) is a political party of the Netherlands that was established in 1980. ... Logo of the European Peoples Party The European Peoples Party is a Christian democrat-conservative political party at European level founded in 1976. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ...
He also chairs the delegation to the EU–Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, and is a substitute for the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, the Subcommittee on Human Rights, the Subcommittee on Security and Defence, and the delegation for relations with Israel.
Career
Technical industrial engineer, Eindhoven Technical University (1998)
Research project, Supply Chain Management, Canon Ing Ibaraki, Japan (1996)
Research project, New Business Development, DSM Research, Geleen, Netherlands (1997-1998)
Member of the Valkenburg a/d Geul Municipal Council and group secretary (1994-1998)
Member of the Second Chamber of the States-General (1998-2004)
CDA group vice-chairman (2002-2004)
CDA spokesman on higher education and youth questions (1998-2000)
CDA chief spokesman on transport (2001-2002)
CDA chief spokesman on foreign affairs (2002-2004)
As a general term, Municipal government refers to local government operating at the level of a city, town, or village. ...
Eurlings also said that much needs to be done as regards freedom of religion and that schooling facilities should be reopened.
Eurlings said: "Give back the properties to the religious minorities and change the proposed law on foundations so that seized church property can be given back, or that there is a good compensation for the minority churches.
Eurlings is worried about the situation in south-east Turkey: "I strongly condemn the PKK and all terrorism; there is never any excuse for terrorism.
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