Claudio Fava
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Giovanni Claudio Fava is an Italian
politician .He is currently the Coordinator of the National Secretariat of Sinistra Ecologia Libertà (Left Ecology Freedom).He was until 2009 Member of the European Parliament
for the Italian Islands with the Democratic Left
(SD), part of the Socialist Group
and is vice-chair of the European Parliament
's Committee on Regional Development
.
He was a substitute for the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
and the Committee on Fisheries
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs
.
, Sicily
. His father Giuseppe Fava
, founder of the I Siciliani monthly magazine – for which Claudio Fava also worked – was killed by the Mafia
on 5 January 1984.
A graduate in law
(1980) and a qualified journalist (since 1982). He was one of the founders of La Rete
and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the Sicilian Regional Assembly in 1991. In 1992-1994 served as member of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy.
Later he was the Regional Secretary of the Democrats of the Left
(DS) in Sicily (1999–2001), and became a member of the national executive of the DS in 1999.
On 5 November 2006, he worked as an International Observer of the Nicaraguan Elections 2006 for the European Union.
Also in November 2006, he led the European parliament's special investigation into the role of European Union member states in the operation of CIA secret prisons. The report criticized the governments of Poland
and Romania
for failing to cooperate with investigations, and also chastised several top EU officials http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+REPORT+A6-2006-0213+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN.
In May 2007 at the IV National Congress of the Democrats of the Left
(DS) he supported the motion put to the congress by Fabio Mussi
and subsequently left the Democrats of the Left
and joined Sinistra Democratica (Democratic Left
). He became the National Coordinator of Sinistra Democratica on the resignation of Fabio Mussi
after the electoral defeat of Sinistra Arcobaleno (Rainbow Left) of which Sinistra Democratica (Democratic Left
) was a constituent part.
He is currently the Coordinator of the National Secretariat of Sinistra Ecologia Libertà (Left Ecology Freedom).
In the European elections of 2009 he was a candidate for Sinistra e Libertà but failed to get elected.
He is also a writer and a scenarist. He co-wrote the screenplay of the movie One hundred steps (I cento passi) about the life and death of Antimafia activist Giuseppe Impastato
that won the Venice Film Festival
in 2001 for the best script.
Italy
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politician .He is currently the Coordinator of the National Secretariat of Sinistra Ecologia Libertà (Left Ecology Freedom).He was until 2009 Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
for the Italian Islands with the Democratic Left
Democratic Left (Italy)
Democratic Left was a democratic socialist political party in Italy.It was founded on 5 May 2007 by splinters of the Democrats of the Left centred around Fabio Mussi and Gavino Angius, who opposed the merger of the DS into the Democratic Party...
(SD), part of the Socialist Group
Party of European Socialists
The Party of European Socialists is a European political party led by Sergei Stanishev, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria. The PES comprises social-democratic national-level political parties primarily from Member state of the European Union, as well as other nations of the European continent. The...
and is vice-chair of the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
's Committee on Regional Development
Committee on Regional Development
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.
He was a substitute for the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
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and the Committee on Fisheries
Committee on Fisheries
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and the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Foreign Affairs (EU)
The Committee on Foreign Affairs , previously called Political Affairs, is a committee of the European Parliament...
.
Biography
Fava was born in CataniaCatania
Catania is an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily facing the Ionian Sea, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the homonymous province, and with 298,957 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in Sicily and the tenth in Italy.Catania is known to have a seismic history and...
, Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
. His father Giuseppe Fava
Giuseppe Fava
Giuseppe Fava , also known as Pippo, was an Sicilian writer, investigative journalist, playwright and Antimafia activist who was killed by the Mafia. He was the founder of the I Siciliani monthly magazine...
, founder of the I Siciliani monthly magazine – for which Claudio Fava also worked – was killed by the Mafia
Mafia
The Mafia is a criminal syndicate that emerged in the mid-nineteenth century in Sicily, Italy. It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct, and whose common enterprise is protection racketeering...
on 5 January 1984.
A graduate in law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
(1980) and a qualified journalist (since 1982). He was one of the founders of La Rete
La Rete
Movement for Democracy – The Net was an Italian political party led by Leoluca Orlando.Formed by Orlando on 24 January 1991 whilst mayor of Palermo the group sought to reinvigorate the moral traditions of Italian democracy and also took a strong anti-Mafia stance. Initially attached to Christian...
and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the Sicilian Regional Assembly in 1991. In 1992-1994 served as member of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy.
Later he was the Regional Secretary of the Democrats of the Left
Democrats of the Left
The Democrats of the Left was a social-democratic Italian political party and part of the Olive Tree electoral coalition, which merged with a number of centrist and leftist groups to form the Democratic Party on 14 October 2007...
(DS) in Sicily (1999–2001), and became a member of the national executive of the DS in 1999.
On 5 November 2006, he worked as an International Observer of the Nicaraguan Elections 2006 for the European Union.
Also in November 2006, he led the European parliament's special investigation into the role of European Union member states in the operation of CIA secret prisons. The report criticized the governments of Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
for failing to cooperate with investigations, and also chastised several top EU officials http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+REPORT+A6-2006-0213+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN.
In May 2007 at the IV National Congress of the Democrats of the Left
Democrats of the Left
The Democrats of the Left was a social-democratic Italian political party and part of the Olive Tree electoral coalition, which merged with a number of centrist and leftist groups to form the Democratic Party on 14 October 2007...
(DS) he supported the motion put to the congress by Fabio Mussi
Fabio Mussi
Fabio Mussi is an Italian politician, formerly Minister of University and Research in the Prodi II Cabinet. A former member of Italian Communist Party and then Democrats of the Left, he became a lead founding member of the Democratic Left...
and subsequently left the Democrats of the Left
Democrats of the Left
The Democrats of the Left was a social-democratic Italian political party and part of the Olive Tree electoral coalition, which merged with a number of centrist and leftist groups to form the Democratic Party on 14 October 2007...
and joined Sinistra Democratica (Democratic Left
Democratic Left
Democratic Left, Democratic Left Party, or Party of the Democratic Left may refer to:-Political parties:*Democratic Left *Democratic Left *Democratic Left *Democratic Left *Democratic Left...
). He became the National Coordinator of Sinistra Democratica on the resignation of Fabio Mussi
Fabio Mussi
Fabio Mussi is an Italian politician, formerly Minister of University and Research in the Prodi II Cabinet. A former member of Italian Communist Party and then Democrats of the Left, he became a lead founding member of the Democratic Left...
after the electoral defeat of Sinistra Arcobaleno (Rainbow Left) of which Sinistra Democratica (Democratic Left
Democratic Left
Democratic Left, Democratic Left Party, or Party of the Democratic Left may refer to:-Political parties:*Democratic Left *Democratic Left *Democratic Left *Democratic Left *Democratic Left...
) was a constituent part.
He is currently the Coordinator of the National Secretariat of Sinistra Ecologia Libertà (Left Ecology Freedom).
In the European elections of 2009 he was a candidate for Sinistra e Libertà but failed to get elected.
He is also a writer and a scenarist. He co-wrote the screenplay of the movie One hundred steps (I cento passi) about the life and death of Antimafia activist Giuseppe Impastato
Giuseppe Impastato
Giuseppe Impastato, also known as Peppino , was a political activist who opposed the Mafia that ordered his murder in 1978.-Childhood:...
that won the Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
in 2001 for the best script.
See also
- European Parliament election, 2004 (Italy)European Parliament election, 2004 (Italy)Elections to the European Parliament were held in Italy on 12 and 13 June 2004. Italy's highly fragmented party system made it hard to identify an overall trend, but the results were generally seen as a defeat for Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and a victory for the centre-left opposition...
- European Parliament election, 2009 (Italy)European Parliament election, 2009 (Italy)European elections to elect 72 members of the European Parliament representing Italy were held on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June 2009, as decided by the Italian government on December 18, 2008...