Martin Kastler
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Martin Kastler is a German politician of the CSU
and member of the European Parliament
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Kastler studied History and Political Sciences in Erlangen
and Prague
. From 1996 to 1997 he gathered experience in the field of European policy as an employee in the Foreign Policy Department of the President of the Czech Republic, Václav Havel
. Thereafter, Kastler became press spokesman for the Nuremberg Metropole region and editor for DATEV. Since 1996 Kastler works freelance as a journalist and publicist. From 2004 until his re-entrance into the European Parliament
in December 2008 he was head of the Development Policy Department and Coordinator for EU-Projects for the Hanns Seidel Foundation.
Martin Kastler is married, has two children and lives in Schwabach
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In 1999 Kastler acquired the Czech Language Certificate. Occasionally, Kastler plays the organ in the area of Nuremberg, having played regularly in a Nuremberg parish for a longer period of time.
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Kastler shares the conviction that the Sunday needs to be protected as work-free day of family and rest in order that children do not run the risk of suffering most from today's flexibilisation of our business world anymore. The key to a successful protection of children is giving parents time for their children. Thus, the introduction of a work-free Sunday contributes to turning Europe into the world's most child-oriented area. Besides, Kastler hints at the historical entrenchment of the work-free Sunday in the European social welfare net as well as at the proven advantages of a free weekday on health.
Up to now, Kastler can rejoice at the support of the 'Verband der Katholiken in Wirtschaft und Verwaltung' (KKV), the 'Bonifatiuswerk' as well as the 'Ackermann Gemeinde'.
Christian Social Union of Bavaria
The Christian Social Union in Bavaria is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It operates only in the state of Bavaria, while its sister party, the Christian Democratic Union , operates in the other 15 states of Germany...
and member 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...
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Life
After attending the Martin-Behaim-Gymnasium in NurembergNuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...
Kastler studied History and Political Sciences in Erlangen
Erlangen
Erlangen is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located at the confluence of the river Regnitz and its large tributary, the Untere Schwabach.Erlangen has more than 100,000 inhabitants....
and Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
. From 1996 to 1997 he gathered experience in the field of European policy as an employee in the Foreign Policy Department of the President of the Czech Republic, Václav Havel
Václav Havel
Václav Havel is a Czech playwright, essayist, poet, dissident and politician. He was the tenth and last President of Czechoslovakia and the first President of the Czech Republic . He has written over twenty plays and numerous non-fiction works, translated internationally...
. Thereafter, Kastler became press spokesman for the Nuremberg Metropole region and editor for DATEV. Since 1996 Kastler works freelance as a journalist and publicist. From 2004 until his re-entrance into 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...
in December 2008 he was head of the Development Policy Department and Coordinator for EU-Projects for the Hanns Seidel Foundation.
Martin Kastler is married, has two children and lives in Schwabach
Schwabach
Schwabach is a German town of about 40,000 inhabitants near Nuremberg, in the center of the region of Franconia in the North of Bavaria. The city is an autonomous administrative district . Schwabach is also the name of a river which runs through the city prior joining the Rednitz.Schwabach is...
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Party
Martin Kastler is member of the CSU since 1993. He is Local Board Member of the CSU for Nuremberg-Fürth-Schwabach and Deputy Chairman of the Schwabach District CSU Association. Beyond that, Kastler is Deputy Chairman of the Nuremberg-Fürth-Schwabach District 'Junge Union' Association and Member of the Federal Commission of 'Junge Union' in Bavaria.Member of Parliament
For the first time Martin Kastler took his seat in European Parliament for the CSU from 2003 to 2004 as successor of Emilia Müller who was called to government by the former Minister-president of Bavaria, Edmund Stoiber. After the Bavarian regional elections in September 2008 Kastler succeeded Alexander Radwan. At the European elections 2009 Martin Kastler was elected for Member of the European Parliament for the whole legislative period 2009-2014.Committees and Delegations
Martin Kastler is member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and substitute member of the Committee on Development. Moreover, he is member of the Delegation EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and substitute member of the Delegation to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly EU-ACP. Kastler is spokesman for Social and Development Policy of the CSU group in the European Parliament. Furthermore, he holds the office of Vice Chairman of the Intergroup 'Bioethics' as well as of the EPP Working Group 'Bioethics' in the European Parliament.Honorary Activities
Martin Kastler is Chairman of the Sudeten German-Czech 'Ackermann Gemeinde', Former Scholar of Hanns Seidel Foundation, member of the Malteser emergency service, member of 'Christdemokraten für das Leben', District Chairman and Board member of the 'Pan-Europa Union', member of the Görres Society, member of the local history club of Schwabach and circumstances and founding member of the Catholic Mission Circle 'Schwabach Theresienverein e.V.'.In 1999 Kastler acquired the Czech Language Certificate. Occasionally, Kastler plays the organ in the area of Nuremberg, having played regularly in a Nuremberg parish for a longer period of time.
The First European Citizens' Initiative for a Europe-wide protection of the Sunday
Martin Kastler is initiator of the First European Citizens' Initiative whose aim it is to protect the Sunday Europe-wide as a day of rest. To that end, he presented the Online-Campagneportal "Mum and Dad belong to us on Sunday!" on February 10, 2010 at the European Parliament in StrasbourgStrasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
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Kastler shares the conviction that the Sunday needs to be protected as work-free day of family and rest in order that children do not run the risk of suffering most from today's flexibilisation of our business world anymore. The key to a successful protection of children is giving parents time for their children. Thus, the introduction of a work-free Sunday contributes to turning Europe into the world's most child-oriented area. Besides, Kastler hints at the historical entrenchment of the work-free Sunday in the European social welfare net as well as at the proven advantages of a free weekday on health.
Up to now, Kastler can rejoice at the support of the 'Verband der Katholiken in Wirtschaft und Verwaltung' (KKV), the 'Bonifatiuswerk' as well as the 'Ackermann Gemeinde'.