Robert Iwaszkiewicz

Robert Iwaszkiewicz
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
for Lower Silesian and Opole
Assumed office
25 May 2014
Personal details
Born Robert Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz
(1962-04-17) 17 April 1962
Wrocław, Polish People's Republic
Political party Congress of the New Right
Other political
affiliations		 Alliance of European National Movements
Alma mater Agricultural University of Wroclaw

Robert Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (born 17 May 1962) is a Polish politician of the Congress of the New Right (KNP)[1] who was elected in May 2014 as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP).

Originally a non-inscrit in the EP, he joined the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD) on 20 October 2014. The EFDD had briefly ceased to exist when Iveta Grigule left the group since it no longer had representatives from seven countries as the EP rules require. Upon Iwaszkiewicz joining, group leader Nigel Farage stated "To paraphrase Mark Twain 'Rumours of our death have been greatly exaggerated.'" as the group again had members from the required seven countries.[2] The three other members of KNP remained non-inscrits. Iwaszkiewicz cited UKIP's support for free market economy and fight against EU bureaucracy as reasons for joining the group.[3][4] Although he is a member of the KNP, he has close ties with former leader, and current MEP, Janusz Korwin-Mikke and his party, the Coalition for the Renewal of the Republic - Liberty and Hope

He is a member of the European Parliament Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.[5] Member of the Organization of Polish Monarchists.[6]

He is an individual member of the Extreme-Right European political party Alliance of European National Movements[7].

References

  1. ↑ Robert Iwaszkiewicz's biography, European Parliament, 02 December 2015
  2. ↑ Banks, Martin (21 October 2014). "Eurosceptic group in The European Parliament has been revived". The Brussels Times.
  3. ↑ Gabriele Steinhauser (20 October 2014) Anti-EU Lawmakers Hope to Regain Group Status in European Parliament The Wall Street Journal.
  4. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29692378
  5. ↑ Robert Jarosław IWASZKIEWICZ Europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 20 October 2014
  6. ↑ Gratulacje dla posła-elekta Jarosława Iwaszkiewicza.
  7. ↑ "List of registered European Political Parties and European Political Foundations". www.appf.europa.eu. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
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