Alessia Mosca (born 23 May 1975) is the Secretary General of Italy-ASEAN association. She is a former Italian politician who was a

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(MEP) from 2014 to 2019 and a member of the

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from 2008 to 2014.

Early life and education

Born in

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, she holds a

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at the

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. Alessia Mosca graduated in

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at the

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, colloquially the Catholic University of Milan () or simply the Cattolica, is an Italian private research university founded in 1921. Its main campus is located in Milan, Italy, with satellite campuses in B ...

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, completed the Master in Diplomacy at the Istituto per gli studi di politica internazionale and earned a master's degree in diplomacy at the

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(American University based in Florence). She worked for the

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and in Italy for

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. While a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies she signed the law that introduces in Italy gender quotas in the boards of listed companies. The so-called Golfo-Mosca law celebrates in 2021 its 10 years from entry into force. Presently she is the Secretary General of Italy-ASEAN association - the Italian NGO that provides and build relationship between Italy and the members of

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. She is also vice President of Fuori Quota, an organisation that promotes the Golfo-Moca law enforcing the results achieved in the law's ten-year history. Since 2017 she is adjunct professor at

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, Paris, where she teaches EU international trade. At the beginning of 2021 she launched the association “Il Cielo Itinerante” with Ersilia Vaudo Scarpetta, Chief Diversity Officer for ESA, which aims to promote

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studies among girls and young woman in Italy.

Political career

Alessia Mosca was elected at the Italian parliament in 2008 and in 2013 with the Democratic Party. In the 2014 European elections, Mosca was elected

with the same party. She served on the Committee on International Trade and as vice-chairwoman of the parliament's delegation for relations with the

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. In addition to her committee assignments, Mosca was a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Long-Term Investment and Reindustrialisation; the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime); the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights; the European Parliament Intergroup on

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; and the European Parliament Intergroup on Children's Rights. On the Committee on International Trade, Mosca has served as

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on the EU

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s (FTA) with

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and

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Political positions

Following the 2014 elections, Mosca joined fellow MEPs Sven Giegold, Sylvie Goulard, Sophie in ’t Veld and Othmar Karas in an

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aimed at exerting pressure on the

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and national government leaders during the nominations process to improve the gender balance in the composition of the

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National and international recognition

Her long standing work on gender equality issues, brought her to be recognized as a prominent figure in shaping the path for the empowerment of women in leadership positions, both in her home country and abroad.

Other activities and recognitions

* Agenzia di ricerche e legislazione (AREL), Member of the Board *

European Council on Foreign Relations The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) is a pan-European think tank with offices in seven European capitals. Launched in October 2007, it conducts research on European foreign and security policy and provides a meeting space for decis ...

(ECFR), Member * Fondazione Culturale Fonderia dei Talenti, President *Young Global Leader (WEF), 2009 *Rising Talent (Women's Forum for the Economy and Society) *World of difference award - The International Alliance for Women

References

External links

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European Parliament - Alessia Mosca
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