Atanas Atanassov Paparizov () (born 5 July 1951 in
Sofia
Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...
) is a
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
n politician and
Member of the European Parliament
A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been Election, elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and S ...
. He is a member of the
Coalition for Bulgaria
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Formation
According to ''A G ...
, part of the
Party of European Socialists
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The PES comprises national-level political parties from all the European Economic Area, European economic area states (EEA) plus the Unit ...
, and became an MEP on 1 January 2007 with the
accession of Bulgaria to the European Union
On 1 January 2007, Bulgaria and Romania became member states of the European Union (EU) in the fifth wave of EU enlargement.
Bulgaria and Romania did not have a referendum related to European Union accession. Negotiations
Romania was the ...
.
External links
European Parliament profileEuropean Parliament official photo
1951 births
Living people
Moscow State Institute of International Relations alumni
Coalition for Bulgaria MEPs
MEPs for Bulgaria 2007
MEPs for Bulgaria 2007–2009
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