Daniel Buda (born 11 January 1970 in

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) is a Romanian politician. He has been a member of the

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since

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. He is a member of the PDL (Democratic Liberal Party), which was merged into the PNL in 2014. In the 2019 election, he ran as a member of the PNL, again becoming an MEP. He is affiliated with the

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Political career

In parliament, Buda has been serving on the

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(since 2019) and the

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(2015–2019, again since 2024). From 2014 to 2019, he was also a member of the

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. As part of his committee work, Buda has been the parliament’s

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on the transportation of animals. In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the parliament’s delegations to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, to the Pacific-EU Parliamentary Assembly and to the EU-Türkiye Joint Parliamentary Committee.Daniel Buda

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buda, Daniel 1970 births Living people MEPs for Romania 2014–2019 MEPs for Romania 2019–2024 MEPs for Romania 2024–2029