Maria Isabel Coelho Santos (born 12 February 1968)"Partido Socialista – Eleições para a Assembleia da República (Círculo Eleitoral do Porto)" . Retrieved 21 November 2017. is a Portuguese politician of the Socialist Party who was a Member of the European Parliament.
Political career Member of the Portuguese Parliament Santos was a member of the Assembly of the Republic from 2015 until 2019 and from 2005 until 2011. During her time in parliament, she served on the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In addition to her committee assignments, Santos was a member of the Portuguese delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. In this capacity, she served as the Assembly's vice-chair and led several election monitoring missions, including for the 2017 elections in GermanyHighly competitive German elections a demonstration of faith in democracy, say international observers Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), press release of 25 September 2017. and the 2018 midterm elections in the United States.OSCE Parliamentary Assembly to deploy election observation mission to the United States Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), press release of 30 October 2018.Christian Caryl (9 November 2018), Now I know what it feels like to live in a banana republic The Washington Post.
Member of the European Parliament Since becoming a Member of the European Parliament, Santos has been serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and of its Subcommittee on Human Rights. She is also a member of the Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG), which oversees the Parliament's election observation missions.Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG) European Parliament
In addition to her committee assignments, Santos chairs the parliament's delegation for relations with the Mashriq countries and is a member of the delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly. She is also part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Racism and DiversityIntergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity European Parliament. and the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights.Members European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.
Other activities Fight Impunity, Member of the Honorary Board (–2022)Honorary Board Fight Impunity.Sarah Wheaton and Vincent Manancourt (11 December 2022), Big names bail from NGO caught up in EU Parliament graft scandal Politico Europe.
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