Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold (born 3 November 1986) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2021 to 2024.
Political career In parliament, Braunsberger-Reinhold served on the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold European Parliament. In 2022, she also joined the Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware.Members of the Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware European Parliament.Parliament names MEPs to sit on three new committees European Parliament, press release of 24 March 2022.
In 2023, German daily newspaper BILD reported that two of Braunsberger-Reinhold's staff members had made allegations of sexual harassment against her.Jan W. Schäfer and Albert Link (3 March 2023), „Will flachgelegt werden“Sexismus-Skandal um deutsche EU-Politikerin Bild. Shortly after, the CDU in Saxony-Anhalt decided against nominating Braunsberger-Reinhold for another term.Wegen sexueller Übergriffe Konsequenzen: CDU stellt EU-Abgeordnete Braunsberger-Reinhold nicht erneut auf Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, 17 March 2023.
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