Robert Iwaszkiewicz Explained

Robert Iwaszkiewicz
Birthname:Robert Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz
Birth Date:17 April 1962
Birth Place:Wrocław, Polish People's Republic
Constituency Mp3:Lower Silesian and Opole
Parliament3:European
Term Start3:25 May 2014
Term End3:31 May 2019
Party:KORWiN (2015-)
Confederation (2019-)
Otherparty:Congress of the New Right (2011-2015)
Real Politics Union (2004-2011)
Alma Mater:Agricultural University of Wroclaw

Robert Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (born 17 May 1962) is a Polish politician of the KORWiN[1] who was elected in May 2014 as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP).

Biography

Originally a non-inscrit in the EP, he joined the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD) on 20 October 2014. The EFDD had briefly ceased to exist when Iveta Grigule left the group since it no longer had representatives from seven countries as the EP rules require. Upon Iwaszkiewicz joining, group leader Nigel Farage stated "To paraphrase Mark Twain 'Rumours of our death have been greatly exaggerated.'" as the group again had members from the required seven countries.[2] The three other members of KNP remained non-inscrits. Iwaszkiewicz cited UKIP's support for free market economy and fight against EU bureaucracy as reasons for joining the group.[3] [4]

He is a former member of the UPR and KNP. In 2015 he was co-founder of paleolibertarian party KORWiN.

He is a member of the European Parliament Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.[5] Member of the Organization of Polish Monarchists.[6]

He is an individual member of the Extreme-Right European political party Alliance of European National Movements.[7]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/124886/ROBERT+JAROSLAW_IWASZKIEWICZ_home.html Robert Iwaszkiewicz's biography
  2. News: Banks . Martin . Eurosceptic group in The European Parliament has been revived . The Brussels Times . 21 October 2014 . en-gb.
  3. Gabriele Steinhauser (20 October 2014) Anti-EU Lawmakers Hope to Regain Group Status in European Parliament The Wall Street Journal.
  4. News: UKIP's alliance in Europe rescued by Polish MEP. BBC News. 20 October 2014.
  5. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/124886/ROBERT+JAROSLAW_IWASZKIEWICZ_home.html Robert Jarosław IWASZKIEWICZ
  6. http://www.legitymizm.org/aktualnosci-gratulacje-robert-jaroslaw-iwaszkiewicz/ Gratulacje dla posła-elekta Jarosława Iwaszkiewicza.
  7. Web site: List of registered European Political Parties and European Political Foundations. www.appf.europa.eu. 2018-02-05.