Andreas Schwab

For the Austrian Olympic bobsledder, see Andreas Schwab (bobsleigh).

• University of Freiburg
• Sciences Po
• University of Wales

Andreas Schwab MEP
Member of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2004
Website	www.andreas-schwab.de

Andreas Schwab (born 9 April 1973) is a German politician and member of the European Parliament for Germany. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party. ^[1] Since 2009, he has been Of Counsel with CMS Hasche Sigle. ^[2]

Member of the European Parliament, 2004–present

Schwab serves on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), where he deals with network and information security. ^[3] He is the European People's Party Group’s coordinator on the committee.

From 2010 to 2011, Schwab drafted the European Parliament's report on the EU Consumer Rights Directive. ^[4] As shadow rapporteur, he has issued opinions on the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (2015) and on the Annual Report on EU Competition Policy (2015). In 2014, he co-sponsored (with Ramon Tremosa) a non-binding bill before the European Parliament calling on the European Commission to consider separating Google’s search-engine business from its other commercial activities to ensure fair competition on the internet. ^{[5] [6]} He also led the European Parliament's negotiating team on internet platform regulation in Europe. ^[7] He later served as rapporteur on the ECN+ Directive that entered in law early 2019, handing national competition authorities more enforcement powers to ensure the functioning of the EU's single market. ^[8] In 2021, he became the parliament's rapporteur on the Digital Markets Act. ^{[9] [10]}

In addition, Schwab serves as a member of the European Parliament's Sky and Space Intergroup (SSI) ^[11] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Biodiversity, Countryside, Hunting and Recreational Fisheries. ^[12]

Other activities

• University of Freiburg, Member of the Advisory Board ^[13]
• Franco-German Institute (DFI), Member of the Board
• Nachsorgeklinik Tannheim, Member of the Board of Trustees
• European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member
• Kangaroo Group, Member
• Transatlantic Policy Network (TPN), Member
• European Internet Foundation, Member
• European Logistics Platform, Member of the Advisory Board ^[14]

Awards

In 1998, Schwab was elected for the "Young European of the Year" due to his commitment to Franco-German relations and received a scholarship from the Heinz Schwarzkopf Foundation. ^[15]

In addition, in 2018 he received the Federal Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. ^[16]

References

1. "Your MEPs : Andreas SCHWAB". Europa . Archived from the original on 19 October 2006. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
2. Dr. Andreas Schwab Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine CMS Hasche Sigle, Berlin.
3. Toby Vogel (September 11, 2014), Committees choose rapporteurs Archived 2018-11-18 at the Wayback Machine European Voice .
4. Ian Wishart (March 24, 2011), MEPs support tougher consumer protection laws Archived 2015-10-07 at the Wayback Machine European Voice .
5. Foo Yun Chee (November 24, 2014), EU lawmakers to vote on Google break-up motion on Thursday Archived 2021-12-15 at the Wayback Machine Reuters .
6. Nicholas Hirst (November 27, 2014), MEPs back motion suggesting break-up of Google Archived 2015-10-07 at the Wayback Machine European Voice .
7. Nicholas Hirst (May 21, 2015), US tech firms targeted in cybersecurity talks Archived 2015-10-07 at the Wayback Machine Politico Europe .
8. Ryan Heath (April 11, 2019), The 40 MEPs who mattered in 2014-2019. Who were the key players in Brussels and Strasbourg?#34: Andreas Schwab Archived 2022-11-27 at the Wayback Machine Politico Europe , November 24, 2018.
9. Javier Espinoza and James Politi (June 15, 2021), US warns EU against anti-American tech policy Archived 2023-04-03 at the Wayback Machine   Financial Times .
10. Foo Run Chee (7 October 2021), EU lawmakers mull changes that could bring European companies under EU tech rules Reuters .
11. Members of the European Parliament's Sky and Space Intergroup (SSI) Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine European Parliament.
12. Member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Biodiversity, Countryside, Hunting and Recreational Fisheries Archived 2020-08-05 at the Wayback Machine European Parliament.
13. Advisory Board Archived 2020-09-19 at the Wayback Machine University of Freiburg.
14. Advisory Board Archived 2022-11-26 at the Wayback Machine European Logistics Platform.
15. Andreas Schwab (November 24, 2021), Lebenslauf Archived 2023-03-20 at the Wayback Machine  [Lebenslauf Andreas Schwab].
16. Bundespraesident (November 24, 2021), Bekanntgabe der Verleihungen vom 1. November 2018 Archived 2023-03-17 at the Wayback Machine  [Federal Cross of Merit].