Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold MEP | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 2021 | |
Preceded by | Sven Schulze |
Personal details | |
Born | Wolfen,East Germany | 3 November 1986
Political party | CDU |
Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold (born 3 November 1986) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2021. [1]
In parliament,Braunsberger-Reinhold has been serving on the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the Committee on Civil Liberties,Justice and Home Affairs since 2021. [2] In 2022,she also joined the Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware. [3] [4]
In 2023,German daily newspaper BILD reported that two of Braunsberger-Reinhold's staff members had made allegations of sexual harassment against her. [5] Shortly after,the CDU in Saxony-Anhalt decided against nominating Braunsberger-Reinhold for another term. [6]
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