Alessia Mosca is an Italian politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2014.
Education
Born in Monza, Mosca graduated in philosophy at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, then earned a master"s degree in diplomacy at the Johns Hopkins University and a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science at the University of Florence.
Career
She worked for the European Parliament and in Italy for Alenia Aeronautica. Mosca was elected at the Italian parliament in 2008 and in 2013 with the Democratic Party. She has since been serving on the Committee on International Trade and as vice-chairwoman of the parliament’s delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula.
On the Committee on International Trade, Mosca served as her parliamentary group"s rapporteur on the free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the European Union.
Following the 2014 elections, Mosca joined fellow MEPs Sven Giegold, Sylvie Goulard, Sophie in ’t Veld and Othmar Karas in an open letter aimed at exerting pressure on the President of the European Commission and national government leaders during the nominations process to improve the gender balance in the composition of the European Commission.
European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member
Fondazione Culturale Fonderia dei Talenti, President.
Politics
In the 2014 European elections, Mosca was elected Member of the European Parliament with the same party.
Membership
In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Long-Term Investment and Reindustrialisation and of the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights. Agenzia di ricerche e legislazione (AREL), Member of the Board.