Matteo Gazzini

Italian politician (born 1985)
Hon.
Matteo Gazzini
Member of the European Parliament
for North-East Italy
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 October 2022
Preceded byMarco Dreosto
Personal details
Born9 July 1985 (1985-07-09) (age 39)
Bolzano, Italy
Political partyForza Italia (since 2023)
Other political
affiliations		Lega (until 2023)
Alma materSyracuse University
OccupationPolitician, real estate developer, agricultural entrepreneur, airplane pilot
Websitehttps://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/it/239255/MATTEO_GAZZINI/history/9
Deputy Prime Minister of Italy Hon. Antonio Tajani and Hon. Matteo Gazzini in Merano.

Matteo Gazzini (born 9 July 1985) is an Italian politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament for Lega and Forza Italia from 2022 to 2024.[1][2]

In December 2023, he left Lega to join Forza Italia[3] and became party leader in South Tyrol.[4]

The President of the EPP Group in the European Parliament, Manfred Weber, and Matteo Gazzini.
Attorney General Merrick Garland and Matteo Gazzini at the Italian Embassy in Washington D.C.

In January 2024 he joined the EPP group in the European Parliament.[5]

As a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), Matteo Gazzini has been actively involved in several key committees and delegations. He was a member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), where he contributed to significant legislative developments, including the "Cyber Resilience Act". Gazzini also served on the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on Transport and Tourism, and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

He was part of the Delegation for relations with the United States and the Delegation for relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil, working to foster international cooperation and strengthen transatlantic ties.

Gazzini was one of the several members of the European Parliament interviewed by "Voice of Europe",[6][7] media allegedly involved in the 2024 Russian Influencial Network.

References

  1. ^ "Home | Matteo GAZZINI | Deputati | Parlamento Europeo". www.europarl.europa.eu (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  2. ^ "Gruppo Gazzini Immobiliare Bolzano". Gruppo Gazzini. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  3. ^ Rainews, Redazione di (2023-12-09). "Gazzini lascia la Lega ed entra in Forza Italia". RaiNews (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  4. ^ Bolzano, T. G. R. (2023-12-13). "Matteo Gazzini nuovo commissario provinciale di Forza Italia". RaiNews (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  5. ^ "L'eurodeputato Matteo Gazzini entra nel gruppo dei popolari - Europarlamento - Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  6. ^ [email protected] (2024-02-10). "Forza Italia MEP Matteo Gazzini (EPP): Europeans want more from us; we politicians must move our asses". Voice of Europe. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  7. ^ "Russian influence scandal rocks EU". POLITICO. 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2024-04-18.

See also

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European UnionItaly Current Members of the European Parliament from Italy (2019–2024)