Judith A. MERKIES

ITRECommittee on Industry, Research and Energy
PETICommittee on Petitions
D-USDelegation for relations with the United States

ENVICommittee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
DARPDelegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula

• University of Amsterdam - Dutch law (1985-1993); Dutch bar association - qualification as a lawyer (1994-1996); Harvard University, Summer School, Cambridge (MA), USA (1998).
• Lawyer with Nauta Dutilh law firm, Rotterdam, Netherlands (1993-1996); lawyer with Van der Kroft c.s. law firm, Amsterdam, Netherlands (1996-1997); consultant with Hay Management Consultants B.V., Zeist, Netherlands (1998-2000); Interim Manager / HR with VersaPoint N.V. /GmbH, Dortmund/Düsseldorf, Germany (2000); Director of the Dutch film and television professional organisation (NBF), Amsterdam, Netherlands (2000-2002); Director of the Federation of Film Makers (Federatie Filmbelangen), Amsterdam/The Hague, Netherland (2000-2004).
• Member of the PvdA executive, Brussels section.
• MEDIA Programme Manager - European Union's MEDIA Programme, Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), European Commission, Brussels, Belgium (2004-2005).
• Executive manager, European Music Office aisbl, Brussels, Belgium (2005-2006).
• Publications in various newspapers, journals and news magazines (2008 -).