Kati Piri [SEP] position held
Kati Piri
Kati Piri (born 8 April 1979) is a Hungarian-born Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Netherlands since July 2014. She is a member of the Labour Party, part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.
Career.
Piri was born in on 8 April 1979 in Celldömölk, Hungary. She went to the Christelijk Gymnasium (Christian Gymnasium, Dutch type grammar school with classical languages) in Utrecht between 1991 and 1997. Piri studied the first years
Member of the Council
Political positions.
In July 2016, after the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt and subsequent purges, Piri called for firm language by the EU towards Turkey. In August 2016 Piri stated that Europe demonstrated a lack of support after the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt. In November 2016, Turkish authorities refused to have a meeting with Piri in her capacity as Turkey rapporteur of the European Parliament.
External links.
- Kati Piri, official website
- Kati Piri on the website of the European