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Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold

Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold

German politician

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]

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Political career

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]

References

  1. [1]
    "ZEIT ONLINE | Lesen Sie zeit.de mit Werbung oder im PUR-Abo. Sie haben die Wahl". www.zeit.de. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  2. [2]
    Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold European Parliament.
  3. [3]
    Members of the Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware European Parliament.
  4. [4]
    Parliament names MEPs to sit on three new committees European Parliament, press release of 24 March 2022.
  5. [5]
    Jan W. Schäfer and Albert Link (3 March 2023), „Will flachgelegt werden“Sexismus-Skandal um deutsche EU-Politikerin Bild.
  6. [6]
    Wegen sexueller Übergriffe Konsequenzen: CDU stellt EU-Abgeordnete Braunsberger-Reinhold nicht erneut auf Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, 17 March 2023.


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