{{short description|Romanian politician (born 1966)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = | honorific_suffix = {{Post-nominals|size=100%|MEP}} | image = Carmen AVRAM Green Deal Conference February 25, 2020.jpg | caption = Carmen AVRAM - MEP, during the Green Deal Conference she organized on February 25, 2020. | constituency_MP = [[Romania (European Parliament constituency)|Romania]] | term_start = 2 July 2019 | term_end = | parliament = European | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|5|8|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Vișeu de Sus]], [[Maramureș]], [[Socialist Republic of Romania|Romania]] | death_date = | death_place = | party = '''''{{flag|Romania|name=Romania}}'''''<br />[[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|Social Democratic Party]]<br />'''''{{flag|EU}}'''''<br />[[Party of European Socialists]] | other_party = [[Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats]]<br>[[Party of European Socialists]] | spouse = | relations = | children = | education = [[Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași]]<br />[[National University of Political Studies and Public Administration]] | occupation = Journalist, politician, producer | profession = | website = {{URL|https://carmenavram.ro/}} }}
'''Carmen Gabriela Avram''' (born 8 May 1966<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 March 2019|title=Cine este jurnalista Carmen Avram, cea care candidează pe locul 2 pe lista PSD pentru europarlamentare|url=https://www.antena3.ro/politica/cine-este-jurnalista-carmen-avram-cea-care-candideaza-pe-locul-2-pe-lista-psd-pentru-513852.html|access-date=4 September 2020|website=antena3.ro}}</ref>) is a [[Romania]]n journalist and politician. As a journalist, she has worked for the leading Romanian broadcasters [[Pro TV|ProTV]] and [[Antena 3 (Romanian TV channel)|Antena 3]]. In May 2019 she [[2019 European Parliament election in Romania|was elected]] a [[Member of the European Parliament]] on behalf of the [[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|Social Democratic Party (PSD)]], a full member of the [[Party of European Socialists|Party of European Socialists (PES).]] As an [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]], Carmen Avram is a member of the [[Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats|Progressive Alliance of Socialists of Democrats (S&D)]].<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197651 Her MEP profile]</ref>
== Biography ==
=== Early life and education === Carmen Avram was born in [[Vișeu de Sus]], [[Maramureș County]], a small town situated in the picturesque mountainous region of northern [[Transylvania]]. Her father was a [[Romanian language]] professor and her mother worked as a chemical laboratory analyst at the pharmaceutical plant ''[[Terapia]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=(In Romanian) La mulți ani, Carmen Avram! Secretele celei mai iubite jurnaliste|url=https://www.antena3.ro/life/oameni/la-multi-ani-carmen-avram-secretele-celei-mai-iubite-jurnaliste-468199.html|access-date=7 September 2020|website=antena3.ro}}</ref> She has two siblings, a brother and a sister. She attended the local [[German language|German-language]] school, where she witnessed the massive emigration drive of her [[Germans of Romania|ethnic German]] colleagues to the [[West Germany|Federal Republic of Germany]], which has a major impact on her worldview. As a schoolchild, she helped plant a forest in the surrounding area of her hometown. This forest became the subject of a journalistic investigation decades later, in the documentary program "''[[În Premieră|În Premieră cu Carmen Avram]]''", as the forest had been [[Clearcutting|clear-cut]] by illegal loggers and the town suffered unprecedented flooding.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=About section on personal website|url=https://carmenavram.ro/despre/|access-date=31 August 2020|website=carmenavram.ro}}</ref>
After graduating from Garabet Ibrăileanu High School in [[Iași]], in 1984, she attended the Faculty of Construction and Engineering at the [[Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași|Gheorghe Asachi Polytechnic Institute]], graduating in 1989. As a qualified [[Civil engineering|civil engineer]], she briefly worked at the [[Călărași steel works|Călărași Siderurgical Plant]] up to the fall of the Communist regime in December 1989. After the [[Romanian Revolution]] restored liberal democracy and the free market, she worked as a substitute mathematics teacher and in 1992 moved to [[Bucharest]] to pursue a career in journalism.<ref name=":0" />
In 2002, she undertook postgraduate studies at the [[National University of Political Studies and Public Administration]], specializing in [[International relations|International Relations]], graduating in 2004.<ref name=":0" />
=== Journalistic career === Carmen Avram started her journalistic career at the leading daily newspaper ''[[Evenimentul Zilei]],'' first as a news editor, then as [[foreign correspondent]] between 1992 and 1996.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 December 2011|title=(In Romanian) Carmen Avram, realizatoare TV: "Visez să mă retrag într-o căsuţă la ţară"|url=https://adevarul.ro/entertainment/celebritati/carmen-avram-realizatoare-tv-visez-retrag-intr-o-casuta-tara-1_50ac95a37c42d5a663864230/index.html|access-date=27 August 2020|website=adevarul.ro}}</ref> From 1996 to 2010, she worked for ''[[Pro TV|ProTV]]'' as a foreign affairs correspondent, covering major international events in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bleaja|first=Alina|title=(In Romanian) Carmen Avram - jurnalistul cu spirit de aventura|url=https://www.eva.ro/divertisment/vedete/carmen-avram-jurnalistul-cu-spirit-de-aventura-articol-6496.html|access-date=31 August 2020|website=EVA.ro}}</ref> She then became an editor and reporter for the program "''[[România, te iubesc!]]''" at ''ProTV''. In 2010 she joined broadcaster ''[[Antena 3 (Romanian TV channel)|Antena 3]]'', creating, producing and presenting the critically acclaimed documentary programme "''[[În premieră cu Carmen Avram]]''". The program, which was [[Emmy Award|Emmy]]-nominated and winner of multiple national and international awards,<ref>{{Cite web|title=(In Romanian) "În Premieră" – Despre noi|url=http://inpremiera.ro/text.php?id=1|access-date=31 August 2020|website=inpremiera.ro|archive-date=15 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815145000/http://inpremiera.ro/text.php?id=1|url-status=dead}}</ref> made Avram a nationally recognized figure. While working as a journalist at ''Antena 3'', between 2012 and 2019, she also taught reporting techniques at [[Intact Media Academy]].<ref name=":0" />
=== Political career === In March 2019, the Romanian [[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|Social Democratic Party]] announced its list of candidates for the [[2019 European Parliament election|2019 European elections]]. Carmen Avram was second on the party's list.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bela|first=Ambrus|date=11 May 2019|title=(In Romanian) Carmen Avram, de la un regiment media la un batalion politic|url=https://www.qmagazine.ro/carmen-avram-de-la-un-regiment-media-la-un-batalion-politic/|access-date=29 August 2020|website=QMagazine.ro}}</ref> Following the election results in May 2019, she was elected as a [[Member of the European Parliament]] and joined the [[Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats|S&D]] political group.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Carmen AVRAM - MEP|url=https://europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197651/CARMEN_AVRAM/home|access-date=31 August 2020|website=europarl.europa.eu}}</ref>
She is a full member of the following parliamentary committees:
* [[European Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development|Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)]] * Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during Transport (ANIT)<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 June 2020|title=Protection of transported animals: Parliament establishes inquiry committee|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20200619IPR81604/protection-of-transported-animals-parliament-establishes-inquiry-committee#:~:text=The%20new%20inquiry%20committee%2C%20established,%2C%20road%2C%20rail%20and%20sea.|access-date=4 September 2020|website=europarl.europa.eu}}</ref> * Delegation to the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Partnership Committee, the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and the EU-Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee (DSCA) * Delegation for relations with Israel (D-IL) * Delegation to the EURONEST Parliamentary Assembly (DEPA)
In addition, Avram is also a substitute member of the following parliamentary committees:
* Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) * [[European Parliament Committee on Fisheries|Committee on Fisheries (PECH)]]
She is Vice-Chair of SEARICA Intergroup (The Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas Intergroup in the European Parliament) responsible for the [[Danube]] and the [[Black Sea]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas Intergroup in the European Parliament – Chair and board|url=http://www.searica.eu/intergroup/chair-and-board|access-date=29 August 2020|website=searica.eu|archive-date=6 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506162535/https://www.searica.eu/intergroup/chair-and-board|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Vice President of the political committee of [[Euronest Parliamentary Assembly|EURONEST]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Political Committee of EURONEST|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/euronest/en/home.html|access-date=31 August 2020|website=europarl.europa.eu}}</ref>
=== Awards and distinctions === In her 27 years as a prominent Romanian journalist and producer, she received numerous awards and distinctions:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Intact Media Group – Awards|url=https://www.intactmediagroup.ro/about-us/awards/|access-date=31 August 2020|website=intactmediagroup.ro}}</ref>
* APTR: “Human Condition Award” – Carmen Avram and Observator for “Împreună dăm viață poveștilor” campaign (2011) * Association for International Broadcastings (AIBs): Jury Commendations and nominations every year from 2011 to 2018. * Flacăra: Journalism award – “''[[În Premieră cu Carmen Avram]]''” (2011) * TV Mania: Jury's special award – Carmen Avram (2011) * “Woman of the Year - Excellency in social journalism” Award Ceremony, organized by Avantaje Magazine (2012) * New York Festivals – Numerous gold, silver, bronze awards and nominations from 2012 to 2018. * APTR Report award for “''[[În Premieră cu Carmen Avram]]''” (2013) * Premiile Uniunii Cineaştilor din România (UCIN) – Jury Special Award for “''[[În Premieră cu Carmen Avram]]''” (2013) * APTR Excellence Award for “''[[În Premieră cu Carmen Avram]]''” (2014) * [[International Emmy Awards Current Affairs & News|Emmy International Television Awards]] for “''[[În Premieră cu Carmen Avram]]''” (''Nomination'') (2014) * Monte Carlo Television Awards for “''[[În Premieră cu Carmen Avram]]''” (''Nomination'') (2014) * Premiile Superscrieri - 1st Prize for two episodes made for “''[[În Premieră cu Carmen Avram]]''” (2017)<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 November 2017|title=(In Romanian) Winners of the "Superscrieri" AWARDS #7 – Friends For Friends Foundation|url=https://ffff.ro/noutati/premiile-superscrieri/castigatorii-premiilor-superscrieri-7/|access-date=31 August 2020|website=ffff.ro}}</ref>
== Personal details == In addition to her native [[Romanian language|Romanian]], Carmen Avram speaks [[German language|German]], [[French language|French]] and [[English language|English]]. She also speaks [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] at a beginner level.<ref name=":0" />
Avram is a member of the [[Romanian Orthodox Church]].
==References== {{reflist}} {{Current EP Romania}}{{EP Political Group S&D}}
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