# Laura Ballarin Cereza > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Laura_Ballarin_Cereza > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Laura_Ballarin_Cereza.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Ballarin_Cereza > Source revision: 1348034570 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Spanish politician (born 1984) In this [Catalan name](/source/Catalan_name), the first or paternal [surname](/source/Surname) is *Ballarin* and the second or maternal family name is *Cereza*; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i". This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French. (May 2024) Click [show] for important translation instructions. 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Find sources: "Laura Ballarin Cereza" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Laura Ballarin Cereza MEP Member of the European Parliament for Spain Incumbent Assumed office 6 September 2023 Preceded by Adriana Maldonado López Personal details Born 19 July 1984 (1984-07-19) (age 41) Barcelona Party Spanish Socialist Workers' Party Alma mater Pompeu Fabra University **Laura Ballarín Cereza** (born in Barcelona on July 19, 1984) is a Spanish political scientist and politician, a Member of the European Parliament for the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC) since September 2023.[1] She is currently the coordinator for the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Group in the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)[2] and the Secretary of European and International Policy in the PSC's executive committee. Her professional career has focused on international relations and European policy. In the European Parliament, her work focuses on legislation regarding digital rights, consumer protection, Europe's strategic industrial autonomy, and the European Union's foreign relations, especially with Africa, the Mediterranean, and the United States.[3] ## Biography She was born and raised in the Gràcia neighborhood of Barcelona. She holds a degree in Political and Administration Sciences from Pompeu Fabra University (UPF). She furthered her education with an Official Master's in Contemporary Latin America and its relations with the EU from the Ortega y Gasset University Research Institute, a Master's in Leadership in Political Management from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and a Postgraduate degree in International Electoral Observation from the University of the Basque Country.[4] Professionally, she has worked as a researcher at UPF, an advisor in the PSOE's Secretariat for International Policy and Cooperation, and an assistant in the Spanish Socialist Delegation to the European Parliament. Between 2019 and 2023, she was the head of the cabinet for the president of the Socialists and Democrats Group, Iratxe García.[5] In September 2023, she took her seat as a Member of the European Parliament.[6] ## Political Activity ### 9th term of the European Parliament (2023-2024) After becoming an MEP in September 2023, she joined the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Group. During this period, she was a full member of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) and the Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries. Additionally, she was a substitute member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM).[7] ### 10th term of the European Parliament (2024-present) In the current term, Ballarín is the coordinator for her political group in the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO). In this committee, she has been the rapporteur for the review of the Directive on alternative dispute resolution and the shadow rapporteur for the Directive on Green Claims.[8] She is also a substitute member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), where her work focuses on relations with West Africa and the European microstates.[9] In the field of foreign relations, she is a member of the Africa-EU Parliamentary Delegation and a substitute in the Delegation for relations with the United States and in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean. In 2024, she was appointed head of the European Union's Electoral Observation Mission for the general elections in Mozambique, presenting the final report in Maputo in January 2025. ## Other affiliations She is the vice-president of the Consell Català del Moviment Europeu and a member of the association Federalistes d'Esquerres. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Laura Ballarín's profile on the European Parliament website"](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/248720/LAURA_BALLARIN_CEREZA/home). *European Parliament*. Retrieved January 13, 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Laura Ballarín's profile"](https://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/our-people/laura-ballarin). *Socialists & Democrats*. Retrieved January 13, 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Laura Ballarín: "Europe must have a single, strong voice to face the challenges with the US and China""](https://www.elperiodico.com/es/politica/20240625/laura-ballarin-europa-voz-unica-fuerte-retos-eeuu-china-89172103). *El Periódico*. Retrieved January 13, 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Laura Ballarín's profile"](https://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/our-people/laura-ballarin). *Socialists & Democrats*. Retrieved January 13, 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Laura Ballarín's profile"](https://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/our-people/laura-ballarin). *Socialists & Democrats*. Retrieved January 13, 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Laura Ballarín's profile on the European Parliament website"](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/248720/LAURA_BALLARIN_CEREZA/home). *European Parliament*. Retrieved January 13, 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Parliamentary activity of Laura Ballarín (9th Legislature)"](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/248720/LAURA_BALLARIN_CEREZA/home#activities). *European Parliament*. Retrieved January 13, 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["EU lawmakers agree on 'green claims' directive"](https://euobserver.com/green-transition/157089). *EUobserver*. Retrieved January 13, 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Laura Ballarín's profile on the European Parliament website"](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/248720/LAURA_BALLARIN_CEREZA/home). *European Parliament*. Retrieved January 13, 2026. ## External links - [Profile of Laura Ballarín Cereza](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/248720/LAURA_BALLARIN_CEREZA/home) on the European Parliament website. - [Profile of Laura Ballarín Cereza](https://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/our-people/laura-ballarin) on the S&D Group website. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Laura Ballarin Cereza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Ballarin_Cereza) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Ballarin_Cereza?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.