Awards & Recognition
★Order of Merit of Ukraine (3rd class) received in August 2022 for solidarity lanes work
★Ranked 4th most influential MEP by Vote Watch EU in 2019
Notable Facts
→Served as European Commissioner for Transport (2019-2024) under Ursula von der Leyen
→Member of European Parliament for 12+ years (2007-2019, 2024-present)
→Vice-President of European Parliament (2014-2017)
→Chair of Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (2019)
→Led EU's Solidarity Lanes initiative supporting Ukraine during Russian invasion
→Appointed to COVID-19 task force by European Commission in 2020
→Mathematics degree from University of Bucharest, Master's in European Integration
→Member of Romanian National Liberal Party
→Born February 16, 1968 in Romania