Marcel Kolaja (credits: Gaëlle Lewyllie)
Marcel Kolaja (credits: Gaëlle Lewyllie)
Marcel Kolaja (credits: Gaëlle Lewyllie)
Marcel Kolaja (credits: Gaëlle Lewyllie)
Marcel Kolaja (credits: Gaëlle Lewyllie)
Marcel Kolaja (credits: Gaëlle Lewyllie)
Marcel Kolaja (credits: Gaëlle Lewyllie)
Marcel Kolaja (credits: Gaëlle Lewyllie)
Marcel Kolaja (credits: Gaëlle Lewyllie)
Marcel Kolaja (credits: Gaëlle Lewyllie)
Marcel Kolaja (credits: Gaëlle Lewyllie)
Marcel Kolaja
Marcel Kolaja
Marcel Kolaja
Marcel Kolaja
Marcel Kolaja
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PR specialista/specialistka do týmu europoslance a kvestora Evropského parlamentu Marcela Kolaji Marcel Kolaja, pirátský europoslanec a kvestor Evropského parlamentu, hledá do svého týmu odborníka/odbornici na PR komunikaci, který/která by působil(a) v Česku a měl(a) na starosti následující úkoly:
Vytváření strategií, vedení, plánování, provedení a průběžné vyhodnocování PR; Dohled nad všemi aspekty a částmi provedení end-to-end od plánu až po vyhodnocení; Úzká spolupráce s ostatními členy týmu, zejména s politickými poradci, grafičkou, správcem účtů na sociálních sítích, lokálním asistentem v Česku a PR týmem delegace Evropských Pirátů; Analýza politických dokumentů ve spolupráci s politickými poradci a jejich přetváření na komunikační obsahy; Rešerše a tvorba mediálních textů pro potřeby externí komunikace v angličtině a v češtině, zejména tiskových zpráv, blog postů a příspěvků na sociální sítě; Příprava podkladů pro rozhovory a veřejné výstupy ve spolupráci s odbornými asistenty; Komunikace a budování vztahů s médii; Spolupráce na informačních kampaních a dalších mediálních aktivitách v Evropském parlamentu i v Česku, případně jinde v Evropě; Spolupráce při přípravě tiskových konferencí; Znalost pay-per-click (PPC) kampaní výhodou.
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Press kit
Information for press
Press contact Tomáš Polák <tomas.polak@europarl.europa.eu>
Communications specialist for the delegation of the European Pirates in the European Parliament
+420 728 035 059
Bio Short bio Marcel Kolaja—member of the Czech Pirate Party—is a Member and Quaestor of the European parliament. He engages in the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT), and the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in the Digital Age (AIDA), as well as in the delegations for relations with the United States (D-US) and with India (D-IN).
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Council Resolution on Encryption
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am contacting you to express my deepest concerns about the envisioned Council Resolution on Encryption[1] that has been published by the Austrian media broadcaster ORF on 3 November 2020.[2]
The draft resolution is to call for technical solutions that would allow national authorities to break effective and secure end-to-end encryption on private communications via messaging services. National governments have been asked to submit their input by noon on Thursday, November 12.
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Events
Co-hosted by Marcel Kolaja
The future of Internet regulation Conference on the E-commerce Directive and the upcoming Digital Services Act
When: Tuesday, November 19, 2019, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Where: Altiero Spinelli (ASP) 01G3, European Parliament, Brussels
In light of the upcoming INI report and the Commission proposal on the Digital Services Act, the event will aim at discussing the current regulatory framework on illegal content and intermediary liability. It will give an opportunity to explore the main challenges and opportunities around content moderation and illegal content on-line.
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Dossiers
Legislation I work on
Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online Basic information Proposal for a Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online. A contribution from the European Commission to the Leaders’ meeting in Salzburg on September 19–20, 2018.
Commission’s original proposal Parliament’s first reading position Status Inter-institutional negotiations (trilogue).
My role I am the Opinion Rapporteur for the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) committee. My role is to represent the IMCO committee and its position in the trilogue and in meetings of (shadow) rapporteurs.
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Parliamentary activities
I am an active Member of the European Parliament
The following parliamentary activities are published on my official web page on the website of the European Parliament:
Contributions to plenary debates: Speeches made during the plenary session, including oral explanation of votes, and written declarations relating to plenary debates. Motions for resolutions: Motions for resolutions are tabled on topical issues, at the request of a committee, a political group or at least 5% of the Members, and voted on in plenary.
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Bio
Marcel Kolaja
Marcel Kolaja is the Policy and Advocacy Director for Europe at Access Now, an organization defending and extending the digital rights of people and communities at risk. He leads a team of digital rights policy experts and drives the advocacy agenda at the intersection of human rights and digital technologies in Europe.
From 2019 through 2024, Marcel served as a Member of the European Parliament. Throughout his tenure, he was also a Member of the Bureau of the European Parliament: from 2019 through 2022 as Vice-President and from 2022 through 2024 as Quaestor.
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Transparency
We are transparent
The Pirates promote transparency in policy making. We lead by example.
Lobbying
Meetings with lobbyists are published on the website of the European Parliament according to the Parliament’s rules: past meetings.
In addition to that, other meetings are published in the transparency register of the Czech Pirate Party.
General Expenditure Allowance
All my expenses from the General Expenditure Allowance are visible on my transparent bank account.