Franziska Brantner
Dr. Franziska Brantner, MEP, is co-spokesperson for foreign affairs of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament and a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee as well as substitute member of the Security and Defence, Budget, and Women's Rights committees. She is the Parliament's standing rapporteur for the Instrument for Stability and has been responsible in her political group for the establishment of the European External Action Service.
Before being elected to the European Parliament, Dr. Brantner worked as consultant on EU foreign policy for the Bertelsmann Foundation and as consultant for the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). She holds a Doctorate (magna cum laude) from the University of Mannheim for her research on the reformability of the United Nations and a dual degree (M.A. and diplôme) from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University in New York and Sciences Po in Paris. Throughout her career, Dr. Brantner has been a promoter of a more active EU in the field of peace mediation.
