Radan Kanev has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2019 and sits in the European People’s Party (EPP) Group. At national level, he comes from Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (DSB), a party he was amongst the founders of in 2004, and which he led from 2013 to 2017, being a Bulgarian MP from 2014 to 2017. He is an active member of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) as well as the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), where he actively contributes to the green transition and industrial transformation legislation. He was the EP Rapporteur on the Industrial Emissions Directive and currently works on the financing of the industrial transformation and defence in Europe with the aim of bringing efficiency into the EU funding rules so that funding benefits a competitive EU industry. Recently, MEP Kanev has been appointed EPP Shadow Rapporteur on the Environmental Omnibus, with a special focus on speeding up environmental assessments. By education, Mr Kanev is a lawyer, having practised the profession for over 20 years.
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