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Pina Picierno

Giuseppina "Pina" Picierno (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpiːna piˈtʃɛrno]; born 10 May 1981) is an Italian politician. Born in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, she is a member of the Democratic Party who has been serving in the European Parliament since 2014.[1] Since 2022, she has served as vice-president of the European Parliament.

Political career

Career in national politics

Picierno served two terms as a member of the Italian Parliament between 2008 and 2014.[2]

Member of the European Parliament, 2014–present

Picierno was selected to head her party's regional list in the 2014 European elections.[3] In parliament, she is a member of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats group. She served on the Committee on Budgets from 2014 to 2017[4] and currently serves on the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.[5] In addition to her committee assignments, she served as vice-chairwoman of the parliament's delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee from 2014 to 2019.[4]

Picierno was elected as Vice-President on 18 January 2022.[6]

Picierno is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Cancer,[7] the European Parliament Intergroup on Fighting against Poverty,[8] the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime)[9] and of the European Parliament Intergroup on the Western Sahara.[10]

Recognition

In 2019, Picierno was the recipient of the Justice & Gender Equality Award at The Parliament Magazine's annual MEP Awards.[11]

Controversy

In late March 2025, it was revealed that four months earlier Picierno had participated in a meeting with the Israel Defense and Security Forum (IDSF), a far-right Israeli think tank supporting illegal settlements in the West Bank. The case, unfolding during the Gaza war, was met with criticism both from within her party and other political forces, with Andrea Orlando, Susanna Camusso, Laura Boldrini, Arturo Scotto and Nico Stumpo calling for a removal of IDSF from the registries of the European Parliament. Picierno claimed that "isolating Israel means comdemning an entire area to an eternal right-wing sovereigntism", receiving support from other Democratic Party members Filippo Sensi, Simona Malpezzi and Piero Fassino.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Home - Pina PICIERNO - MEPs - European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 10 May 1981.
  2. ^ "XVII Legislatura - XVII Legislatura - Deputati e Organi - Scheda deputato - PICIERNO Pina". www.camera.it (in Italian).
  3. ^ "Pina Picierno: "In Europa al servizio delle comunità del Mezzogiorno" - +ECONOMIA". Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b "8th parliamentary term | Pina PICIERNO | MEPs | European Parliament". Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Home | Pina PICIERNO | MEPs | European Parliament". Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Parliament's new Vice-Presidents | News | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  7. ^ Intergroup European Cancer Patient Coalition (ECPC).
  8. ^ Intergroup on Fighting against Poverty European Parliament.
  9. ^ Members of the European Parliament on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime) European Parliament.
  10. ^ Members European Parliament Intergroup on Western Sahara.
  11. ^ Hutchinson, Lorna (21 March 2019). "MEP Awards 2019: Heartfelt reactions from our winners". The Parliament Magazine. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Il caso Picierno spacca il Pd: «Incompatibile con i nostri valori». «No alla gogna»". Il Manifesto (in Italian). 29 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.