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'''Giusto Catania''' (born 10 June 1971, in [[Palermo]]) is an [[Politics of Italy|Italian]] [[politician]] and former [[Member of the European Parliament]] for [[European Parliament Election, 2004 (Italy)#Seats|North-West]] with the [[Partito della Rifondazione Comunista]] (PRC), part of the [[European Left]] and sat on the [[European Parliament]]'s [[Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs]].

He was a substitute for the [[Committee on Regional Development]], a member of the Delegation for relations with [[Iran]], and a substitute for the Delegation for relations with the [[Maghreb]] countries and the [[Arab Maghreb Union]] (including [[Libya]]).

== Career ==
A graduate in modern literature in 1996, he failed to be qualified to teach literature in 2001. Since 2004, he is preparing a questionable research [[doctorate]] in [[Cross-cultural communication|intercultural]] [[pedagogy]] at the [[University of Palermo]].

In 1994-1996, he was responsible for the [[Federazione Giovanile Comunisti Italiani]] (the [[youth wing]] of the PRC) in [[Sicily]], and member of the Sicilian Regional Secretariat; in 1996-2001, he was Provincial Secretary of the PRC Federation of Palermo. Since 2001, he is Regional Secretary of the PRC in Sicily. In 1997-2000, he was [[Comune|Municipal Councillor]] and PRC group [[leadership|leader]] in the municipality of Palermo; in 2000, he was elected a member of Executive with responsibility for culture in the city of Palermo. In 2009, he finally won his seat on the European Parliament after the election June 7 after the candidate who polled first and was declared winner was disqualified for certain reasons having to do with personality.

== See also ==
* [[2004 European Parliament election in Italy]]

== External links ==
* {{MEP}}
* {{Declaration of financial interests of the 6th term|28979_20-07-2004.PDF|it}}
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