Francesca Donato
MEP
Assumed office
2 July 2019[1][2]
Personal details
NationalityItalian
Political partyLeague (until 2021)
Independent (2021–2023)
Christian Democracy (since 2023)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Alma materUniversity of Modena
ProfessionLawyer

Francesca Donato (born 25 August 1969 in Ancona) is an Italian politician who was elected as a member of the European Parliament in 2019, as a member of the party Lega Nord.[3]

European Parliament

She was part of the group Identity and Democracy at the European Parliament.

Due to her position against the EU Digital COVID Certificate in September 2021, she was expelled both from Lega Nord and the Identity and Democracy group, and became an independent as well as the non-inscrit member of the EP.

On 2 March 2022, she voted against condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine[4] along with 12 other MEPs.[5] After sharing news which were identified as fake news, her Facebook page was closed in March 2022.[6]

Donato voted against[7] the European Parliament resolution of 23 November 2022 on recognising the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Elezioni europee, eletti Berlusconi e Calenda, fuori i Mussolini: tutti i nomi dei nuovi deputati". Today.
  4. ^ "Italian Eurodeputy believes EU contributed heavily to conflict over Ukraine". TASS. 13 March 2022.
  5. ^ Crowcroft, Orlando (2 March 2022). "We asked 13 MEPs why they voted no to condemn Russia's war in Ukraine". euronews. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  6. ^ "No! Questo non è un video dell'ospedale pediatrico bombardato a Mariupol". Open (in Italian). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  7. ^ "La risoluzione del Parlamento Europeo per dichiarare la Russia uno Stato sponsor del terrorismo" (in Italian). 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  8. ^ "European Parliament resolution of 23 November 2022 on recognising the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism".

External links


Current Members of the European Parliament from Italy (2019–2024)
List of members of Identity and Democracy (2019–2024)
Categories