Mariela Baeva

Mariela Velichkova Baeva is a writer, researcher, philologist, and former BG MEP who was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. She served as a Member of the European Parliament for the 6th term from June 6, 2007 through July 13, 2009. Baeva is a contributor to the OECD's Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) programme. She is also a member of The Women Writers Committee of PEN International. Baeva speaks English, French and Russian. In 2016 Baeva was placed on The Economist's European Diversity Awards (EDA) as one of the world's top fifty defenders of human rights and social inclusion. Her consultancy firm has run projects in France, the Netherlands, Germany, England, Luxembourg, Greece, Ireland and Canada.