 Moreover, she was a board member of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) as well as the Trade Union and Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC).In July 2009, the mother of two children was first elected a member of the European Parliament and has been representing the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) as well as the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats group in the EU during the 7th and currently 8th legislative term.In Vienna as well as Brussels, Regner's main focus has always been on labour-related affairs, namely the improvement of workers' rights and the reduction of unemployment.