▁thr ice ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁( for ▁National ▁Alliance ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁for ▁its ▁successor ▁The ▁People ▁of ▁Fre edom ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ). ▁In ▁the ▁EP ▁Berl ato ▁was ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁R ural ▁Development . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁substitute ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁the ▁Environment , ▁Public ▁Health ▁and ▁Food ▁Saf ety , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁De leg ation ▁for ▁relations ▁with ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁a ▁substitute ▁of ▁the ▁De leg ation ▁for ▁relations ▁with ▁People ' s ▁China . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁when ▁The ▁People ▁of ▁Fre edom ▁( Il ▁Pop olo ▁della ▁Libert à ) ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁Berl ato ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁For za ▁Italia , ▁but ▁after ▁some ▁disput es ▁with ▁Ber lus con i ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁party ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁he ▁run ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁EP ▁ele cion ▁with ▁the ▁Giorg ia ▁Mel oni ' s ▁Brothers ▁of ▁Italy ▁( F rat elli ▁d ' Italia ), ▁but ▁that ▁party ▁failed ▁to ▁pass ▁the ▁ 4 . 0 0 % ▁elect oral ▁threshold ▁at ▁national ▁level ▁and ▁Berl ato ▁lose ▁his ▁seat . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Berl ato ▁returned ▁with ▁Brothers ▁of ▁Italy ▁to ▁the ▁Regional ▁Council ▁after ▁ 1 6 ▁years . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1