Nicole Fontaine

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Nicole Fontaine

Nicole Fontaine (born 16 January 1942, Grainville-Ymauville, Seine-Maritime) is a former MEP for France who was elected from Union pour la Démocratie Française between 24.07.1984-16.06.2002 and from Jacques Chirac's party Union pour un Mouvement Populaire between 20.07.2004 -13.07.2009.[1]


Affiliations

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

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Record of Parliamentary Votes

  • Voted against the directive on "waste electrical and electronic equipment" (A5-0100/2002). The amendment sets higher reuse and recycling rates for IT and telecommunication equipment.[3] Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.
  • Voted in favour of the report on "Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network" (A5-0135/2002). The Trans-European Network of Transport (TEN-T) is a network of so-called 'transport corridors' through Europe. This amendment calls for a full Strategic Environmental Assessment of these transport corridors and calls on the Commission to improve methods for analysing the environmental and economic impact of the TEN-T.[4]

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

  • Highest doctoral degree in public law. Graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies.
  • Founding member of the UMP. Member of the UMP bureau.
  • Junior Minister for Industry (2002-2004).
  • Member of the European Parliament (1984-2002).
  • Vice-President (1989-1999), then President of the European Parliament (1999-2002).
  • Chairwoman of the Conference of Presidents and the Bureau (1999-2002).
  • President of the Scelles Foundation (June 2004).

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Notes

  1. European Parliament, MEP Directory: Nicole Fontaine, accessed 17 November 2010.
  2. European Parliament, Déclaration des Intérêts financiers des députés: Nicole Fontaine, 08 January 2009, accessed 29 March 2009.
  3. Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  4. Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.