Íñigo Méndez de Vigo

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Íñigo Méndez de Vigo

Íñigo Méndez de Vigo (born 21 January 1956, Tetuan, Morocco) is a former MEP (19.10.1992-22.12.2011) from the Spanish People's Party (PP).[1]


Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Vice-Chair:
22.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Institutional Affairs
Member:
19.10.1992 / 18.07.1994 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
30.10.1992 / 31.01.1994 : Delegation to the EC-Austria Joint Parliamentary Committee
30.10.1992 / 18.07.1994 : Committee on Regional Policy, Regional Planning and Relations with Regional and Local Authorities
01.02.1994 / 18.07.1994 : Delegation to the EU-Austria Joint Parliamentary Committee
19.07.1994 / 19.07.1999 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
21.07.1994 / 21.07.1994 : Committee on Institutional Affairs
17.11.1994 / 11.07.1995 : Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union
12.07.1995 / 19.01.1996 : Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union
22.09.1995 / 15.01.1997 : Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee
16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Subcommittee on Security and Disarmament
16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Institutional Affairs
20.07.1999 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs
06.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico
17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs
07.02.2002 / 06.03.2002 : Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees
20.07.2004 / 30.08.2004 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs
31.08.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
15.09.2004 / 31.12.2006 : Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee
15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs
31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs
14.07.2009 / 23.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
16.07.2009 / 22.12.2011 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
24.07.2009 / 22.12.2011 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
16.09.2009 / 24.11.2009 : Delegation for relations with Iran
Substitute:
29.10.1992 / 18.07.1994 : Committee on Budgets
29.10.1992 / 18.07.1994 : Committee on Development and Cooperation
21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Subcommittee on Security and Disarmament
21.07.1994 / 18.01.1995 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy
16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee
16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on the Rules of Procedure, the Verification of Credentials and Immunities
21.07.1999 / 13.10.1999 : Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs
27.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs
17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs
22.07.2004 / 06.09.2005 : Committee on Legal Affairs
07.09.2005 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs
15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs
31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs
16.07.2009 / 22.12.2011 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs
16.09.2009 / 22.12.2011 : Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

Professional Activities:

  • Partner of the joint company "García-Margallo & Méndez de Vigo"[2] - consultation and legal advice[3]

Record of Parliamentary Votes

  • Voted against the directive on "national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants" (A5-0063/2000). The amendment allows setting less ambitious national emission ceilings for sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), ammonia (NH3) and volatile organic compounds (VOC), which would result in more damage to human health and the environment.[4]
  • 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.[5] 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.[6]
  • Voted against the regulation concerning "traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and traceability of food and feed products produced from genetically modified organisms" (A5-0229/2002). The amendment allows customers the right to choose GM free food.[7]
  • Voted against the directive on restructuring the "Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity" (A5-0302/2003). The amendment aims at giving tax benefits to environmentally friendly sources of energy, which would make them cheaper and more competitive to conventional (more polluting) sources of energy. It also gives tax benefits to environmentally friendly uses of energy for transport, for instance trains.[8] Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.
  • Voted against the amendment on Bulgaria’s progress towards accession (A5-0105/2004). The report objects to extending the life of the nuclear power stations in Bulgaria.[9]

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

  • Graduate in law, Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) (1978).
  • Legal adviser to the Cortes (1981).
  • Lecturer in constitutional law (UCM, 1981-1984).
  • Lecturer in Community Law (1989-1991).
  • Jean Monnet chair in European institutions (UCM, 1999-2004).
  • Honorary Jean Monnet chair (2004).
  • Member of the PP National Committee on Conflicts and Discipline (1990-1993).
  • Member of the National Steering Committee of the PP (since 1992).
  • Member of the Standing Committee of the PP (1996-1999).
  • Member of the European Parliament (since 1992).
  • Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Institutional Affairs (1994-1996).
  • EPP coordinator in the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (since 1996).
  • Chairman of the EP Delegation to the Convention drafting the Charter of Fundamental Rights (1999-2000).
  • Chairman of the EP Delegation to the European Convention (2003-2003).
  • EP representative to the IGC (2003).
  • Author of books and articles on European issues.
  • Salvador de Madariaga Prize for Journalism (1999). Gold Medal of the Foundation of European Merit (2002).

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Resources

Notes

  1. ↑ European Parliament, MEP Directory: Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, accessed 27.11.2012.
  2. ↑ European Parliament, Declaración relativa a los intereses económicos de los diputados: Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, 15 January 2009, accessed 30 April 2009.
  3. ↑ Iñigo Méndez de Vigo y Montojo, Biografia, accessed 29 April 2009.
  4. ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  5. ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  6. ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  7. ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  8. ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  9. ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
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