Barbara Weiler

Barbara Weiler, MEP

Barbara Weiler (born 17 September 1946, Düsseldorf) is an MEP (1994- ) from Social Democratic Party of Germany.

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Member:

19.07.1994 / 19.07.1999 : Group of the Party of European Socialists

21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Social Affairs and Employment

17.11.1994 / 11.07.1995 : Delegation to the EU-Malta Joint Parliamentary Committee

12.07.1995 / 15.01.1997 : Delegation to the EU-Malta Joint Parliamentary Committee

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Delegation to the EU-Malta Joint Parliamentary Committee

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

20.07.1999 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the Party of European Socialists

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

06.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation to the EU-Malta Joint Parliamentary Committee

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

07.02.2002 / 30.04.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Malta Joint Parliamentary Committee

20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Socialist Group in the European Parliament

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

14.07.2009 / ... : Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Substitute:

21.07.1994 / 19.07.1995 : Temporary committee on employment

21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens' Rights

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens' Rights

22.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Budgets

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Budgets

20.11.2003 / 21.04.2004 : Temporary committee on improving safety at sea

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with Japan

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with Japan

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Budgetary Control

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

• Nothing to declare.

Record of Parliamentary Votes

• Voted in favour of the directive on "establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy" (A5-0027/2000). The directive covers all water management aspects in order to achieve a 'good status' of all waters by 2015.
• 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.
• Voted against the Commission White Paper on "Strategy for a future Chemicals Policy" (A5-0356/2001). The amendment helps avoid the necessary precautionary approach towards some chemical substances that are not proven to be completely safe.
• Voted in favour of the directive on "waste electrical and electronic equipment" (A5-0100/2002). The amendment sets higher reuse and recycling rates for IT and telecommunication equipment. 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.
• Voted in favour of 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.
• Voted in favour of the report towards a "thematic strategy on the sustainable use of pesticides" (A5-0061/2003). The amendment proposes to ban or severely restrict use of pesticides in areas around sources of drinking water and nature protected zones.
• Voted in favour of the directive on "environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage" (A5-0145/2003). According to the amendment, polluters have to pay for environmental clean-up, and it supports an EU-wide regime which makes polluters liable for the damage they cause to wildlife, water and land.
• Voted in favour of 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. Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.
• Voted in favour of 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.

Election Campaign 2009

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• to provide leadership in lobbying transparency and ethics,
• to provide leadership in reforming financial architecture,
• to promote a full-scale rethink of the EU trade policy,
• to promote corporate accountability.

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Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• School-leaving certificate (1963).
• Studied languages in the UK.
• Night school (1965-1967).
• Office worker (clerk, head secretary, company secretary) and general manager in industry (1965-1985).
• SPD organiser, Fulda District (1985-1987).
• Councillor in Willich, Viersen District (1971-1975).
• Willich town councillor (1975-1985).
• Member of the Bundestag (1987-1994).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1994).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

12G269

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45439

Fax

+32 (0)2 28 49439

Email:

barbara.weiler AT europarl.europa.eu

b.weiler.mdep AT t-online.de

Website:

http://www.barbara-weiler.de

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Barbara Weiler, 10 February 2009, accessed 24 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Barbara Weiler, accessed 24 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Barbara Weiler, accessed 05 December 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 24 March 2009.