Bernhard Rapkay

Bernhard Rapkay, MEP

Bernhard Rapkay (born 08 January 1951, Ludwigsburg) 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 Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy

17.11.1994 / 11.07.1995 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

12.07.1995 / 15.01.1997 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy

17.02.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA)

20.07.1999 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the Party of European Socialists

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Economic and Monetary 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 Economic and Monetary Affairs

07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Socialist Group in the European Parliament

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

15.09.2004 / 14.03.2007 : Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Legal Affairs

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee

Substitute:

21.07.1994 / 19.07.1995 : Temporary committee on employment

21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Regional Policy

17.10.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Subcommittee on Monetary Affairs

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Subcommittee on Monetary Affairs

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Regional Policy

16.01.1997 / 13.10.1997 : Delegation for relations with South-east Europe

14.10.1997 / 23.02.1999 : Delegation for relations with South-east Europe

24.02.1999 / 19.07.1999 : Delegation for relations with South-east Europe

22.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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 Industry, Research and Energy

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

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 in favour of 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.

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Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Various jobs in adult education, public relations and project management.
• Various offices with the SPD (since 1975), including Chairman, Dortmund SPD (1991-1999).
• Member, Western Westphalia District Executive (1991-1999).
• Member, SPD Regional Executive, North Rhine-Westphalia.
• Member, SPD Regional Presidium, North Rhine-Westphalia.
• Vice-Chairman, SPD Federal Party Council.
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1994).
• Chairman, SPD group, European Parliament.

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

12G130

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45593

Fax

+32 (0)2 28 49593

Email:

bernhard.rapkay AT europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.rapkay.de

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Bernhard Rapkay, 17 December 2008, accessed 23 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Bernhard Rapkay, accessed 23 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Bernhard Rapkay, accessed 03 December 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 23 March 2009.