Francesco Enrico Speroni

Francesco Enrico Speroni, MEP

Francesco Enrico Speroni (born 04 October 1946, Busto Arsizio) is an MEP from the Italian federalist North League for Independence of Padania (1989-1994 Lega Lombarda, 1999- Lega Nord).

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Co-Chair:

22.07.1999 / 02.10.2001 : Technical Group of Independent Members - mixed group

14.07.2009 / ... : Europe of freedom and democracy Group

Vice-Chair:

26.07.1989 / 09.10.1991 : Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens' Rights

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Legal Affairs

17.09.2009 / 15.11.2009 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

28.09.2010 / ... : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Member:

25.07.1989 / 20.04.1994 : Rainbow Group in the European Parliament

26.07.1989 / 14.01.1992 : Committee on Institutional Affairs

15.01.1992 / 10.02.1993 : Delegation for relations with Norway

15.01.1992 / 25.10.1992 : Committee on Transport and Tourism

15.01.1992 / 11.05.1994 : Committee on Institutional Affairs

26.10.1992 / 11.05.1994 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy

11.02.1993 / 31.01.1994 : Delegation to the EC-Norway Joint Parliamentary Committee

01.02.1994 / 11.05.1994 : Delegation to the EU-Norway Joint Parliamentary Committee

21.04.1994 / 11.05.1994 : Non-attached

20.07.1999 / 21.07.1999 : Technical Group of Independent Members - mixed group

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy

29.09.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China

05.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU)

03.10.2001 / 19.07.2004 : Non-attached

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy

06.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU)

20.07.2004 / 20.07.2004 : Non-attached Members

21.07.2004 / 26.04.2006 : Independence/Democracy Group

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Legal Affairs

14.09.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Subcommittee on Human Rights

15.09.2004 / 14.03.2007 : Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee

15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula

15.09.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

27.04.2006 / 12.12.2006 : Non-attached Members

13.12.2006 / 13.07.2009 : Union for Europe of the Nations Group

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Legal Affairs

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Subcommittee on Human Rights

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Subcommittee on Human Rights

14.03.2007 / 14.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula

14.07.2009 / ... : Conference of Presidents

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Legal Affairs

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

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

16.11.2009 / 27.09.2010 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Substitute:

26.07.1989 / 14.01.1992 : Committee on Transports and Tourism

10.10.1991 / 14.01.1992 : Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens' Rights

15.01.1992 / 10.02.1993 : Delegation for relations with Czechoslovakia

15.01.1992 / 11.05.1994 : Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs

11.02.1993 / 31.01.1994 : Delegation for relations with the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic

01.02.1994 / 11.05.1994 : Delegation for relations with the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic

09.09.1999 / 16.09.1999 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs

16.11.2000 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market

21.07.2004 / 26.04.2006 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

18.11.2004 / 26.04.2006 : Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community

18.11.2004 / 26.04.2006 : Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly

18.11.2004 / 26.04.2006 : Delegation for relations with Mercosur

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

25.04.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with Japan

10.06.2008 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Development

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with Afghanistan

07.01.2010 / ... : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

03.09.2010 / ... : Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly

03.09.2010 / ... : Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

Professional Activities:

• Practising lawyer

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.
• Abstained from voting 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 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. Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Graduate in political science (1975).
• Graduate in law (1999).
• Flight technician (1970-1997).
• Manager (2001-2004).
• Chairman of the Association of Flight Technicians (1980-1981).
• Chairman of the Lega Lombarda (1991-1994).
• Member of the Municipal Council of Albizzate (1986), Samarate (1987-1990) and Busto Arsizio (since 1990).
• Chairman of the Municipal Council of Busto Arsizio (since 1993).
• Regional councillor, Chairman of the Committee on Institutional Affairs (1990-1991).
• Senator (1992-1999).
• Minister for Institutional Reform (1994-1995).
• Member of the European Parliament (1989-1994 and since 1999).
• Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1994-1995) and of the WEU (1996-2000).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

07H165

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45705

Fax

+32 (0)2 28 49705

Email:

francescoenrico.speroni AT europarl.europa.eu

Website:

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Dichiarazione degli Interessi di carattere finanziario dei deputati: Francesco Enrico Speroni, 18 February 2009, accessed 21 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Francesco Enrico Speroni, accessed 21 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Francesco Enrico Speroni, accessed 05 December 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 21 April 2009.