Francis Wurtz

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Francis Wurtz

Francis Wurtz (born 03 January 1948, Strasbourg) is a former MEP (1979-2009) from French Communist Party.[1]


Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Chair:
13.10.1999 / 19.07.2004 : Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left
20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
Vice-Chair:
26.07.1984 / 12.09.1984 : Committee on Development and Cooperation
13.09.1984 / 20.01.1987 : Committee on Development and Cooperation
21.01.1987 / 24.07.1989 : Committee on Development and Cooperation
15.01.1992 / 18.07.1994 : Committee on Development and Cooperation
22.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Development and Cooperation
26.07.1994 / 13.11.1994 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU)
16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Development and Cooperation
30.01.1997 / 13.10.1997 : Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council
14.10.1997 / 23.02.1999 : Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council
24.02.1999 / 19.07.1999 : Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council
Member:
17.07.1979 / 23.07.1984 : Communist and Allies Group
20.07.1979 / 20.01.1982 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection
21.01.1982 / 23.07.1984 : Committee on Energy and Research
11.04.1983 / 23.07.1984 : Delegation for relations with Switzerland
24.07.1984 / 24.07.1989 : Communist and Allies Group
12.02.1985 / 09.03.1986 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and the Contadora Group
10.03.1986 / 20.01.1987 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and the Contadora Group
25.07.1989 / 18.07.1994 : Left Unity
26.07.1989 / 14.01.1992 : Committee on Development and Cooperation
27.07.1989 / 12.09.1990 : Membres fron the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribben and Pacific States and the EEC (ACP-EEC)
13.09.1990 / 12.09.1991 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the EEC (ACP-EEC)
13.09.1991 / 14.01.1992 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between ACP and EEC (ACP-EEC)
15.01.1992 / 17.09.1992 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Economic Community (ACP-EEC)
18.09.1992 / 16.09.1993 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Economic Community (ACP-EEC)
17.09.1993 / 18.07.1994 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Economic Community (ACP-EEC)
19.07.1994 / 05.01.1995 : Confederal Group of the European United Left
21.07.1994 / 21.07.1994 : Committee on Development and Cooperation
21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Subcommittee on Security and Disarmament
21.07.1994 / 25.07.1994 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU)
14.11.1994 / 20.09.1995 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU)
17.11.1994 / 11.07.1995 : Delegation for relations with Bulgaria and Romania
06.01.1995 / 19.07.1999 : Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left
21.09.1995 / 15.01.1997 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU)
11.10.1995 / 15.01.1997 : Delegation to the EU-Czech Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee
16.01.1997 / 29.01.1997 : Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council
16.01.1997 / 01.10.1997 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU)
02.10.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU)
20.07.1999 / 12.10.1999 : Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left
21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Budgets
14.09.1999 / 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)
13.10.1999 / 19.07.2004 : Conference of Presidents
17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Budgets
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 / 12.12.2006 : Conference of Presidents
21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs
15.09.2004 / 14.03.2007 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
13.12.2006 / 13.07.2009 : Conference of Presidents
15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs
31.01.2007 / 11.12.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs
23.05.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
Substitute:
26.07.1984 / 20.01.1987 : Committee on Energy, Research and Technoly
26.07.1984 / 20.01.1987 : Committee on Institutional Affairs
21.01.1987 / 24.07.1989 : Committee on Energy, Research and Technology
26.07.1989 / 14.01.1992 : Committee on External Economic Relations
15.01.1992 / 18.07.1994 : Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens' Rights
21.07.1994 / 08.02.1996 : Committee on Budgetary Control
30.09.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs
16.01.1997 / 06.05.1997 : Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs
12.05.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy
21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy
17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy
21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Budgets
15.09.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly
15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the United States
15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Budgets
31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Budgets
14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the United States
12.12.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs[2]

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

  • Nothing to declare.[3]

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.[4]
  • 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.[5]
  • 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.[6]
  • 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.[7] 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.[8]
  • 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.[9]
  • 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.[10]
  • 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.[11] Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.
  • Abstained from voting 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.[12]

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

  • University diploma in literary studies (1968).
  • Employed in national education (1969-1973).
  • Full-time Communist Party official (since 1973).
  • Secretariat of the Bas-Rhin Communist Party Federation (1973).
  • Worked in the Communist Party Secretariat (1976).
  • Member of the Communist Party national leadership (since 1979).
  • Secretariat of the Committee for the Protection of Human Rights (1980).
  • Head of the Communist Party's international department (1992-1999).
  • Member of the European Parliament (since 1979).
  • Chairman of the Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left (since 1999).
  • Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Development (1989-1999).

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Resources

Notes

  1. ↑ European Parliament, MEP Directory: Francis Wurtz, accessed 05 December 2010.
  2. ↑ European Parliament, MEP Directory: Francis Wurtz, accessed 05 December 2010.
  3. ↑ European Parliament, Déclaration des Intérêts financiers des députés: Francis Wurtz, 02 February 2009, accessed 30 March 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.
  10. ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  11. ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  12. ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
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