Guido Podestà

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Guido Podestà

Guido Podestà (born 01 April 1947, Milano) is a former MEP (1994-2009) from the former Italian political party Forza Italia.[1]


Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Chair:
20.09.2004 / 31.12.2006 : Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee
11.04.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with Afghanistan
Vice-President:
14.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Parliament's Bureau
14.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : European Parliament
20.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Parliament's Bureau
20.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : European Parliament
15.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Parliament's Bureau
15.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : European Parliament
Member:
19.07.1994 / 30.11.1994 : Forza Europa Group
21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Regional Policy
17.11.1994 / 11.07.1995 : Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee
17.11.1994 / 11.06.1995 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico
01.12.1994 / 04.07.1995 : Forza Europa Group
05.07.1995 / 23.10.1996 : Group Union for Europe
12.07.1995 / 13.10.1995 : Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee
12.10.1995 / 15.01.1997 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South America
24.10.1996 / 09.03.1997 : Group Union for Europe
16.01.1997 / 28.01.1997 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy
16.01.1997 / 28.01.1997 : Subcommittee on Monetary Affairs
29.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Budgets
10.03.1997 / 14.06.1998 : Group Union for Europe
15.06.1998 / 19.07.1999 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
20.07.1999 / 11.10.1999 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
06.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China
12.10.1999 / 07.03.2002 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Budgets
07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway
08.03.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
15.09.2004 / 19.09.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee
22.09.2004 / 31.12.2006 : Conference of Delegation Chairmen
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
15.03.2007 / 10.04.2007 : Delegation for relations with Afghanistan
11.04.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Conference of Delegation Chairmen
Substitute:
23.09.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy
10.10.1995 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Social Affairs and Employment
16.01.1997 / 28.01.1997 : Committee on Budgets
22.01.1997 / 08.06.1998 : Committee on Regional Policy
04.04.1997 / 08.06.1998 : Subcommittee on Monetary Affairs
21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy
17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy
04.07.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Budgetary Control
22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
15.09.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
31.01.2007 / 03.09.2008 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development[2]

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

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.[3]
  • 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 in favour of 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.[5]
  • 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 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.[8]
  • 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.[9]
  • 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.[10] 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.[11]

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

  • Graduate in architecture.
  • Member of the Presidential Committee of Forza Italia (since 2002), national official responsible for 'European enlargement and relations with Eastern Europe'.
  • Member of the European Parliament (since 1994).
  • Vice-President of the European Parliament (1997-2004), with responsibility for relations between the European Parliament and the national parliaments of the 15 Member States, relations with the enlargement countries, Balkan non-candidate countries and COSAC.
  • Chairman of the EP Intergroup on senior citizens.

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Resources

Notes

  1. European Parliament, MEP Directory: Guido Podestà, accessed 02 December 2010.
  2. European Parliament, MEP Directory: Guido Podestà, accessed 02 December 2010.
  3. Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 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.