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.

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

Record and Controversies

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 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.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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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http://www.guidopodesta.it

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Dichiarazione degli Interessi di carattere finanziario dei deputati: Guido Podestà, 14 January 2009, accessed 21 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Guido Podestà, accessed 21 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Guido Podestà, accessed 02 December 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 21 April 2009.