Hans-Peter Martin

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Hans-Peter Martin, MEP

Hans-Peter Martin (born 11 August 1957, Bregenz) is an MEP (1999- ) for Austria from the pro-transparency political party Hans-Peter Martin's List – For genuine control in Brussels (later For Democracy, Control, Justice) since 2004. He previously served another parliamentary term (1999-2004) as an independent MEP.[1]


Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Chair:
22.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee
07.02.2002 / 30.04.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee
Member:
20.07.1999 / 11.02.2004 : Group of the Party of European Socialists
21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs
22.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Conference of Delegation Chairmen
17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs
07.02.2002 / 30.04.2004 : Conference of Delegation Chairmen
12.02.2004 / 19.07.2004 : Non-attached
20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Non-attached Members
21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Budgetary Control
21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
13.10.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with Iran
15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Budgetary Control
15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Budgetary Control
31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
14.03.2007 / 14.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with Iran
15.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China
14.07.2009 / ... : Non-attached Members
16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China
08.10.2009 / ... : Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis
Substitute:
22.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy
17.01.2002 / 11.02.2004 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy
04.03.2004 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy
21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Budgets
15.09.2004 / 23.11.2004 : Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly
22.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China
14.10.2004 / 08.06.2005 : Temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013
08.09.2005 / 14.01.2007 : Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee
15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Budgets
31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Budgets
14.03.2007 / 14.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China
16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Culture and Education
16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with the United States[2]

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

Professional Activities:

  • Member of the European Parliament
  • Author
  • Journalist
  • Managing director, Global Informations GmbH

Paid Functions or Activities:

  • Member of the European Parliament
  • Author
  • Journalist
  • Managing director, Global Informations GmbH[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 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.[7]
  • 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.[8]
  • 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.[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.
  • 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.[12]

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

  • Graduate of Acalanes High School, California (1974).
  • Doctor of laws (Vienna university) (1984).
  • Journalist and author (1977-1985).
  • Correspondent for the German news magazine Der Spiegel and author (1986-1999).
  • Supervisory board of Greenpeace Deutschland (1996-1999).
  • Member of the Club of Rome (since 1997).
  • Dr Karl Renner award for journalism (1980).
  • Dr Bruno Kreisky prize for political writing (1997).
  • Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
  • Delegation Chairman, EU - Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-2004).

Contact

Address:
Parlement européen
Bât. Altiero Spinelli
07F362
60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
Phone:
+32 (0)2 28 45157
Fax
+32 (0)2 28 49157
Email:
office AT hpmartin.net
hans-peter.martin AT europarl.europa.eu
Website:
http://www.hpmartin.net
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Resources

Notes

  1. ↑ European Parliament, MEP Directory: Hans-Peter Martin, accessed 01 December 2010.
  2. ↑ European Parliament, MEP Directory: Hans-Peter Martin, accessed 01 December 2010.
  3. ↑ European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Hans-Peter Martin, 14 January 2009, accessed 25 April 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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