Jas Gawronski

Jas Gawronski (born 07 February 1936, Vienna, Austria) is a former Italian MEP from Partito Repubblicano Italiano between 19.10.1981-24.07.1989, Polo Laico between 25.07.1989-18.07.1994, and Forza Italia between 20.07.1999-13.07.2009.^[1]

Affiliations

Vice-Chairman, Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia
Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs
Member, Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Substitute, Committee on Transport and Tourism
Substitute, Subcommittee on Human Rights
Substitute, Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee
Substitute, Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe
Substitute, Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula
Substitute, Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly

Paid Functions or Activities:

Voted against the directive on "waste electrical and electronic equipment" (A5-0100/2002). The amendment sets higher reuse and recycling rates for IT and telecommunication equipment.^[3] Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.
Voted against 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.^[4]
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.^[5] 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.^[6]

Graduate in Law from the University of Rome (1958).
Eastern European correspondent of Il giorno newspaper (1959-1962).
On the editorial staff of journalistic programmes for RAI (Italian radio and television broadcasting company) from Vietnam, India, the United States and Eastern Europe (1962-1966).
RAI correspondent in New York (1966-1977), Paris (1977-1979) and Moscow and Warsaw (1979-1981).
Director of political and scientific programmes on the television channels of Finivest (1985-1992).
Has contributed since 1989 to the daily newspaper La Stampa, of which he was elected member of the Board of Directors.
Member of Turin City Council (1982-1983) and of Piedmont Regional Council (1985).
Senator (1996-1999).
Spokesman for the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (1994-1995).
Member of the European Parliament (1981-1994 and since 1999).

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European Parliament, Dichiarazione degli Interessi di carattere finanziario dei deputati: Jas Gawronski, 12 March 2008, accessed 18 April 2009.
European Parliament, MEP Directory: Jas Gawronski, accessed 18 April 2009.
European Parliament, MEP Directory: Jas Gawronski, accessed 17 November 2010.
Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 18 April 2009.

↑ European Parliament, MEP Directory: Jas Gawronski, accessed 17 November 2010.
↑ European Parliament, Dichiarazione degli Interessi di carattere finanziario dei deputati: Jas Gawronski, 12 March 2008, accessed 18 April 2009.
↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.