Karin Jöns

Karin Jöns

Karin Jöns (born 29 April 1953, Kiel) is a former MEP from Social Democratic Party of Germany (1994-2009).

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Vice-Chair:

30.01.1997 / 13.10.1997 : Delegation for relations with the Transcaucasian republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia

14.10.1997 / 23.02.1999 : Delegation for relations with the Transcaucasian republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia

24.02.1999 / 19.07.1999 : Delegation for relations with the Transcaucasian republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia

Member:

19.07.1994 / 19.07.1999 : Group of the Party of European Socialists

21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Social Affairs and Employment

17.11.1994 / 11.07.1995 : Delegation for relations with Transcaucasus

12.07.1995 / 15.01.1997 : Delegation for relations with Transcaucasus

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

16.01.1997 / 29.01.1997 : Delegation for relations with the Transcaucasian republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia

20.07.1999 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the Party of European Socialists

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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)

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe

20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Socialist Group in the European Parliament

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

15.09.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

15.09.2004 / 31.01.2007 : Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

01.02.2007 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the United States

14.03.2007 / 23.05.2007 : Delegation for relations with the United States

Substitute:

21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Budgets

21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Women's Rights

16.01.1997 / 13.10.1997 : Delegation for relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Mongolia

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Budgets

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Fisheries

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Women's Rights

14.10.1997 / 23.02.1999 : Delegation for relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Mongolia

24.02.1999 / 19.07.1999 : Delegation for relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Mongolia

22.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities

22.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Budgets

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities

30.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

15.09.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

• Member of broadcasting council of Radio Bremen (since 10 July 2008)

• €41,00 attendance fee per meeting (at most 6, but minimum 4 meetings a year)
• lump sum of €10,00 per travel with the car as travelling costs
• €256,00 per year paid to allow acquisition of a TV device
• unsalaried

• Member of ARD Program Advisory Board (since 04 September 2008)

• €160,00 attendance fee per meeting (10 meetings a year)
• accommodation and travel expenses are remunerated
• daily allowance is supplied (Domestic Travel: under 14 hrs €6,00 per day; over 14 hrs €12,00 per day; 24 hrs €24,00 per day; Travel Abroad: under 14 hrs €17,00; over 14 hrs €33,00; 24 hrs €50,00)
• unsalaried

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 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.
• 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. 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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. 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.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Graduate in political science and history (1977).
• Graduate in Slavonic studies (1980).
• Freelance journalist (1976-1978).
• Editor attached to the Central Executive Committee of the ÖTV (Public Service, Transport and Communications Workers' Union) (1978-1980).
• Press officer in Bonn of the Senator for Federal Affairs of the city of Bremen (1981-1982).
• Head of the Bonn office of the Federal Republic's representative for cultural affairs under the Treaty on Franco-German Cooperation (1983-1986).
• International and European affairs officer in the state chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia (1986-1987).
• Organisation and management of the Land of Bremen's office in Brussels for liaison with the European Union (1987-1994).
• Member of the SPD (since 1973); member of Bremen SPD Land Executive Committee (since 1998).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1994).
• Member of the United Service Sector Union ver.di (formerly the ÖTV and IG Medien (media workers' union)).
• Member of the Workers' Welfare Association (AWO).
• Member of Europa-Union Germany.
• Member of Amnesty International and Refugio e.V. Chairwoman of Nationales Forum Deutschland e.V. within Europa Donna, the European Breast Cancer Coalition (since 2000).

Contact

Address:

Phone:

Email:

karin.joens@t-online.de

Website:

http://www.joens.de

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Karin Jöns, 16 January 2009, accessed 11 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Karin Jöns, accessed 11 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Karin Jöns, accessed 27 November 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 11 March 2009.