Sergio Berlato

Sergio Berlato, MEP

Sergio Berlato (born 27 July 1959, Vicenza) is an MEP for Nord-Orientale from the Italian political party Il Popolo della Libertà. He also served during the 5th and 6th parliamentary terms representing the former conservative party National Alliance.

Affiliations

• Vice-Chairman, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
• Member, Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand
• Substitute, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
• Substitute, Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

• Nothing to declare.

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 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 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. 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.
• Abstained from voting 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 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

• Secondary school-leaving certificate in technical and commercial subjects.
• Member of Regional Council since April 1990.
• Member of Regional Executive since June 1995.
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

04F254

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45213

Fax

+32 (0)2 28 49213

Email:

info@sergioberlato.it

sergio.berlato@europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.sergioberlato.it

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Dichiarazione degli Interessi di carattere finanziario dei deputati: Sergio Berlato, 25 February 2008, accessed 22 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Sergio Berlato, accessed 22 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Sergio Berlato, accessed 10 September 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 22 April 2009.