Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann

Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann

Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann (born 23 January 1955, Berlin) is a former German MEP from The Left (1999-2009).

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Vice-President:

20.07.2004 / 15.01.2007 : Parliament's Bureau

20.07.2004 / 15.01.2007 : European Parliament

Vice-Chair:

22.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation for relations with Japan

13.10.1999 / 19.07.2004 : Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left

Member:

20.07.1999 / 12.10.1999 : Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs

07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation for relations with Japan

20.07.2004 / 13.05.2009 : Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs

15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with Japan

19.01.2006 / 14.02.2007 : Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs

14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with Japan

14.05.2009 / 13.07.2009 : Socialist Group in the European Parliament

Substitute:

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

31.01.2007 / 13.05.2009 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

14.03.2007 / 13.05.2009 : Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula

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 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.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Qualified Japanologist (1979).
• Doctorate (1984).
• Research assistant at the Humboldt University, Berlin (1979-1988).
• Research assistant at the Institute for International Politics and Economy, Berlin (1988-1990).
• Member of the PDS Executive (1991-1993 and 2000-2002).
• Federal Vice-Chair of the PDS (1993-2000).
• Member of the GDR People's Assembly (March-October 1990).
• Member of the Bundestag (October-December1990).
• Observer, European Parliament (1991-1994) and Member (since 1999).
• Vice-Chair, GUE/NGL Group (1999-2004).
• Vice-Chair, Japan Delegation (1999-2001).
• Member, Convention for the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, Vice-Chair of European Parliament delegation (2000).
• Member, Constitutional Convention (2002-2003).

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http://www.sylvia-yvonnekaufmann.de

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, 03 December 2008, accessed 11 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, accessed 11 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, accessed 27 November 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 11 March 2009.