Tokia Saïfi

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Tokia Saïfi, MEP

Tokia Saïfi (born 11 July 1959, Hautmont) is an MEP for France from the political party Union for a Popular Movement (2004- ). She was in the parliament before (20.07.1999-06.05.2002) representing Démocratie Libérale.

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Vice-Chair:

07.02.2002 / 06.05.2002 : Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf

Member:

20.07.1999 / 06.05.2002 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

06.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union

17.01.2002 / 06.02.2002 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

04.02.2002 / 06.05.2002 : Committee on Petitions

07.02.2002 / 06.05.2002 : Committee on Development and Cooperation

11.04.2002 / 06.05.2002 : Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities

20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on International Trade

15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen

15.09.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on International Trade

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on International Trade

14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen

14.07.2009 / ... : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on International Trade

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean

Substitute:

11.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee

17.11.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy

17.01.2002 / 06.05.2002 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy

07.03.2002 / 06.05.2002 : Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee

22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Development

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Development

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Development

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Foreign Affairs

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with the Arab 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 in favour of 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 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.

Election Campaign 2009

Tokia Saïfi has not pledged to any of the four issues presented by the Election Campaign.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Founder of the association Espace Intégration, a national movement for civil rights (1987-1999).
• Organiser of cultural and spiritual dialogue between the three monotheist religions and coordinator of a national movement in favour of an open-minded secularism (1987-1999).
• Intermediary with the economic authorities in encouraging the creation of businesses (1992-1998).
• Organiser of several humanitarian operations in support of the Middle East peace process in the spirit of the 1995 Oslo Agreements (1996-1998).
• Founder of the National Movement for Equality and Participation, which supports equal opportunities and citizenship (1999-2002).
• Member of the European Parliament (1999-2002).
• Member of the UMP political bureau (2002).
• State Secretary for sustainable development in the government of Jean-Pierre Raffarin (2002-2004).
• Chairwoman of the Committee on Political, Security and Human Rights Issues of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (since 2004).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

13E206

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45562

Fax

+32 (0)2 28 49562

Email:

tokia.saifi AT europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.tokia-saifi.com

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• Election Campaign, Tokia Saïfi, accessed 05 June 2009.
• European Parliament, Déclaration des Intérêts financiers des députés: Tokia Saïfi, 03 December 2008, accessed 01 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Tokia Saïfi, accessed 01 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Tokia Saïfi, accessed 03 December 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 01 April 2009.