Vincenzo Lavarra

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Vincenzo Lavarra

Vincenzo Lavarra (born 27 January 1954, Gioia del Colle, BA) is a former MEP from the Italian Democratici di Sinistra, DS (20.07.1999 -19.07.2004 and 24.05.2005-13.07.2009).[1]


Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Vice-Chair:
21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Member:
20.07.1999 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the Party of European Socialists
21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Fisheries
06.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation for relations with South-east Europe
17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Fisheries
07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe
07.02.2002 / 30.04.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Malta Joint Parliamentary Committee
24.05.2005 / 13.07.2009 : Socialist Group in the European Parliament
07.06.2005 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
22.06.2005 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Substitute:
22.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy
08.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee
17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy
17.01.2002 / 17.12.2002 : Temporary committee on foot and mouth disease
07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee
26.05.2005 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China
22.06.2005 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
31.01.2007 / 10.07.2007 : Committee on Transport and Tourism
14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China
10.05.2007 / 04.02.2009 : Temporary Committee on Climate Change
25.10.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy[2]

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

  • Nothing to declare.[3]

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.[4]
  • 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.[5]
  • 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.[6]
  • 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.[7]
  • 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.[8]
  • 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.[9]
  • 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.[10]
  • 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.[11] 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.[12]

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

  • Degree in literature and philosophy (1977).
  • Chief editor of 'L'Unità' in Apulia (1979-1982).
  • DS Regional Secretary for Apulia. Member of the DS national executive.
  • Vice-Chairman of the provincial government of Bari (July 2004).
  • Member of the European Parliament (1999-2004).
  • Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, member of the Committee on Fisheries.
  • Member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe.

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Notes

  1. ↑ European Parliament, MEP Directory: Vincenzo Lavarra, accessed 29 November 2010.
  2. ↑ European Parliament, MEP Directory: Vincenzo Lavarra, accessed 29 November 2010.
  3. ↑ European Parliament, Dichiarazione degli Interessi di carattere finanziario dei deputati: Vincenzo Lavarra, 26 January 2009, accessed 18 April 2009.
  4. ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  5. ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  6. ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  7. ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  8. ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  9. ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  10. ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  11. ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  12. ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
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