Paolo Bartolozzi

Paolo Bartolozzi, MEP

Paolo Bartolozzi (born 12 September 1957, Firenze) is an MEP for Centrale from the Italian political party Il Popolo della Libertà. He also served in the parliament during the 5th and the 6th terms (14.06.2001 - 19.07.2004, 23.06.2008 - 13.07.2009), representing the former political party Forza Italia.

Affiliations

• Member, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
• Member, Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

• Nothing to declare.

Record of Parliamentary Votes

• 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.
• Voted against 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 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 against 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 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

• Degree in law.
• Regional and national party leader.
• Mayor of Londa (Florence) (1985-1987).
• Member, Tuscany Regional Council since May 1987.
• Regional councillor for Florence constituency in 1990.
• Chairman of the Special Committee on Community Affairs and International Cooperation.
• Reelected as regional councillor for the Florence constituency.
• Chairman of the Vigilance and Control Committee and member of the Health and Social Security Committee.
• Chairman of the Forza Italia-Polo Popolare group.
• Elected, on the Forza Italia list, for the Florence constituency and member of the sixth Land and Environment Committee and the Special Statute Committee.
• Member of the European Parliament, member of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (2001-2004).
• Elected as councillor on the Forza Italia list for the Florence and Livorno constituencies (2005), opting for the latter.
• Vice-Chairman of Tuscany Regional Council (2005-2007).
• Chairman of the Special Committee on relations with the European Union and the Region's international activities (2008)

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

09E157

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45396

Fax

+32 (0)2 28 49396

Email:

paolo.bartolozzi@europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.paolobartolozzi.it

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Dichiarazione degli Interessi di carattere finanziario dei deputati: Paolo Bartolozzi, 14 January 2009, accessed 15 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Paolo Bartolozzi, accessed 15 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Paolo Bartolozzi, accessed 08 September 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 15 April 2009.