Marie Anne Isler Béguin

Marie Anne Isler Béguin

Marie Anne Isler Béguin (born 30 June 1956, Boulay) is a former MEP for France from The Greens (11.12.1991 / 18.07.1994 and 20.07.1999 / 13.07.2009).

Affiliations

• Chairwoman, Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees
• Member, Conference of Delegation Chairmen
• Member, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
• Substitute, Committee on Foreign Affairs
• Substitute, Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

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

• Diploma in general ecology and environmental sciences, European Ecology Institute (1978).
• Degree in geography - regional planning (Strasbourg, 1980).
• Teacher (1979-1981).
• Founder of a consultancy firm (1981).
• Special adviser (1980-1989).
• Parliamentary assistant (1989-1991).
• Consultant on the environment and regional planning (1994-1995).
• Member of the French Greens' national council, then their executive committee (1986-1989).
• French Greens' national spokeswoman (1994-1999).
• Member of the European Parliament (1991-1994 and since 1999).
• Vice-President of the European Parliament (1991-1994).
• Cofounder (1989) then spokeswoman of Eurorégionale verte (since 1997).
• Member of the European Federation of Green Parties (since 1994).
• Secretary-General of the Lorraine Federation for the Environment (1985-1989).

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Resources

• European Parliament, Déclaration des Intérêts financiers des députés: Marie Anne Isler Béguin, 20 January 2009, accessed 27 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Marie Anne Isler Béguin, accessed 27 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Marie Anne Isler Béguin, accessed 19 November 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 27 March 2009.