Philippe Morillon

Philippe Morillon

Philippe Morillon (born 24 October 1935, Casablanca, Morocco) is a former MEP (1999-2009) for France from the political party Union pour la Démocratie Française.

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Chair:

07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Fisheries

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Fisheries

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Fisheries

Vice-Chair:

13.11.2000 / 14.01.2002 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU)

11.04.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with Afghanistan

Member:

20.07.1999 / 07.03.2002 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy

06.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation for relations with South-east Europe

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy

06.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU)

07.02.2002 / 06.03.2002 : Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe

07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Conference of Delegation Chairmen

08.03.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

20.07.2004 / 08.12.2004 : Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

21.07.2004 / 21.07.2004 : Committee on Fisheries

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence

28.07.2004 / 15.01.2007 : Conference of Committee Chairmen

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

15.09.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

09.12.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Conference of Committee Chairmen

15.03.2007 / 10.04.2007 : Delegation for relations with Afghanistan

Substitute:

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Development and Cooperation

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Development and Cooperation

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

• Nothing to declare.

Record of Parliamentary Votes

• 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 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 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.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Graduate of Saint-Cyr military college (1956), the École supérieure for studies relating to electricity (1964) and the Army Staff College (1974).
• Military expert, National Assembly (1984-1986).
• Member of the National Assembly Delegation for International Relations (1988-1990).
• Adviser to the government, Ministry of Defence (1993).
• Commander of the United Nations Forces in Bosnia (1992-1993).
• Commander of the Rapid Reaction Force (1994-1996).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
• President of the association L'envol pour les enfants européens.
• Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour.

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Resources

• European Parliament, Déclaration des Intérêts financiers des députés: Philippe Morillon, 03 December 2008, accessed 02 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Philippe Morillon, accessed 02 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Philippe Morillon, accessed 02 December 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 April 2009.