Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf

Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf

Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf (born 29 November 1942, Spenge) is a former German MEP from Alliance '90/ The Greens (24.07.1984-04.11.1987 and 25.07.1989-13.07.2009).

Affiliations

• Vice-Chairman, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
• Member, Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee
• Substitute, Committee on Budgets
• Substitute, Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America
• Substitute, Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
• Substitute, Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

Professional Activities:

• Farmer

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 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 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 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

• Master's diploma in farming (1968).
• Teacher training and education science course, state examination, Ph.D. on the 'Labour relations and socialisation of young farmers' (1982).
• Converted own holding to organic farming methods (early 1980s).
• Farms (on a group basis) a 50 ha. holding in eastern Westphalia.
• Founder member (1980) and chairman (since 1996) of the German Small Farmers' Association (AbL).
• Member of the European Parliament (1984-1987 and since 1989).
• Chairman, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (1999-2002).

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http://www.graefezubaringdorf.de

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, 09 December 2008, accessed 09 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, accessed 09 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, accessed 17 November 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 09 March 2009.