Ewa Klamt

Ewa Klamt

Ewa Klamt (born 26 May 1950, Straubing) is a former MEP from Christian Democratic Union of Germany (1999-2009).

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Member:

20.07.1999 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs

06.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation for relations with Canada

06.07.2000 / 05.09.2001 : Temporary committee on the Echelon interception system

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs

07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand

20.07.2004 / 30.08.2004 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

31.08.2004 / 14.02.2007 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand

19.01.2006 / 14.02.2007 : Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

15.02.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

14.03.2007 / 01.02.2009 : Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand

Substitute:

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport

17.01.2002 / 29.01.2002 : Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport

30.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Budgets

22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Fisheries

22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Budgets

15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Fisheries

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Budgets

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Budgets

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Fisheries

15.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South AsiaEuropean Parliament, MEP Directory: Ewa Klamt, accessed 29 November 2010.

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 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

• Graduate of Mira Loma High School, Sacramento, California (1966).
• Attended American River College, Sacramento (1966-1967) and the Munich Campus of the University of Maryland (1967-1968).
• Translator (1968-1971).
• Taught at the Clemens August school in Cloppenburg (1971-1974).
• Freelance translator (1974-1976).
• Taught at Cloppenburg vocational college (1977-1980).
• Freelance language teacher (1981-1999).
• Treasurer, Gifhorn District CDU Association (1991-2001).
• Vice-Chair, Gifhorn District CDU Association (since 2001).
• Member, Lüneburg District CDU Committee (1995-1997).
• Vice-Chair, Lüneburg District CDU Association (since 1997).
• Member of the Lower Saxony CDU Regional Executive (since 1998).
• Deputy Mayor of Gifhorn (1991-1999).
• Member of Gifhorn municipal council (1991-1999).
• Member of Gifhorn district council (since 1996).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).

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http://www.ewa-klamt.de

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Ewa Klamt, 06 January 2009, accessed 11 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Ewa Klamt, accessed 11 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Ewa Klamt, accessed 29 November 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 11 March 2009.