Angelika Niebler

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Angelika Niebler, MEP

Angelika Niebler (born 18 February 1963, München) is a German MEP from Christian Social Union in Bavaria.

Affiliations

• Chairwoman, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
• Member, Conference of Committee Chairmen
• Member, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
• Member, Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen
• Substitute, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
• Substitute, Delegation for relations with South Africa

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

Professional Activities:

• Lawyer

Further Information:

• Member of Ebersberg County Council,
• Member of Television Council, Second German Television (ZDF), Mainz
• Chairperson of supervisory board, Fa. metabion International AG, Planegg/Martinsried (salary: pre-tax 85,-- euro)

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.
• Abstained from voting 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 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

• First state law examination (1988).
• Second state law examination (1991).
• Doctor of law (1992).
• Lawyer in Munich (since 1991).
• Member of the Upper Bavaria CSU district executive (since 1995).
• Chairman of the Women's Union of Upper Bavaria district and member of the Land executive of the Women's Union in Bavaria (since 1999).
• Congress delegate and member of the executive, European People's Party (since 1999).
• Member of Ebersberg district council (since 1996).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
• CDU/CSU Group parliamentary business manager in the EPP-ED Group at the European Parliament, member of the CDU/CSU Group and EPP-ED Group Executive (since 1999).
• Member of the ZDF Television Board (since 2000).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

15E206

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45390

Email:

angelika.niebler@europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.angelika-niebler.de

Resources

• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Angelika Niebler, 30 January 2009, accessed 23 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Angelika Niebler, accessed 23 March 2009.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 23 March 2009.