Rainer Wieland

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Rainer Wieland, MEP

Rainer Wieland (born 19 February 1957, Stuttgart - Bad Cannstatt) is an MEP from Christian Democratic Union of Germany.

Affiliations

• Vice-Chairman, Committee on Legal Affairs
• Member, Committee on Petitions
• Member, Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
• Substitute, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
• Substitute, Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

Professional Activities:

• Lawyer,

Support Received in Connection with Political Activities:

Financial:

• standard monthly expenses for phone, postage, travel miles as Chairman of CDU-Ludwigsburg District Chapter - granted by CDU-Ludwigsburg District Chapter,

In terms if staff:

• employees of CDU-District Bureau, exclusively in the frame of activity as CDU-District Chairman for accruing tasks - granted by CDU-Ludwigsburg District Chapter,

In terms of material:

• equipment and utilities for the employees of the District Bureau in the frame of above-mentioned scope - granted by CDU-Ludwigsburg District Chapter.

Further Information:

• The same way as stated above, I receive support as a chairman of the non-partisan Europa-Union, Baden-Württemberg regional association, through the regional association and/or the Bureau in terms of staff and material regard. The support is in form of partial refunding of actual costs.
• Honorary regional council with statutory fixed representational allowance, provided by the regional federation in Stuttgart.
• Member of ZDF-Broadcasting Council, recommended by the non-partisan Europa-Union.

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 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

• Studied law; under articles in Tübingen, Heidelberg and Stuttgart.
• Local chairman of Junge Union, Gerlingen (1975-1980).
• Chairman of the Ludwigsburg JU district association (1981-1983).
• District vice-chairman of the North Württemberg JU (1985-1988).
• District vice-chairman of the North Württemberg JU (1990-1992).
• Member, CDU Federal Party Committee (1983-1991).
• Member, North Württemberg CDU District Association (since 1991).
• Chairman, Ludwigsburg CDU District Association (since 1993).
• Chairman of the Baden-Württemberg branch of the all-party Europa Union (since 2001).
• Member, Gerlingen Municipal Council (1984-1998).
• Member, Ludwigsburg District Council (1984-1998).
• Member, Stuttgart Regional Association Assembly (since 1994).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1997).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

10E242

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 47545

Fax

+32 (0)2 28 49545

Email:

rainer.wieland@europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.mdep.de

Resources

• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Rainer Wieland, 03 December 2008, accessed 24 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Rainer Wieland, accessed 24 March 2009.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 24 March 2009.