Helmuth Markov

Helmuth Markov

Helmuth Markov (born 05 June 1952, Leipzig) is a former German MEP (1999-2009) from the political party Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus (PDS), which after 2007 merged into Die Linke.

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Chair 01.02.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on International Trade

Vice-Chair:

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism

22.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee

21.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism

Treasurer:

13.10.1999 / 19.07.2004 : Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left

20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left

Member:

20.07.1999 / 12.10.1999 : Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left

10.05.2001 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee

17.01.2002 / 20.01.2002 : Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism

07.02.2002 / 30.04.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee

07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on International Trade

15.09.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

14.10.2004 / 08.06.2005 : Temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on International Trade

31.01.2007 / 31.01.2007 : Committee on International Trade

01.02.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Conference of Committee Chairmen

Substitute:

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Budgets

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Transport and Tourism

15.09.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Transport and Tourism

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Transport and Tourism

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

Professional Activities:

• Foreign office, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation

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 against 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 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 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 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

• Graduate engineer (1976).
• Doctorate in engineering (1984).
• Student at the Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine (1970-1976).
• Head of research and development division, Elektronenstahltechnik (1976-1990).
• Managing Director, Eltese GmbH (1990-2002).
• Managing Director, LE-W GmbH (1998-2004).
• PDS Regional Chairman, Brandenburg (1994-1996).
• Member of Brandenburg Regional Assembly (1990-1999).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).

Contact

Address:

Phone:

Email:

helmuth-markov@linkspartei-ohv.de

Website:

http://www.pds-europa.de

http://www.pds-europaservice.de

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Helmuth Markov, 04 December 2008, accessed 22 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Helmuth Markov, accessed 22 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Helmuth Markov, accessed 01 December 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 22 March 2009.