Rainer Wieland

Rainer Wieland, MEP

Rainer Wieland (born 19 February 1957, Stuttgart - Bad Cannstatt) is an MEP (10.10.1997- ) from Christian Democratic Union of Germany.

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Vice-President:

14.07.2009 / ... : European Parliament

Vice-Chair:

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market

22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Legal Affairs

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Legal Affairs

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Legal Affairs

Member:

10.10.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)

23.10.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU)

23.10.1997 / 06.05.1999 : Committee on the Rules of Procedure, the Verification of Credentials and Immunities

07.05.1999 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens' Rights

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 Petitions

14.09.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU)

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Petitions

06.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU)

20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Petitions

21.07.2004 / 21.07.2004 : Committee on Legal Affairs

15.09.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

19.01.2006 / 19.06.2007 : Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Petitions

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Petitions

14.07.2009 / ... : Parliament's Bureau

14.07.2009 / 20.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Legal Affairs

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Petitions

21.07.2009 / ... : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Substitute:

17.10.1997 / 30.11.1997 : Delegation for relations with Russia

17.10.1997 / 06.05.1999 : Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens' Rights

17.10.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection

17.10.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Petitions

01.12.1997 / 23.02.1999 : Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

24.02.1999 / 19.07.1999 : Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

21.07.1999 / 31.08.1999 : Committee on Development and Cooperation

01.09.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy

11.11.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation to the EU-Latvia Joint Parliamentary Committee

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy

07.03.2002 / 30.04.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Latvia Joint Parliamentary Committee

22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

15.09.2004 / 31.12.2006 : Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee

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

15.03.2007 / 25.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with India

26.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

16.07.2009 / 19.10.2010 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

20.10.2010 / ... : Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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.

Election Campaign 2009

Rainer Wieland not pledge to any of the four issues presented by the Election Campaign.

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 AT europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.mdep.de

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• Election Campaign, Rainer Wieland, accessed 30 May 2009.
• 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.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Rainer Wieland, accessed 05 December 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 24 March 2009.