Joseph Daul

Joseph Daul, MEP

Joseph Daul (born 13 April 1947, Strasbourg) is an MEP for France from the political party Union for a Popular Movement since 20.07.2004. He served his first term at the parliament between 20.07.1999 / 19.07.2004 with The Rally for the Republic (Rassemblement pour la République, RPR), which was later renamed (Union pour un Mouvement Populaire, UMP).

Affiliations

• Member, Conference of Presidents
• Member, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
• Substitute, Committee on International Trade
• Substitute, Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

Professional Activities:

• Professional farmer in a Groupement Agricole d'Exploitation en Commun (collective farm)

Paid Functions or Activities:

• President of an agricultural cooperative

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 in favour of 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. Adopted.

Election Campaign 2009

Joseph Daul did not pledge to any of the four issues presented by the Election Campaign yet.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Studied agriculture.
• Graduate of the Institute for Advanced Studies in National Defence (35th session).
• Farmer.
• Mayor of Pfettisheim (1989-2002).
• Deputy mayor of Pfettisheim (since 2002).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
• Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (2002-2004).
• Chairman of the Conference of Committee Chairmen (2002-2004).
• Member of the Economic and Social Committee (1980-1982).
• Chairman of the Meat Group of the Committee of Agricultural Organisations in the European Union (1996-1999).
• Officer of the Agricultural Order of Merit. Knight of the National Order of Merit. Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

05H359

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45525

Fax

+32 (0)2 28 49525

Email:

joseph.daul@europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://president.epp-ed.eu

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• Election Campaign, Joseph Daul, accessed 05 June 2009.
• European Parliament, Déclaration des Intérêts financiers des députés: Joseph Daul, 14 January 2009, accessed 25 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Joseph Daul, accessed 25 March 2009.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 25 March 2009.