Horst Schnellhardt

Horst Schnellhardt, MEP

Horst Schnellhardt (born 12 May 1946, Rüdigershagen) is an MEP (1994- ) from Christian Democratic Union of Germany.

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Vice-Chair:

30.01.1997 / 13.10.1997 : Delegation for relations with Canada

14.10.1997 / 23.02.1999 : Delegation for relations with Canada

24.02.1999 / 19.07.1999 : Delegation for relations with Canada

Member:

19.07.1994 / 19.07.1999 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)

21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection

17.11.1994 / 11.07.1995 : Delegation for relations with Canada

12.07.1995 / 15.01.1997 : Delegation for relations with Canada

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection

16.01.1997 / 29.01.1997 : Delegation for relations with Canada

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 the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy

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 the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy

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 the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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

Substitute:

21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Development and Cooperation

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Development and Cooperation

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy

30.01.2002 / 17.12.2002 : Temporary committee on foot and mouth disease

22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Development

15.09.2004 / 25.03.2007 : Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

16.09.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Development

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Development

26.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with India

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Development

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

• Nothing to declare.

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

• Veterinary surgeon (1970).
• Doctor of veterinary medicine (1984).
• Veterinary surgeon specialising in food hygiene (1986).
• Vet in Halberstadt (1970-1990).
• District veterinary officer (1990).
• Head of Halberstadt veterinary agency (1990).
• CDU District Chairman (1992-1994).
• Member, Regional Executive (since 1993).
• Member, Regional Committee on European Affairs (since 1990).
• Member, Federal Committee on European Affairs (1990-2004).
• Chairman, CDU Group Federal and European Affairs Working Group, Saxony-Anhalt Regional Assembly (1992-1994).
• Member, CDU Group Executive (1992-1994).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1994).
• Vice-President, EPP-ED Group Working Group.
• Representative for Saxony-Anhalt on the Committee of the Regions (1994-1998).
• Federal Cross of Merit with ribbon.

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

15E115

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45618

Fax

+32 (0)2 28 49618

Email:

horst.schnellhardt AT europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.schnellhardt-europa.de

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Horst Schnellhardt, 14 January 2008, accessed 24 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Horst Schnellhardt, accessed 24 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Horst Schnellhardt, accessed 05 December 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 24 March 2009.