Dominique Vlasto

Dominique Vlasto, MEP

Dominique Vlasto (born 14 August 1946, Marseille) is an MEP from the French political party Union for a Popular Movement (2004- ; Démocratie Libérale 01.01.2000-19.07.2004).

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Member:

01.01.2000 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

15.02.2000 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation for relations with Israel

18.02.2000 / 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

07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union

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 Industry, Research and Energy

15.09.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Transport and Tourism

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union

Substitute:

15.02.2000 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs

17.01.2002 / 28.02.2002 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism

22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Transport and Tourism

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Transport and Tourism

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Transport and Tourism

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Foreign Affairs

16.07.2009 / 06.10.2009 : Committee on Petitions

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

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

Paid Functions or Activities:

• Member of the European Parliament
• Second Deputy Mayor of Marseilles

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 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 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

• Management assistant in a small clothing company (1965-1967).
• Worked at SOFRES (French opinion poll organisation) (1975-1979).
• Member of the France Congrès office (since 1995).
• Chairwoman of the Marseilles Tourist Office and administrator at the Marseilles International Fair limited company.
• Member of Marseilles City Council (1983-1989) and district councillor in Marseilles (1989-1995).
• Deputy Mayor of Marseilles with responsibility for building permits and land rights (1995-1998); responsibility for tourism, conferences and festivals (since 1999); responsibility for tourism, conferences and relations with the European institutions (since 2001).
• Member of the Committee of the Regions (1998-1999).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 2000).
• The Mayor of Marseilles' representative on the World Water Council. Chairwoman of the regional association for women and families' activities and information (association under the auspices of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regional Council (1986-1998).
• Member of the administrative council of the Youth and Leisure Social Centre (Marseilles) (since 1997).
• Knight of the Order of Merit (1995).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

13E209

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45161

Fax

+32 (0)2 28 49161

Email:

dominique.vlasto AT europarl.europa.eu

Website:

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Déclaration des Intérêts financiers des députés: Dominique Vlasto, 13 January 2009, accessed 07 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Dominique Vlasto, accessed 07 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Dominique Vlasto, accessed 05 December 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 07 April 2009.