Bernard Poignant

Bernard Poignant

Bernard Poignant (born 19 September 1945, Vannes) is a former MEP (1999-2009) for France from the Socialist Party.

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Member:

20.07.1999 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the Party of European Socialists

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Fisheries

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

06.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation for relations with South-east Europe

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

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Fisheries

07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe

20.11.2003 / 21.04.2004 : Temporary committee on improving safety at sea

20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Socialist Group in the European Parliament

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Fisheries

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Regional Development

15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Regional Development

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Fisheries

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Regional Development

31.01.2007 / 09.07.2007 : Committee on Fisheries

14.03.2007 / 10.07.2007 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Substitute:

22.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport

17.01.2002 / 28.07.2002 : Committee on Budgetary Control

29.07.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Budgets

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Budgetary Control

15.09.2004 / 06.06.2006 : Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia

07.06.2006 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Budgetary Control

31.01.2007 / 09.07.2007 : Committee on Budgetary Control

28.06.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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 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 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 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 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.
• Voted in favour of 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

• Highest postgraduate teaching qualification in history (1970).
• Former Chairman of the National Federation of Socialist and Republican Elected Representatives.
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
• Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Contact

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Email:

bernard.poignant AT wanadoo.fr

Website:

http://www.europinion.org/index.php5

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Déclaration des Intérêts financiers des députés: Bernard Poignant, 10 December 2008, accessed 02 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Bernard Poignant, accessed 02 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Bernard Poignant, accessed 02 December 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 April 2009.