Alfred Gomolka

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Alfred Gomolka, MEP

Alfred Gomolka (born 21 July 1942, Breslau) is an MEP from Christian Democratic Union of Germany.

Affiliations

• Member, Committee on Fisheries
• Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs
• Member, Delegation for relations with Belarus
• Member, Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee
• Substitute, Committee on Budgets
• Substitute, Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

Professional Activities:

• Consultant for field studies in coastal zone - unremunerated

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

• Geography degree (1965).
• Doctorate (1971) and postdoctoral lecturing qualification (1988).
• Studied in Greifswald (1960-1964).
• Teacher in Sollstedt (1964-1965).
• Assistant and senior assistant at the University of Greifswald (1965-1979).
• Senior assistant at the University of Greifswald (1984-1989).
• Lecturer in physical geography (1989-1991).
• Professor of planning and regional studies at the University of Greifswald (1991).
• Member of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Land executive of the CDU (since 1991).
• Town councillor in Greifswald (1979-1984).
• Member of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern regional parliament (1990-1994).
• Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (1990-1992).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1994).
• Chairman, Delegation for relations with Latvia (1997).
• Delegation Chairman, EU - Latvia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1997-2004).
• Federal Cross of Merit with ribbon.

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

10E157

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45307

Email:

alfred.gomolka@europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.alfred-gomolka.de

Resources

• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Alfred Gomolka, 07 January 2009, accessed 09 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Alfred Gomolka, accessed 09 March 2009.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 09 March 2009.