Georg Jarzembowski

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Georg Jarzembowski, MEP

Georg Jarzembowski (born 03 February 1947, Braunschweig) is an MEP from Christian Democratic Union of Germany.

Affiliations

• Chairman, Delegation for relations with Japan
• Member, Conference of Delegation Chairmen
• Member, Committee on Fisheries
• Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism
• Member, Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula
• Substitute, Committee on Foreign 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 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 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 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.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• First state law examination (1973).
• Second state law examination (1975).
• Doctor of law (1980).
• Lawyer (1975-1978).
• Land court judge (1978-1979).
• Department of Justice, Hamburg (1979-1991).
• Member of the Hamburg CDU Land Executive Committee.
• Member of the Hamburg Land Assembly (1979-1991).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1991).
• Chairman, Temporary Committee on the Improvement of Safety at Sea (2003-2004).
• Chairman, European Parliament - Taiwan Friendship Group.
• EPP-ED Group coordinator, Committee on Transport and Tourism.
• EPP-ED Group coordinator for Chinese affairs.

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

10E205

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45306

Email:

gjarzembowski@compuserve.com

Website:

http://www.gjarzembowski.de

Resources

• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Georg Jarzembowski, 08 December 2008, accessed 11 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Georg Jarzembowski, accessed 11 March 2009.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 11 March 2009.