Marco Pannella

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Marco Pannella, MEP

Marco Pannella (born 02 May 1930, Teramo) is an MEP from the former Italian libertarian political party Lista Emma Bonino.

Affiliations

• Member, Committee on Legal Affairs
• Member, Committee on Budgetary Control
• Member, Delegation for relations with Israel
• Substitute, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
• Substitute, Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

• Nothing to declare.

Record of Parliamentary Votes

• Abstained from voting 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.
• Abstained from voting 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 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

• Graduate in law (1955). Professional journalist.
• Founder, Secretary-General and Chairman of the Radical Party and the Lista Pannella.
• Co-founder of the Transnational Radical Party.
• Former Chairman of the XIII district of the municipality of Rome (Ostia).
• Former member of the municipal councils of Trieste, Catania, Naples, Teramo, Rome and Aquila.
• Former member of the Lazio and Abruzzo regional councils.
• Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies (1976-1992).
• Member of the European Parliament (1979-1996 and since 1999).
• Honours: 'KKL Forest' in Israel (Negev area). Honorary Chairman of the 'Young Slovenes'.

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

09G354

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45120

Fax

+32 (0)2 28 49120

Email:

marco.pannella@europarl.europa.eu

Website:

Resources

• European Parliament, Dichiarazione degli Interessi di carattere finanziario dei deputati: Marco Pannella, 04 December 2008, accessed 21 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Marco Pannella, accessed 21 April 2009.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 21 April 2009.