Markus Ferber

Markus Ferber, MEP

Markus Ferber (born 15 January 1965, Augsburg) is a German MEP from Christian Social Union in Bavaria.

Affiliations

• Member, Committee on Budgetary Control
• Member, Committee on Budgets
• Member, Delegation for relations with Israel
• Substitute, Committee on Transport and Tourism
• Substitute, Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

Professional Activities:

• Member of European Parliament

Paid Functions or Activities:

• Member of district council Augsburg
• Member of governing board Kreissparkasse Augsburg
• Member of advisory council for Savings Banks Association concerning savings banks politics, Bavaria

Further Information:

• Chairman, European Union Bavaria (honorary)
• Chairman, CSU Schwaben (honorary)
• Member of executive board of CSU Bavaria (honorary)
• Member of board of directors, Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung (honorary)
• Chairman, Association to Promote International Choral Encounters (honorary)
• Chairman, European Culture Foundation, Ottobeuren (honorary)
• Member of board of trustees, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Martinsried

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

• Degree in electrical engineering (1990).
• Development engineer (1990-1992).
• Engineer in a marketing department (1992-1994).
• CSU district chairman, Augsburg region (since 1999).
• CSU District Vice-Chairman, Schwaben (since 2003).
• Town councillor in Bobingen (1990-1999).
• Member of Augsburg district council (since 1996).
• Chairman of the CSU European Affairs Group (since 1999).
• Regional Chairman, Byron Europa-Union (since 2000).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1994).
• Federal Cross of Merit. Bavarian Medal of Honour for Bavarians in Europe.

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

15E242

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45230

Email:

markus.ferber@europarl.europa.eu

mferber@mail.rmc.de

Website:

http://www.markus-ferber.de

Resources

• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Markus Ferber, 12 January 2009, accessed 06 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Markus Ferber, accessed 06 March 2009.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 07 March 2009.