Feleknas Uca

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Feleknas Uca, MEP

Feleknas Uca (born 17 September 1976, Celle) is an MEP for Germany from the political party The Left.

Affiliations

• Member, Committee on Development
• Member, Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee
• Substitute, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
• Substitute, Subcommittee on Human Rights
• Substitute, Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

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 in favour of 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 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 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.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Doctor's receptionist (1995-1999).
• Currently following correspondence course for university entrance.
• Member, Lower Saxony PDS Regional Executive (since 1998).
• Founder member, Celle PDS District Association (1998).
• PDS spokeswoman on European affairs for North Rhine-Westphalia.
• Treasurer, PDS European affairs group.
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
• Vice-Chair, Intergroup on Racism and Xenophobia (since 1999).
• Manager of a dance group in Celle (1995-1998).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

06F361

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45419

Fax

+32 (0)2 28 49419

Email:

feleknas.uca@europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.feleknasuca.de

Resources

• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Feleknas Uca, 15 January 2009, accessed 24 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Feleknas Uca, accessed 24 March 2009.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 24 March 2009.