Francis Wurtz
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Francis Wurtz (born 03 January 1948, Strasbourg) is an MEP from French Communist Party.
Contents
Affiliations
- Member, Conference of Presidents
- Member, Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
- Substitute, Committee on Budgets
- Substitute, Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Substitute, Delegation for relations with the United States
- Substitute, Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly
Record and Controversies
Declaration of Financial Interests
- Nothing to declare.[1]
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.[2]
- 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.[3]
- Voted against 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.[4]
- 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.[5] 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.[6]
- 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.[7]
- 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.[8]
- 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.[9] Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.
- Abstained from voting 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.[10]
Personal Information
Curriculum Vitae
- University diploma in literary studies (1968).
- Employed in national education (1969-1973).
- Full-time Communist Party official (since 1973).
- Secretariat of the Bas-Rhin Communist Party Federation (1973).
- Worked in the Communist Party Secretariat (1976).
- Member of the Communist Party national leadership (since 1979).
- Secretariat of the Committee for the Protection of Human Rights (1980).
- Head of the Communist Party's international department (1992-1999).
- Member of the European Parliament (since 1979).
- Chairman of the Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left (since 1999).
- Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Development (1989-1999).
Contact
- Address:
- Parlement européen
- Bât. Altiero Spinelli
- 06F159
- 60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
- B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
- Phone:
- +32 (0)2 28 45106
- Fax
- +32 (0)2 28 49106
- Email:
- francis.wurtz@europarl.europa.eu
- Website:
- http://www.francis-wurtz.eu
Resources
- European Parliament, Déclaration des Intérêts financiers des députés: Francis Wurtz, 02 February 2009, accessed 30 March 2009.
- European Parliament, MEP Directory: Francis Wurtz, accessed 30 March 2009.
- Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 30 March 2009.
Notes
- ↑ European Parliament, Déclaration des Intérêts financiers des députés: Francis Wurtz, 02 February 2009, accessed 30 March 2009.
- ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
- ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
- ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
- ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
- ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
- ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
- ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
- ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
- ↑ Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
