Philippe Morillon

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Philippe Morillon, MEP

Philippe Morillon (born 24 October 1935, Casablanca, Morocco) is an MEP for France from the political party Democratic Movement.

Affiliations

• Chairman, Committee on Fisheries
• Vice-Chairman, Delegation for relations with Afghanistan
• Member, Conference of Committee Chairmen
• Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs
• Member, Subcommittee on Security and Defence
• Member, Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
• Member, Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

• Nothing to declare.

Record of Parliamentary Votes

• 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 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.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Graduate of Saint-Cyr military college (1956), the École supérieure for studies relating to electricity (1964) and the Army Staff College (1974).
• Military expert, National Assembly (1984-1986).
• Member of the National Assembly Delegation for International Relations (1988-1990).
• Adviser to the government, Ministry of Defence (1993).
• Commander of the United Nations Forces in Bosnia (1992-1993).
• Commander of the Rapid Reaction Force (1994-1996).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
• President of the association L'envol pour les enfants européens.
• Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour.

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

09G205

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45506

Fax

+32 (0)2 28 49506

Email:

philippe.morillon@europarl.europa.eu

Website:

Resources

• European Parliament, Déclaration des Intérêts financiers des députés: Philippe Morillon, 03 December 2008, accessed 02 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Philippe Morillon, accessed 02 April 2009.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 April 2009.