Cristiana Muscardini

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Cristiana Muscardini, MEP

Cristiana Muscardini (born 06 November 1948, Cannobio, Verbania) is an MEP from the Italian political party National Alliance.

Affiliations

• Vice-Chairwoman, Committee on International Trade
• Member, Conference of Presidents
• Member, Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia
• Member, Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly
• Member, Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
• Substitute, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
• Substitute, Committee on Petitions
• Substitute, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
• 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 in favour of 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.
• Abstained from voting 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 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

• Graduate in philosophy. Writes for newspapers and periodicals.
• Chairwoman of FUAN (University National Action Front) (1971).
• Member of the national executive of the Italian Social Movement (1972).
• Member of the political executive of AN, responsible for the coordination of Community policies (since 1995).
• General Secretary of the 'Alliance for Europe of the Nations' (since 2001).
• Member of Milan City Council (1980-1990) and Varese Town Council (since 1991).
• Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies (1983-1987).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1989).
• Vice-Chairwoman of the Union for Europe of the Nations Group (1999).
• Chairwoman of the AN delegation (1992-2004).
• Member of the European Convention.
• 'Adelaide Ristori' literary prize - Rome (1991); International 'Woman of the Year' 2004 prize - Lugano University Centre.
• Commander of the Order of St Maurice and St Lazarus. Gold Medal for European Merit from the Luxembourg European Merit Foundation (2005).

Publications

• 'Europa sconosciuta' (1994)
• 'L'Europa in discussione' (1999)
• 'L'Europa in tasca' (1999)
• 'La Convenzione europea' (2002)
• 'La Destra in Europa' (2002)
• recently, 'L'Europa promessa'.

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

04F374

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45277

Fax

+32 (0)2 28 49277

Email:

c.muscardini@tin.it

cristiana.muscardini@europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.muscardini-cristiana.com

Resources

• European Parliament, Dichiarazione degli Interessi di carattere finanziario dei deputati: Cristiana Muscardini, 16 March 2009, accessed 19 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Cristiana Muscardini, accessed 19 April 2009.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 19 April 2009.