Werner Langen

Werner Langen, MEP

Werner Langen (born 27 November 1949, Müden/Mosel) is an MEP from Christian Democratic Union of Germany (since 1994).

Affiliations

Parliamentary Affiliations

Chair:

30.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Vice-Chair:

22.07.1999 / 06.10.1999 : Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee

Member:

19.07.1994 / 18.02.1997 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)

21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy

17.11.1994 / 11.07.1995 : Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee

12.07.1995 / 15.01.1997 : Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee

19.02.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)

20.07.1999 / 02.04.2000 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy

06.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR

03.04.2000 / 07.03.2002 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy

07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR

07.02.2002 / 21.09.2003 : Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

08.03.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

20.07.2004 / 13.11.2004 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

15.09.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee

14.11.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

23.10.2008 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly

14.07.2009 / ... : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

16.09.2009 / 29.09.2009 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

30.09.2009 / ... : Conference of Delegation Chairs

Substitute:

21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on the Rules of Procedure, the Verification of Credentials and Immunities

21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Subcommittee on Monetary Affairs

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

16.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Subcommittee on Monetary Affairs

16.01.1997 / 13.10.1997 : Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union

14.10.1997 / 23.02.1999 : Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union

24.02.1999 / 19.07.1999 : Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union

21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

15.03.2000 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee

17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

07.03.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee

22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China

12.11.2004 / 08.06.2005 : Temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013

01.12.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China

10.05.2007 / 04.02.2009 : Temporary Committee on Climate Change

23.05.2007 / 22.10.2008 : Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China

08.10.2009 / ... : Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis

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.
• 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 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.
• 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.

Election Campaign 2009

Werner Langen has not pledged to any of the four issues presented by the Election Campaign:

• to provide leadership in lobbying transparency and ethics,
• to provide leadership in reforming financial architecture,
• to promote a full-scale rethink of the EU trade policy,
• to promote corporate accountability.

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Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Degree in economics (1975).
• Dr. rer. pol. (1977).
• Project leader at the Institute for Research into Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, Bonn (1975-1978).
• Lieutenant in the reserve.
• Chairman of Cochem-Zell district CDU (1981-1992).
• Land Chairman of the Rhineland-Palatinate CDU (1992-1993).
• Local councillor in Müden (Mosel) (1979-1994).
• Member of the Cochem-Zell district council (1979-1994).
• Member of the Rhineland-Palatinate Landtag (1983-1994).
• Spokesman of the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Mainz (1978-1983).
• Member of the Rhineland-Palatinate Land government (1990-1991).
• Minister of Agriculture, Rhineland-Palatinate (1990-1991).
• Chairman of the agriculture committee of the Bundestag (1990-1991).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1994).
• Federal Cross of Merit with ribbon.

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

15E158

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45385

Email:

werner.langen AT europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.euinfo.de

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Werner Langen, 04 December 2008, accessed 22 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Werner Langen, accessed 22 March 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Werner Langen, accessed 29 November 2010.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 22 March 2009.