Agnes Schierhuber

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Agnes Schierhuber, MEP

Agnes Schierhuber (born 31 May 1946, Reith) is an MEP from Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) - Ursula Stenzel List.

Affiliations

• Member, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
• Member, Delegation for relations with Canada
• Substitute, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

• Nothing to declare.

Record of Parliamentary Votes

• Abstained from voting 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 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 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.
• Voted in favour of 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

• Completed agricultural school (1964).
• Passed specialist examination (1975).
• Member, ÖVP Local and District Executive (since 1975).
• Member, Executive Committee, Lower Austria Farmers' Federation (since 1985).
• Vice-Chairwoman, Ottenschlag Farmers' Chamber (1975-1995).
• Ottenschlag Women Farmers' Representative (1974-1994).
• Vice-Chairwoman, Ottenschlag Raiffeisenkassen supervisory board (since 1980).
• Member, Regional Executive, Farmers' Social Insurance Institute (SVB) (1983-1998).
• Member, Lower Austria Regional Chamber of Agriculture (1985-1986).
• Member of the Bundesrat (1986-1995).
• Member, Austrian Parliament (since 1995).
• Appointed Ökonomierat (2000).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1995).
• Vice-Chairwoman, EPP-ED Group working party on agricultural and budgetary issues (2003-2004).
• Chairwoman, Austrian Association for Medicinal and Herbal Horticulture (since 1993).
• Chairwoman, Waldviertel Specialist Growers' Association (since 2003).
• Grand Silver Order of Merit, Republic of Austria (1996). Silver Medal, Lower Austria (1996). Figl Silver Medal (1996). Grand Gold Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria (2005). Gold Medal, Lower Austria (2006). Gold Decoration for Services: Lower Austrian Farmers' Association.

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

08F243

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45741

Fax

+32 (0)2 28 49741

Email:

agnes.schierhuber@europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.agnes-schierhuber.at

Resources

• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Agnes Schierhuber, 19 February 2009, accessed 26 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Agnes Schierhuber, accessed 26 April 2009.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 26 April 2009.