Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl

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Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl, MEP

Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl (born 18 June 1947, Etterbeek, Belgium) is an MEP from Christian Democratic Union of Germany.


Affiliations

  • Vice-Chairwoman, Committee on International Trade
  • Member, Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula
  • Member, Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
  • Substitute, Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • Substitute, Delegation for relations with the United States
  • Substitute, Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

Record of Parliamentary Votes

  • Voted against 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.[1]
  • 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.[2]
  • 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.[3]
  • 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.[4] 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.[5]
  • 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.[6]
  • 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.[7]
  • 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.[8] 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.[9]

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

  • Qualified chemist; Doctor of Science.
  • Scientific assistant at the University of Medicine, Hanover (1974-1979).
  • Lecturer at the University of Hildesheim (1979-1989).
  • Member, Federal Executive, CDU Germany.
  • Member, Regional Executive, CDU Lower Saxony.
  • Member of the European Parliament (since 1989).
  • Quaestor (since 1999).
  • Member, EPP Group Executive Committee.

Contact

Address:
Parlement européen
Bât. Altiero Spinelli
15E165
60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
Phone:
+32 (0)2 28 45338
Fax
+32 (0)2 28 49338
Email:
godelieve.quisthoudt-rowohl@europarl.europa.eu
Website:
http://www.quisthoudt-rowohl.de

Resources

Notes

  1. Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  2. Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  3. Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  4. Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  5. Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  6. Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  7. Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  8. Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
  9. Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.