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Constituencies

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  • Partij van de Arbeid icon: NL Netherlands 2009/07/14 - 2014/06/30
  • Partij van de Arbeid icon: NL Netherlands 2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13

Groups

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  • icon: PSE PSE Member Socialist Group in the European Parliament 2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
  • icon: S&D S&D Member Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament 2009/07/14 - 2014/06/30

EP staff

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  • Member of Conference of Delegation Chairs 2009/09/30 - 2014/06/30

Committees

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RoleCommitteeStartEnd
Member of Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 2004/07/21 2007/01/14
Substitute of Committee on Regional Development 2004/07/21 2007/01/14
Substitute of Committee on Petitions 2006/05/16 2007/01/14
Member of Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 2007/01/15 2007/01/30
Substitute of Committee on Petitions 2007/01/15 2007/01/30
Substitute of Committee on Regional Development 2007/01/15 2007/01/30
Substitute of Committee on Regional Development 2007/01/31 2007/02/13
Member of Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 2007/01/31 2007/09/05
Substitute of Committee on Petitions 2007/01/31 2009/07/13
Substitute of Committee on Budgets 2007/02/14 2009/07/13
Substitute of Temporary Committee on Climate Change 2007/05/10 2007/10/08
Member of Committee on Development 2007/09/06 2007/09/09
Vice-Chair of Committee on Development 2007/09/10 2009/07/13
Substitute of Subcommittee on Human Rights 2007/09/12 2009/07/13
Substitute of Committee on Budgetary Control 2009/07/16 2012/01/18
Member of Committee on Development 2009/07/16 2012/01/18
Substitute of Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 2009/07/16 2012/01/18
Member of Subcommittee on Human Rights 2009/07/16 2012/01/18
Member of Special committee on the policy challenges and budgetary resources for a sustainable European Union after 2013 2010/06/17 2011/06/30
Substitute of Committee on Budgetary Control 2012/01/19 2014/06/30
Member of Committee on Development 2012/01/19 2014/06/30
Substitute of Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 2012/01/19 2014/06/30
Member of Subcommittee on Human Rights 2012/01/19 2014/06/30

Delegations

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RoleDelegationStartEnd
Member of Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee 2004/09/15 2007/09/26
Substitute of Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly 2007/09/26 2009/07/13
Substitute of Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly 2007/09/27 2008/10/22
Member of Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly 2008/10/23 2009/07/13
Member of Delegation for relations with Afghanistan 2009/09/16 2009/09/29
Substitute of Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly 2009/09/16 2014/06/30
Chair of Delegation for relations with Afghanistan 2009/09/30 2014/06/30

Rapporteur

TypeDossierCommitteeTitle
Responsible Committee Shadow 2013/2206(DEC) CONT Budgetary Control 2012 discharge: 8th, 9th and 10th European Development Funds
Committee Opinion 2013/2131(INI) ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs European Investment Bank (EIB) - Annual report 2012
Responsible Committee Shadow 2013/0238(COD) DEVE Development European Year for Development (2015)
Opinion Committee Shadow 2013/0152(COD) ECON Economic and Monetary Affairs EU guarantee to the European Investment Bank (EIB) against losses under financing operations supporting investment projects outside the Union (2014-2020)
Opinion Committee Shadow 2013/0110(COD) DEVE Development Corporate governance: disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large companies and groups
Committee Opinion 2012/2167(DEC) DEVE Development 2011 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission and executive agencies
Committee Opinion 2012/2166(DEC) DEVE Development 2011 discharge: 8th, 9th and 10th European Development Funds (EDF)
Opinion Committee Shadow 2011/2318(INI) DEVE Development External dimension of the common fisheries policy
Committee Opinion 2011/2212(DEC) DEVE Development 2010 discharge: 8th, 9th and 10th European Development Funds (EDF)
Committee Opinion 2011/2201(DEC) DEVE Development 2010 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission
Opinion Committee Shadow 2011/2186(INI) DEVE Development European Investment Bank (EIB) - Annual Report 2010
Opinion Committee Shadow 2011/2073(INI) DEVE Development Budgetary control of EU humanitarian aid managed by ECHO
Opinion Committee Shadow 2011/2023(INI) DEVE Development Towards a stronger European disaster response: the role of civil protection and humanitarian assistance
Opinion Committee Shadow 2011/2020(BUD) DEVE Development 2012 budget: all sections
Opinion Committee Shadow 2011/2019(BUD) DEVE Development 2012 budget: mandate for the trilogue
Opinion Committee Shadow 2011/2014(INI) DEVE Development Budgetary control of EU financial assistance to Afghanistan
Committee Opinion 2011/0415(COD) DEVE Development Implementation of the Union's instruments for financing external action (2014-2020)
Responsible Committee 2011/0406(COD) DEVE Development Financing instrument for development cooperation 2014-2020
Opinion Committee Shadow 2011/0378(NLE) DEVE Development EU/Mozambique Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution. Protocol from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2014
Opinion Committee Shadow 2011/0127(NLE) DEVE Development EU/Central African Republic Voluntary Partnership Agreement: forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the EU (FLEGT)
Opinion Committee Shadow 2010/2301(INI) DEVE Development EU and China: unbalanced trade?
Committee Opinion 2010/2211(INI) DEVE Development Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe
Opinion Committee Shadow 2010/2204(DEC) DEVE Development Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2009 Commission discharge
Responsible Committee Shadow 2010/2151(DEC) CONT Budgetary Control 2009 discharge: Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds EDF
Committee Opinion 2010/2151(DEC) DEVE Development 2009 discharge: Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds EDF
Committee Opinion 2010/2142(DEC) DEVE Development 2009 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission
Committee Opinion 2010/2004(BUD) DEVE Development 2011 budget, section III, Commission: guidelines
Committee Opinion 2010/2002(BUD) DEVE Development 2011 budget: draft mandate for the draft budget conciliation procedure before the first reading
Former Committee Opinion 2010/2001(BUD) DEVE Development 2011 budget: all sections, first version
Opinion Committee Shadow 2010/0355(NLE) DEVE Development EU/São Tomé and Príncipe Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution from 13 May 2011 to 12 May 2014. Protocol
Opinion Committee Shadow 2010/0290(NLE) DEVE Development EC/Micronesia Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution. Protocol
Opinion Committee Shadow 2010/0287(NLE) DEVE Development EC/Comoros Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution. Protocol
Former Committee Opinion 2010/0101(COD) DEVE Development EU guarantee to the European Investment Bank (EIB) against losses under loans and loan guarantees for projects outside the Union
Committee Opinion 2010/0054(COD) DEVE Development Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities: European External Action Service (EEAS)
Opinion Committee Shadow 2009/2219(INI) DEVE Development Human rights, social and environmental standards in international trade agreements
Committee Opinion 2008/2186(DEC) DEVE Development 2007 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission
Committee Opinion 2008/2120(INI) DEVE Development Development of the relations between the European Parliament and national parliaments under the Treaty of Lisbon
Committee Opinion 2008/2109(DEC) DEVE Development 2007 discharge: 7th, 8th and 9th European Development Funds EDF
Committee Opinion 2008/2055(INI) DEVE Development Mid-term review of the 2007-2013 financial framework
Responsible Committee 2008/2050(INI) DEVE Development Follow-up of the Monterrey Conference of 2002 on financing for development
Committee Opinion 2007/2286(INI) DEVE Development Treaty amending the Treaty on the European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community
Committee Opinion 2007/2274(INI) DEVE Development Annual report on human rights in the world 2007 and the EU's policy on the matter
Committee Opinion 2006/2233(INI) AGRI Agriculture and Rural Development Halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010
Opinion Committee Shadow 2006/0167(COD) DEVE Development Officially supported export credits: application of certain guidelines
Responsible Committee 2005/0099(CNS) AGRI Agriculture and Rural Development Protection of chickens kept for meat production
Former Committee Opinion 2005/0043(COD) AGRI Agriculture and Rural Development Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013)

Activities

Stats

Amendment Co-authors
Name Group Country Ams
Charles GOERENS icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Luxembourg Luxembourg 22
Vural ÖGER icon: PSE PSE icon: Germany Germany 17
Klaus HÄNSCH icon: PSE PSE icon: Germany Germany 17
Michael CASHMAN icon: S&D S&D icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 14
Catherine GRÈZE icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE icon: France France 11
Gay MITCHELL icon: PPE PPE icon: Ireland Ireland 11
Ricardo CORTÉS LASTRA icon: S&D S&D icon: Spain Spain 10
Barbara WEILER icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 10
Bart STAES icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE icon: Belgium Belgium 7
Maurice PONGA icon: PPE PPE icon: France France 7
Gabriele ZIMMER icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL icon: Germany Germany 7
Michèle STRIFFLER icon: PPE PPE icon: France France 7
Lambert van NISTELROOIJ icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE icon: Netherlands Netherlands 7
Kriton ARSENIS icon: S&D S&D icon: Greece Greece 5
Fiona HALL icon: ALDE ALDE icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 4
Corina CREȚU icon: S&D S&D icon: Romania Romania 3
Anne E. JENSEN icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Denmark Denmark 3
Göran FÄRM icon: S&D S&D icon: Sweden Sweden 3
Francesca BALZANI icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 3
Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG icon: PSE PSE icon: Poland Poland 3
Kader ARIF icon: S&D S&D icon: France France 2
Inés AYALA SENDER icon: PSE PSE icon: Spain Spain 2
Emine BOZKURT icon: S&D S&D icon: Netherlands Netherlands 1
Eleni THEOCHAROUS icon: PPE PPE icon: Cyprus Cyprus 1
Nirj DEVA icon: ECR ECR icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 1
Filip KACZMAREK icon: PPE PPE icon: Poland Poland 1
Patrice TIROLIEN icon: S&D S&D icon: France France 1
Ulrike RODUST icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 1
Marie-Arlette CARLOTTI icon: PSE PSE icon: France France 1
Alain HUTCHINSON icon: PSE PSE icon: Belgium Belgium 1

By types

Amendments (275)
Opinions (22)
Plenary speeches (82)
Reports (4)
Shadow opinions (18)
Shadow reports (6)
Written declarations (3)

By dossiers

CountDossier ReferenceTitle
322011/0406(COD)Financing instrument for development cooperation 2014-2020
242007/2118(INI)Environmental impact of the planned gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea to link up Russia and Germany
122009/2166(INI)European Investment Bank (EIB) - Annual report 2008
122008/2050(INI)Follow-up of the Monterrey Conference of 2002 on financing for development
122008/2021(BUD)2009 budget: guidelines, other sections
112010/2002(BUD)2011 budget: draft mandate for the draft budget conciliation procedure before the first reading
112011/2073(INI)Budgetary control of EU humanitarian aid managed by ECHO
112008/2026(BUD)2009 budget: Section III, Commission
102008/0149(COD)External assistance: facility for rapid response to soaring food prices in developing countries
82011/0308(COD)Company law: annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings
82011/2186(INI)European Investment Bank (EIB) - Annual Report 2010
72010/2239(INI)Towards adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems
72007/0228(CNS)Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment
62013/0152(COD)EU guarantee to the European Investment Bank (EIB) against losses under financing operations supporting investment projects outside the Union (2014-2020)
52013/0110(COD)Corporate governance: disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large companies and groups
52011/0378(NLE)EU/Mozambique Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution. Protocol from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2014
52011/2212(DEC)2010 discharge: 8th, 9th and 10th European Development Funds (EDF)
52011/2019(BUD)2012 budget: mandate for the trilogue
52010/2002(INI)
52010/0280(COD)Economic governance: strengthening of surveillance of budgetary positions and surveillance and coordination of economic policies. 'Six pack'
52010/0197(COD)Bilateral investment agreements between Member States and third countries: transitional arrangements
52006/0167(COD)Officially supported export credits: application of certain guidelines
52007/2183(INI)Policy coherence for development and the effects of the EU's exploitation of certain biological natural resources on development in West Africa
42013/2090(INI)Efforts of the international community in the area of development and of 'state building' in South Sudan
42012/2166(DEC)2011 discharge: 8th, 9th and 10th European Development Funds (EDF)
42012/2222(INI)Preparation of the multiannual financial framework regarding the financing of EU cooperation for African, Caribbean and Pacific States and Overseas Countries and Territories for the 2014-2020 period (11th European Development Fund)
42010/2048(BUD)Amending budget ex-3/2010: Banana Accompanying Measures (BAM) for ACP countries
42010/2292(REG)EP Rules of Procedure, Rule 9 and Annexes: establishment of a joint Transparency Register between the Parliament and the Commission
42010/2291(ACI)European Parliament/European Commission Agreement: transparency register for organisations and self-employed individuals engaged in EU policy-making and policy implementation
42008/2025(BUD)2009 budget: first reflections on the 2009 PDB mandate for the conciliation
42007/2274(INI)Annual report on human rights in the world 2007 and the EU's policy on the matter
42008/2117(INL)
32010/2202(INI)Annual report on human rights in the world 2009 and the European Union's policy on the matter
32012/2167(DEC)2011 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission and executive agencies
32011/2201(DEC)2010 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission
32010/2301(INI)EU and China: unbalanced trade?
32011/2198(INI)Women's situation in war
32009/0142(COD)European Banking Authority (EBA): establishment
32009/0144(COD)European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
22009/2133(INI)Institutional aspects of creating a European service for external action
22012/2289(INI)Millennium development goals - defining the post-2015 framework
22012/2002(INI)Agenda for change: the future of EU development policy
22011/2014(INI)Budgetary control of EU financial assistance to Afghanistan
22010/0054(COD)Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities: European External Action Service (EEAS)
22010/2070(INI)Health care systems in sub-Saharan Africa and global health
22012/2059(DEC)Special report 1/2012 (2011 discharge): Effectiveness of European Union development aid for food security in sub-Saharan Africa
22010/2151(DEC)2009 discharge: Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds EDF
22008/2186(DEC)2007 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission
22008/2109(DEC)2007 discharge: 7th, 8th and 9th European Development Funds EDF
22005/0099(CNS)Protection of chickens kept for meat production
22011/0404(COD)Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II) 2014-2020
22011/2081(INI)Freedom of press and media in the world
22011/0139(NLE)EC/Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial compensation from 28 February 2011 to 27 February 2012. Protocol
22011/2599(RSP)Resolution on the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries
22010/0101(COD)EU guarantee to the European Investment Bank (EIB) against losses under loans and loan guarantees for projects outside the Union
12011/2032(INI)EU external policies in favour of democratisation
12011/0307(COD)Securities: issuers trading on a regulated market, transparency requirements
12011/2056(INI)Effective raw materials strategy for Europe
12010/2100(INI)EU policy framework to assist developing countries in addressing food security challenges
12010/2205(INI)External dimension of social policy, promoting labour and social standards and the European Corporate Social Responsibility
12009/0143(COD)European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA): establisment
12010/0094(NLE)EC/Solomon Islands Fisheries Partnership Agreement
12008/2169(INL)Guidelines for a proposal of a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the citizens' initiative, pursuant to Article 11(4) of the Treaty on the European Union
12008/2026B(BUD)2009 budget: other sections
12008/2627(RSP)Resolution on the preparation of the EU-India Summit (Marseille, 29 September 2008)
12008/2575(RSP)Resolution on the tragic situation in Burma
12008/2022(BUD)2009 budget: Parliament's estimates
12008/0020(CNS)Community Tobacco Fund: transfer of tobacco aid (2008 and 2009) and financing of the Fund
12007/2217(INI)EU election observation missions: objectives, practices and future challenges
12007/2182(INI)Gender equality and women empowerment in development cooperation
12008/2555(RSP)Resolution on the case of the Iranian citizen Sayyed Mehdi Kazemi
12007/2286(INI)Treaty amending the Treaty on the European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community
12008/2503(RSP)Resolution on Kenya
12007/2002(INI)State of play of EU-Africa relations
12007/2019B(BUD)2008 budget: other sections
12007/2636(RSP)Resolution on the humanitarian situation in Gaza
12006/2048(INI)Consumer confidence in the digital environment
12006/2233(INI)Halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010
12006/0083(CNS)Voluntary modulation of direct payments under the common agricultural policy (CAP)
12006/0117(COD)Circulation of compound feedingstuffs
12006/2117(INI)Report on the Ombudsman's 2005 annual report
12006/0018(COD)Restrictions on the marketing of certain measuring devices containing mercury
12005/0043(COD)Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013)
12006/2548(RSP)Resolution on the parliamentary elections of 26th March 2006 in Ukraine
12005/0118(CNS)Common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector
12012/2169(DEC)2011 discharge: EU general budget, European Council and Council
12011/2204(DEC)2010 discharge: EU general budget, Court of Justice
12011/2814(RSP)Resolution on famine in East Africa
12010/2211(INI)Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe
12010/2144(DEC)2009 discharge: EU general budget, Council
12010/2248(INI)EIB annual report for 2009
12009/0059(COD)External actions: financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised and other high-income countries and territories
12009/2217(INI)New strategy for Afghanistan
12009/0058(COD)External actions: financing instrument for stability
12010/2857(RSP)Resolution on failures in protection of human rights and justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo
12010/2847(RSP)Resolution on Kenya: failure to arrest President Omar al-Bashir
12010/0816(NLE)European External Action Service (EEAS): organisation and functioning
12010/2004(BUD)2011 budget, section III, Commission: guidelines
12013/2206(DEC)2012 discharge: 8th, 9th and 10th European Development Funds
12013/0238(COD)European Year for Development (2015)
12012/2010(DEC)Special report 13/2011 (2011 discharge): Does the control of customs procedure 42 prevent and detect VAT evasion?
12009/0060A(COD)External actions: financing instrument for development cooperation
12011/2318(INI)External dimension of the common fisheries policy
12011/0127(NLE)EU/Central African Republic Voluntary Partnership Agreement: forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the EU (FLEGT)
12011/2020(BUD)2012 budget: all sections
12011/2023(INI)Towards a stronger European disaster response: the role of civil protection and humanitarian assistance
12010/0355(NLE)EU/São Tomé and Príncipe Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution from 13 May 2011 to 12 May 2014. Protocol
12010/0290(NLE)EC/Micronesia Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution. Protocol
12010/0287(NLE)EC/Comoros Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution. Protocol
12010/2204(DEC)Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2009 Commission discharge
12009/2219(INI)Human rights, social and environmental standards in international trade agreements

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Born

1957/09/26 - Coevorden

History

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    Higher degree in psychology (1987).
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    Correspondent for various Dutch media (since 1987). Radio and television presenter (since 1995).
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    • Higher degree in psychology (1987).
    • Correspondent for various Dutch media (since 1987). Radio and television presenter (since 1995).