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Judith A. MERKIES



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Constituencies

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

Groups

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  • 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

Committees

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RoleCommitteeStartEnd
Member of Committee on Industry, Research and Energy 2009/07/16 2012/01/18
Member of Committee on Petitions 2009/07/16 2012/01/18
Substitute of Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 2009/07/16 2012/01/18
Member of Committee on Industry, Research and Energy 2012/01/19 2014/06/30
Member of Committee on Petitions 2012/01/19 2014/06/30
Substitute of Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 2012/01/19 2014/06/30

Delegations

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RoleDelegationStartEnd
Member of Delegation for relations with the United States 2009/09/16 2014/06/30
Substitute of Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula 2009/10/13 2014/06/30

Rapporteur

TypeDossierCommitteeTitle
Opinion Committee Shadow 2013/2006(INI) ENVI Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Reindustrialising Europe to promote competitiveness and sustainability
Responsible Committee Shadow 2013/2005(INI) ITRE Industry, Research and Energy Making the internal energy market work
Opinion Committee Shadow 2013/0344(COD) ITRE Industry, Research and Energy Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community: implementation by 2020 of an international agreement applying a single global market-based measure to international aviation emissions
Responsible Committee 2012/2930(RSP) ITRE Industry, Research and Energy Resolution on microgeneration - small-scale electricity and heat generation
Responsible Committee Shadow 2012/2295(INI) ENVI Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Innovating for sustainable growth: a bioeconomy for Europe
Opinion Committee Shadow 2012/0202(COD) ITRE Industry, Research and Energy Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading: timing of auctions
Committee Opinion 2012/0074(NLE) ITRE Industry, Research and Energy Protection of public health: radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption
Responsible Committee Shadow 2011/2068(INI) ENVI Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Resource-efficient Europe
Committee Opinion 2011/2056(INI) ENVI Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Effective raw materials strategy for Europe
Responsible Committee Shadow 2011/2038(INI) PETI Petitions Issues raised by petitioners in relation to the application of the Waste Management Directive, and related directives, in the Member States of the European Union
Opinion Committee Shadow 2011/0437(COD) ITRE Industry, Research and Energy Award of concession contracts
Responsible Committee Shadow 2011/0387(COD) ITRE Industry, Research and Energy European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT): strategic innovation agenda 2014-2020
Responsible Committee Shadow 2011/0384(COD) ITRE Industry, Research and Energy European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) 2014-2020
Opinion Committee Shadow 2011/0270(COD) ITRE Industry, Research and Energy Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) 2014-2020
Opinion Committee Shadow 2011/0177(APP) ENVI Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020
Responsible Committee 2010/2245(INI) ITRE Industry, Research and Energy Innovation Union: transforming Europe for a post-crisis world
Responsible Committee Shadow 2009/2227(INI) ITRE Industry, Research and Energy Community innovation policy in a changing world
Opinion Committee Shadow 2008/0261(COD) ITRE Industry, Research and Energy Medicinal products for human use: prevention of the entry into the legal supply chain of falsified medicinal products

Activities

Stats

Amendment Co-authors
Name Group Country Ams
Kathleen VAN BREMPT icon: S&D S&D icon: Belgium Belgium 264
Jo LEINEN icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 126
Marita ULVSKOG icon: S&D S&D icon: Sweden Sweden 104
Britta THOMSEN icon: S&D S&D icon: Denmark Denmark 97
Åsa WESTLUND icon: S&D S&D icon: Sweden Sweden 97
Nessa CHILDERS icon: S&D S&D icon: Ireland Ireland 94
Kriton ARSENIS icon: S&D S&D icon: Greece Greece 85
Vittorio PRODI icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 70
Dan JØRGENSEN icon: S&D S&D icon: Denmark Denmark 65
Andrés PERELLÓ RODRÍGUEZ icon: S&D S&D icon: Spain Spain 51
Marisa MATIAS icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL icon: Portugal Portugal 43
Jutta HAUG icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 40
Corinne LEPAGE icon: ALDE ALDE icon: France France 38
António Fernando CORREIA DE CAMPOS icon: S&D S&D icon: France France 37
Minodora CLIVETI icon: S&D S&D icon: Romania Romania 31
Anni PODIMATA icon: S&D S&D icon: Greece Greece 28
Pavel POC icon: S&D S&D icon: Czechia Czechia 27
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Netherlands Netherlands 26
Matthias GROOTE icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 24
Patrizia TOIA icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 23
Ioan ENCIU icon: S&D S&D icon: Romania Romania 23
Rebecca HARMS icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE icon: Germany Germany 23
Teresa RIERA MADURELL icon: S&D S&D icon: Spain Spain 22
Peter SKINNER icon: S&D S&D icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 20
Robert GOEBBELS icon: S&D S&D icon: Luxembourg Luxembourg 20
Christel SCHALDEMOSE icon: S&D S&D icon: Denmark Denmark 19
Claude TURMES icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE icon: Luxembourg Luxembourg 19
Esther DE LANGE icon: PPE PPE icon: Netherlands Netherlands 18
Vladko Todorov PANAYOTOV icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Bulgaria Bulgaria 17
Justas Vincas PALECKIS icon: S&D S&D icon: Lithuania Lithuania 15
Linda McAVAN icon: S&D S&D icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 14
Edward MCMILLAN-SCOTT icon: ALDE ALDE icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 13
Norbert GLANTE icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 13
Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT icon: PPE PPE icon: Sweden Sweden 12
Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG icon: S&D S&D icon: Poland Poland 12
Bart STAES icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE icon: Belgium Belgium 12
Diane DODDS icon: NA NA icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 12
Ulrike LUNACEK icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE icon: Austria Austria 12
Krzysztof LISEK icon: PPE PPE icon: Poland Poland 12
Lara COMI icon: PPE PPE icon: Italy Italy 12
Mário DAVID icon: PPE PPE icon: Portugal Portugal 12
Richard SEEBER icon: PPE PPE icon: Austria Austria 12
Andrea ZANONI icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Italy Italy 10
Csaba Sándor TABAJDI icon: S&D S&D icon: Hungary Hungary 10
Karin KADENBACH icon: S&D S&D icon: Austria Austria 10
Michail TREMOPOULOS icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE icon: Greece Greece 10
Romana JORDAN icon: PPE PPE icon: Slovenia Slovenia 10
Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE icon: Spain Spain 10
Oldřich VLASÁK icon: ECR ECR icon: Czechia Czechia 9
Gilles PARGNEAUX icon: S&D S&D icon: France France 8
Sabine WILS icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL icon: Germany Germany 8
Maria da Graça CARVALHO icon: PPE PPE icon: Portugal Portugal 8
Edit HERCZOG icon: S&D S&D icon: Hungary Hungary 8
Karl-Heinz FLORENZ icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 7
Guido MILANA icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 6
Adina VĂLEAN icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Romania Romania 6
Christian EHLER icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 6
Göran FÄRM icon: S&D S&D icon: Sweden Sweden 5
Mario PIRILLO icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 5
Kartika Tamara LIOTARD icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL icon: Netherlands Netherlands 5
Josefa ANDRÉS BAREA icon: S&D S&D icon: Spain Spain 5
Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU icon: S&D S&D icon: Romania Romania 4
Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 4
Bas EICKHOUT icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE icon: Netherlands Netherlands 4
Satu HASSI icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE icon: Finland Finland 4
Peter van DALEN icon: ECR ECR icon: Netherlands Netherlands 4
Francesco DE ANGELIS icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 4
Yannick JADOT icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE icon: France France 4
Daciana Octavia SÂRBU icon: S&D S&D icon: Romania Romania 3
Ashley FOX icon: ECR ECR icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 2
Isabelle DURANT icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE icon: Belgium Belgium 2
George LYON icon: ALDE ALDE icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 2
Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS icon: PPE PPE icon: Spain Spain 2
Lambert van NISTELROOIJ icon: PPE PPE icon: Netherlands Netherlands 2
Jim HIGGINS icon: PPE PPE icon: Ireland Ireland 2
Catherine TRAUTMANN icon: S&D S&D icon: France France 2
Nils TORVALDS icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Finland Finland 1
Jan MULDER icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Netherlands Netherlands 1
Marusya LYUBCHEVA icon: S&D S&D icon: Bulgaria Bulgaria 1
Cristina GUTIÉRREZ-CORTINES icon: PPE PPE icon: Spain Spain 1
Anja WEISGERBER icon: PPE PPE icon: Germany Germany 1
Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN icon: PPE PPE icon: Netherlands Netherlands 1
Jens ROHDE icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Denmark Denmark 1
Phil BENNION icon: ALDE ALDE icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 1
Catherine BEARDER icon: ALDE ALDE icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 1
Fiona HALL icon: ALDE ALDE icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 1
Bill NEWTON DUNN icon: ALDE ALDE icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 1
Baroness Sarah LUDFORD icon: ALDE ALDE icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 1
Rebecca TAYLOR icon: ALDE ALDE icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 1
Sir Graham WATSON icon: ALDE ALDE icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 1
Andrew DUFF icon: ALDE ALDE icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 1
Niki TZAVELA icon: EFD EFD icon: Greece Greece 1
Lena EK icon: ALDE ALDE icon: Sweden Sweden 1

By types

Amendments (1004)
Opinions (2)
Plenary speeches (68)
Reports (1)
Shadow opinions (7)
Shadow reports (9)

By dossiers

CountDossier ReferenceTitle
562011/0401(COD)Horizon 2020 framework programme for research and innovation 2014-2020
542011/2056(INI)Effective raw materials strategy for Europe
432011/0172(COD)Energy efficiency
412011/0187(COD)Roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union. Recast
392011/2068(INI)Resource-efficient Europe
382013/2135(INI)2030 framework for climate and energy policies
342011/0384(COD)European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) 2014-2020
332011/0409(COD)Sound level of motor vehicles and of replacement silencing systems
332008/0240(COD)Electrical and electronic equipment: restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances. Recast
322011/0387(COD)European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT): strategic innovation agenda 2014-2020
322010/2245(INI)Innovation Union: transforming Europe for a post-crisis world
312010/0306(NLE)Management of spent fuel and radioactive waste: EU legal framework
292013/2006(INI)Reindustrialising Europe to promote competitiveness and sustainability
282008/0241(COD)Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Recast
282008/0261(COD)Medicinal products for human use: prevention of the entry into the legal supply chain of falsified medicinal products
282012/2103(INI)Energy roadmap 2050, a future with energy
252011/0177(APP)Multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020
252013/2005(INI)Making the internal energy market work
222013/0371(COD)Packaging and packaging waste: reduction of the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags
192012/0288(COD)Fuels and energy from renewable sources: transition to biofuels to deliver greenhouse gas savings
182012/2005(INI)Implementation of the Single European Sky legislation
182010/2095(INI)Industrial policy for the globalised era
182001/2038(INI)
172009/0173(COD)Emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles
172013/0344(COD)Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community: implementation by 2020 of an international agreement applying a single global market-based measure to international aviation emissions
172009/2227(INI)Community innovation policy in a changing world
162012/2295(INI)Innovating for sustainable growth: a bioeconomy for Europe
152011/0429(COD)Water policy: priority substances
142012/0190(COD)Reducing CO2 emissions from new passenger cars: modalities for reaching the 2020 target
142011/2012(INI)Analysis of options to move beyond 20% greenhouse gas emission reductions and assessing the risk of carbon leakage
142011/2107(INI)Green Paper: From challenges to opportunities: towards a common strategic framework for EU research and innovation funding
122011/0300(COD)Trans-European energy infrastructure: guidelines
112012/2259(INI)Current challenges and opportunities for renewable energy on the European internal energy market
102012/0191(COD)Reducing CO2 emissions from new light commercial vehicles: modalities for reaching the 2020 target
102012/2308(INI)Location of the seats of the European Union's institutions
92009/0076(COD)Making available on the market and use of biocidal products
92011/0437(COD)Award of concession contracts
82012/0305(COD)Fluorinated greenhouse gases
82012/2031(INI)Protection of animals during transport
72013/0224(COD)Monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport
72011/2308(INI)Environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction activities
72011/2194(INI)Review of the 6th environment action programme and the setting of priorities for the 7th environment action programme
72008/0198(COD)Obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market
62013/2091(INI)Food crisis, fraud in the food chain and control thereof
62011/2175(INI)How to avoid food wastage: strategies for a more efficient food chain in the EU
52011/0092(CNS)Taxation of energy products and electricity: restructuring the Community framework
52013/2177(INI)Action Plan for a competitive and sustainable steel industry in Europe
52011/0399(COD)Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for research and innovation 2014-2020: rules for participation and dissemination
52010/2107(INI)Revision of the energy efficiency action plan
42012/0074(NLE)Protection of public health: radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption
42012/2043(INI)EU srategy for the protection and welfare of animals 2012-2015
42011/2297(INI)Implementation of EU water legislation, ahead of a necessary overall approach to European water challenges
42013/0080(COD)Measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks
42011/0270(COD)Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) 2014-2020
32013/0140(COD)Official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products
32012/0297(COD)Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment: provisions concerning the quality of the EIA
32011/0402(CNS)Specific programme implementing the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020
32011/0275(COD)European Regional Development Fund (ERDF): support to the Investment for growth and jobs goal, 2014-2020
32011/0190(COD)Prevention of pollution from ships: sulphur content of marine fuels
32012/0202(COD)Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading: timing of auctions
22013/0239(COD)Shipments of waste: legality of shipments
22011/0428(COD)Programme for the environment and climate action, LIFE 2014-2020
22011/0276(COD)Common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund; general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
22012/2321(INI)Contribution of cooperatives to overcoming the crisis
22011/0302(COD)Connecting Europe Facility 2014-2020
22011/2038(INI)Issues raised by petitioners in relation to the application of the Waste Management Directive, and related directives, in the Member States of the European Union
22009/2070(DEC)2008 discharge: EU general budget, Council
12012/2092(BUD)2013 general budget: all sections
12012/0366(COD)Tobacco and related products: manufacture, presentation and sale
12012/2066(INI)Protection of public health from endocrine disrupters
12010/2112(INI)Recognition of agriculture as a strategic sector in the context of food security
12013/0309(COD)Open internet access
12010/2304(INI)European broadband: investing in digitally driven growth
12010/0220(NLE)State aid to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive coal mines
12012/0146(COD)Electronic transactions in the internal market: electronic identification and trust services
12013/0013(COD)Common rules for the normalisation of the accounts of railway undertakings: repeal. 4th Railway Package
12013/2079(INI)Developing and applying carbon capture and storage technology in Europe. Implementation report 2013
12013/2025(INI)Annual tax report: how to free the EU potential for economic growth
12011/0309(COD)Safety of offshore oil and gas operations
12012/0328(COD)Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading: temporary derogation from the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) Directive
12011/0093(COD)Enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection: implementation
12011/0156(COD)Food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control
12010/0377(COD)Control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances
12011/2911(RSP)Resolution on addressing the EU diabetes epidemic
12011/2087(INI)European dimension in sport
12011/2870(RSP)Resolution on the EU-US Summit of 28 November 2011
12011/2108(INI)Honeybee health and the challenges for the beekeeping sector
12011/2048(INI)Modernisation of public procurement
12007/0082(NLE)EC/Vietnam Agreement: air services
12008/0196(COD)Consumer rights
12010/2963(RSP)Resolution on the waste crisis in Campania
12010/0074(COD)Citizens' initiative
12010/2547(RSP)Resolution on electric cars

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Born

1966/09/28 - London (Middlesex)

  • University of Amsterdam - Dutch law (1985-1993); Dutch bar association - qualification as a lawyer (1994-1996); Harvard University, Summer School, Cambridge (MA), USA (1998).
  • Lawyer with Nauta Dutilh law firm, Rotterdam, Netherlands (1993-1996); lawyer with Van der Kroft c.s. law firm, Amsterdam, Netherlands (1996-1997); consultant with Hay Management Consultants B.V., Zeist, Netherlands (1998-2000); Interim Manager / HR with VersaPoint N.V. /GmbH, Dortmund/Düsseldorf, Germany (2000); Director of the Dutch film and television professional organisation (NBF), Amsterdam, Netherlands (2000-2002); Director of the Federation of Film Makers (Federatie Filmbelangen), Amsterdam/The Hague, Netherland (2000-2004).
  • Member of the PvdA executive, Brussels section.
  • MEDIA Programme Manager - European Union's MEDIA Programme, Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), European Commission, Brussels, Belgium (2004-2005).
  • Executive manager, European Music Office aisbl, Brussels, Belgium (2005-2006).
  • Publications in various newspapers, journals and news magazines (2008 -).

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)

CV
  • University of Amsterdam - Dutch law (1985-1993); Dutch bar association - qualification as a lawyer (1994-1996); Harvard University, Summer School, Cambridge (MA), USA (1998).
  • Lawyer with Nauta Dutilh law firm, Rotterdam, Netherlands (1993-1996); lawyer with Van der Kroft c.s. law firm, Amsterdam, Netherlands (1996-1997); consultant with Hay Management Consultants B.V., Zeist, Netherlands (1998-2000); Interim Manager / HR with VersaPoint N.V. /GmbH, Dortmund/Düsseldorf, Germany (2000); Director of the Dutch film and television professional organisation (NBF), Amsterdam, Netherlands (2000-2002); Director of the Federation of Film Makers (Federatie Filmbelangen), Amsterdam/The Hague, Netherland (2000-2004).
  • Member of the PvdA executive, Brussels section.
  • MEDIA Programme Manager - European Union's MEDIA Programme, Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), European Commission, Brussels, Belgium (2004-2005).
  • Executive manager, European Music Office aisbl, Brussels, Belgium (2005-2006).
  • Publications in various newspapers, journals and news magazines (2008 -).