Guido Podestà

Guido Podestà (born 01 April 1947, Milano) is a former MEP (1994-2009) from the former Italian political party Forza Italia.European Parliament, MEP Directory: Guido Podestà, accessed 02 December 2010.
==Affiliations==
===Parliamentary Affiliations===
:Chair:
:	20.09.2004 / 31.12.2006 : Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee
:	11.04.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with Afghanistan
:Vice-President:
:	14.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Parliament's Bureau
:	14.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : European Parliament
:	20.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Parliament's Bureau
:	20.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : European Parliament
:	15.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Parliament's Bureau
:	15.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : European Parliament
:Member:
:	19.07.1994 / 30.11.1994 : Forza Europa Group
:	21.07.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Regional Policy
:	17.11.1994 / 11.07.1995 : Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee
:	17.11.1994 / 11.06.1995 : Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico
:	01.12.1994 / 04.07.1995 : Forza Europa Group
:	05.07.1995 / 23.10.1996 : Group Union for Europe
:	12.07.1995 / 13.10.1995 : Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee
:	12.10.1995 / 15.01.1997 : Delegation for relations with the countries of South America
:	24.10.1996 / 09.03.1997 : Group Union for Europe
:	16.01.1997 / 28.01.1997 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy
:	16.01.1997 / 28.01.1997 : Subcommittee on Monetary Affairs
:	29.01.1997 / 19.07.1999 : Committee on Budgets
:	10.03.1997 / 14.06.1998 : Group Union for Europe
:	15.06.1998 / 19.07.1999 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
:	20.07.1999 / 11.10.1999 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
:	21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
:	06.10.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China
:	12.10.1999 / 07.03.2002 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
:	17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Budgets
:	07.02.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway
:	08.03.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
:	20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
:	21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
:	15.09.2004 / 19.09.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee
:	22.09.2004 / 31.12.2006 : Conference of Delegation Chairmen
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
:	31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
:	15.03.2007 / 10.04.2007 : Delegation for relations with Afghanistan
:	11.04.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Conference of Delegation Chairmen
:Substitute:
:	23.09.1994 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy
:	10.10.1995 / 15.01.1997 : Committee on Social Affairs and Employment
:	16.01.1997 / 28.01.1997 : Committee on Budgets
:	22.01.1997 / 08.06.1998 : Committee on Regional Policy
:	04.04.1997 / 08.06.1998 : Subcommittee on Monetary Affairs
:	21.07.1999 / 14.01.2002 : Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy
:	17.01.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy
:	04.07.2002 / 19.07.2004 : Committee on Budgetary Control
:	22.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
:	15.09.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
:	15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
:	31.01.2007 / 03.09.2008 : Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
:	31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentEuropean Parliament, MEP Directory: Guido Podestà, accessed 02 December 2010.
==Record and Controversies==
===Declaration of Financial Interests===
===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.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*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.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*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.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*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.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*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.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*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.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*Abstained from voting 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.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
*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.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009. 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.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009.
==Personal Information==
===Curriculum Vitae===
*Graduate in architecture.
*Member of the Presidential Committee of Forza Italia (since 2002), national official responsible for 'European enlargement and relations with Eastern Europe'.
*Member of the European Parliament (since 1994). 
*Vice-President of the European Parliament (1997-2004), with responsibility for relations between the European Parliament and the national parliaments of the 15 Member States, relations with the enlargement countries, Balkan non-candidate countries and COSAC. 
*Chairman of the EP Intergroup on senior citizens.
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:http://www.guidopodesta.it
==Resources==
*European Parliament, Dichiarazione degli Interessi di carattere finanziario dei deputati: Guido Podestà, 14 January 2009, accessed 21 April 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Guido Podestà, accessed 21 April 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Guido Podestà, accessed 02 December 2010.
*Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 21 April 2009.
==Notes==
Podestà, Guido