Rolf Berend

Rolf Berend (born 01 October 1943, Gernrode/Eichsfeld) was a German MEP from the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, who served for the 4th, 5th and the 6th terms at the parliament.European Parliament, MEP Directory: Rolf Berend, accessed 10 September 2010.
==Affiliations==
*Vice-Chairman, Committee on Regional Development
*Member, Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
*Substitute, Committee on Culture and Education
*Substitute, Delegation for relations with Belarus
==Record and Controversies==
===Declaration of Financial Interests===
*Nothing to declare.European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Rolf Berend, 07 January 2009, accessed 26 February 2009.
===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.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 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.Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 02 February 2009. 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.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.
*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.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 of the Universities of Jena and Leipzig (1966). Employed as a teacher until 1990.
*Member of the Thuringia Land executive of the CDU (since 1990). 
*Member of Eichsfeld district CDU executive (since 1990). 
*Chairman of the Thuringia Land committee on Europe (since 1992). 
*Thuringia's representative in the Federal committee on Europe in Berlin (since 1991). 
*European policy spokesman for CDU Thuringia. 
*Vice-Chairman of the Europa Union of Thuringia (since 1991). 
*Chairman of the Europa Union of Thuringia (1993-2002), thereafter honorary chairman.
*Member of Gernrode municipal council (since 1989).
*Member of the European Parliament (since 1994). 
*EPP Group deputy coordinator for regional policy (since 1996). 
*Regional policy spokesman for the CDU/CSU in the European Parliament. 
*Member of the EPP Group Bureau.
*Director of Concordia Gernrode choral society (since 1972). 
*President of Gernrode Carnival Association (since 1966).
*Federal Cross of Merit with ribbon.
===Contact===	
:Address:
:Parlement européen
:Bât. Altiero Spinelli
:10E169
:60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
:B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
:Phone:
:+32 (0)2 28 45413
:Email:
:rolf.berend@europarl.europa.eu
:Website: 
:http://www.rolf-berend.de
==Resources==
*European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Rolf Berend, 07 January 2009, accessed 26 February 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Rolf Berend, accessed 26 February 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Rolf Berend, accessed 10 September 2010.
*Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 26 February 2009.
==Notes==
Berend, Rolf