Lutz Goepel

Lutz Goepel (born 10 October 1942, Gotha) is a former MEP from Christian Democratic Union of Germany (19.07.1994-13.07.2009).European Parliament, MEP Directory: Lutz Goepel, accessed 17 November 2010.
==Affiliations==
*Member, Committee on Budgetary Control
*Member, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
*Member, Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee
*Substitute, Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee
==Record and Controversies==
===Declaration of Financial Interests===
*Nothing to declare.European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Lutz Goepel, 09 December 2008, accessed 09 March 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 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 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===
*Qualified farmer (1967). 
*Agricultural engineer (1973). 
*Dr. agr. (1988). 
*Worked in the agricultural sector (until 1979). 
*Management consultant (until 1990).
*Member of the European Parliament (since 1994). 
*Member of the EPP Group Bureau (1994-1999 and from 2004). 
*Coordinator in the Committee on Agriculture (since 1996).
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:http://www.lutz-goepel.de
==Resources==
*European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Lutz Goepel, 09 December 2008, accessed 09 March 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Lutz Goepel, accessed 09 March 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Lutz Goepel, accessed 17 November 2010.
*Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 09 March 2009.
==Notes==
Goepel, Lutz