Alejandro Cercas

Alejandro Cercas (born 25 May 1949, Ibahernando, Cáceres) is an MEP from the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) (since 20.07.1999).European Parliament, MEP Directory: Alejandro Cercas, accessed 15 September 2010.
==Affiliations==
*Member, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
*Member, Delegation for relations with Israel
*Substitute, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
*Substitute, Delegation for relations with the United States
*Substitute, Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly
==Record and Controversies==
===Declaration of Financial Interests===
*Nothing to declare.European Parliament, Declaración relativa a los intereses económicos de los diputados: Alejandro Cercas, December 2008, accessed 29 April 2009.
===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 in favour of 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 in favour of 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 in favour of 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 in favour of 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 law (1974). 
*Legal advisor for an insurance company (1974). 
*Legal advisor to the Agricultural Development Agency (1975). 
*Civil servant in the higher technical section of the Social Security Department (1977-1982). 
*Civil servant on secondment (since 1982).
*Member of the Young Socialists Executive Committee (1974-1977). 
*Member of the PSOE Federal Committee (1979-2000). 
*Area secretary, PSOE Executive Committee (1984-1996)
*Member of the Congress of Deputies for Madrid (1982-1989). 
*Member of the Congress of Deputies for Cáceres (1989-1999). 
*Chairman of the Committee on Social Policy and Employment of the Congress of Deputies (1982-1986).
*Spokesman on Social Affairs (1986-1999).
*Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
===Contact===	
:Address:
:Parlement européen
:Bât. Altiero Spinelli
:11G210
:60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
:B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
:Phone:
:+32 (0)2 28 45455
:Fax
:+32 (0)2 28 49455
:Email:
:alejandro.cercas@europarl.europa.eu
:Website: 
:http://www.psoe-pe.org
==Resources==
*European Parliament, Declaración relativa a los intereses económicos de los diputados: Alejandro Cercas, December 2008, accessed 29 April 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Alejandro Cercas, accessed 29 April 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Alejandro Cercas, accessed 15 September 2010.
*Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 29 April 2009.
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