Hiltrud Breyer

Hiltrud Breyer (born 22 August 1957, Saarbrücken) was a German MEP from Alliance '90/ The Greens. She served four consecutive terms from 25.07.1989 until 13.07.2009.European Parliament, MEP Directory: Hiltrud Breyer, accessed 15 September 2010.
==Affiliations==
*Member, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
*Member, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
*Member, Delegation for relations with Japan
*Substitute, Committee on Legal Affairs
==Record and Controversies==
===Declaration of Financial Interests===
*Nothing to declare.European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Hiltrud Breyer, 05 January 2009, accessed 27 February 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 against 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 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 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 "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 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===
*Studied political science in Saarbrücken and Berlin.
*Founder member of the Greens; posts include Regional Executive Spokeswoman for the Greens in Saarland.
*Former member, Mandelbachtal municipal council.
*Member of the European Parliament (since 1989).
*Founder member of 'Gen-ethisches Netzwerk' (genetic ethics network).
===Contact===	
:Address:
:Parlement européen
:Bât. Altiero Spinelli
:08G265
:60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
:B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
:Phone:
:+32 (0)2 28 45287
:Email:
:hiltrud.breyer@europarl.europa.eu
:Website: 
:http://www.hiltrud-breyer.eu
==Resources==
*Election Campaign, Hiltrud Breyer, accessed 30 May 2009.
*European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Hiltrud Breyer, 05 January 2009, accessed 27 February 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Hiltrud Breyer, accessed 27 February 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Hiltrud Breyer, accessed 15 September 2010.
*Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 27 February 2009.
==Notes==
Breyer, Hiltrud