Hélène Flautre

Hélène Flautre (born 29 July 1958, Bapaume) is an MEP for France from the political party The Greens since 20.07.1999.European Parliament, MEP Directory: Hélène Flautre, accessed 17 November 2010.
==Affiliations==
*Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Human Rights
*Member, Conference of Committee Chairmen
*Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs
*Member, Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries
*Member, Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly
*Substitute, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
==Record and Controversies==
===Declaration of Financial Interests===
*Nothing to declare.European Parliament, Déclaration des Intérêts financiers des députés: Hélène Flautre, 03 March 2009, accessed 31 March 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 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.
====Election Campaign 2009====
Hélène Flautre has pledged to all four issues presented by the Election Campaign:
*to provide leadership in lobbying transparency and ethics,
*to provide leadership in reforming financial architecture,
*to promote a full-scale rethink of the EU trade policy,
*to promote corporate accountability.Election Campaign, Hélène Flautre, accessed 05 June 2009.
==Personal Information==
===Curriculum Vitae===
*Civil engineer (1980).
*Qualified mathematics teacher (1981-1991). 
*Special adviser in the office of the Chairman of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Regional Council (1992-1998).
*Member of the Arras Municipal Council (1989-1992 and since 2001).
*Member of the European Parliament (since 1999).
===Contact===	
:Address:
:Parlement européen
:Bât. Altiero Spinelli
:08G130
:60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60
:B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel
:Phone:
:+32 (0)2 28 45364
:Fax
:+32 (0)2 28 49364
:Email:
:helene.flautre@europarl.europa.eu
:Website: 
:http://www.flautre.net
==Resources==
*Election Campaign, Hélène Flautre, accessed 05 June 2009.
*European Parliament, Déclaration des Intérêts financiers des députés: Hélène Flautre, 03 March 2009, accessed 31 March 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Hélène Flautre, accessed 31 March 2009.
*European Parliament, MEP Directory: Hélène Flautre, accessed 17 November 2010.
*Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 31 March 2009.
==Notes==
Flautre, Hélène