Nationality Belgian Role Belgian Politician Occupation Teacher, politician Education Ghent University | Website Official website Name Bart Staes | |
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Alma mater Sint-Thomas Pedagogische Hogeschool, Brussels | ||
Bart staes on the future of europe
Bart Hubert Wilfried Marcel Staes ( [ˈbɑrt ˈstaːs]; born 7 August 1958), is a Belgian politician and a Member of the European Parliament for Flanders. He is a member of Groen, part of the European Greens. He sits in The Greens–European Free Alliance transnational political group together with MEPs for the GreenLeft.
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- Bart staes on the future of europe
- Bodil ceballos ernest urtasun bart staes egp electoral convention
- Political history
- European Parliament
- Career
- Timeline
- References
After studying in Brussels and qualifying as a teacher (Dutch/English/Economics), Staes turned to politics, beginning his political career in the Volksunie, which later became Spirit. Following the formation of the electoral alliance (cartel) between Spirit and the Socialistische Partij Anders (sp.a) in 2002, Staes moved to join Agalev (as it was then known; today, Groen). He has been a Member of the European Parliament continuously since 1999, at first for the Volksunie, later Spirit and now Groen. His particular interests are the environment and peace movements.
Bodil ceballos ernest urtasun bart staes egp electoral convention
Political history
His political career started with membership of the Volksunie, with the collapse of that party in 2002 he joined Groen!.
European Parliament
Staes was first elected into the European Parliament in 1999 and was reelected, as only member from his party, in 2004 and 2009. He currently sits on the Committee on Budgetary Control and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.
Career
Politics Curriculum
Member Party Council VolksunieJongeren (1980–1981) and(1984–1987)
Member of the VU-party-council (1984–1987) en (1995–2001)
Second follower VU-senate list (1995–1999)
Member Spirit-party persidency (2001–2002)
Mandatory of Agalev/Groen! (juli 2002 - )
Member of party council of Groen! (2003 - )
Member of European parliament (1999 - )
Member of fraction Greens/European Free Alliance (Groenen/Europese Vrije Alliantie)
Member of Budget control-commission
Instant member of Commission Environmental gestion, Public Health and Food security
Member of Parlementary cooperative commission EU-Russia
Instant member of Parlemantary cooperative commission EU-Central-Asia
initiator of the Intergroup Chechnya
Author of manifesto from the Gravensteengroep
Publication Het vlees is zwak met Jaak Vandemeulebroucke, Hadewijch, Antwerpen, 1996
Echo's voor een ander Europa, Houtekiet, Antwerpen, 2004
Voor een ander Europa, Houtekiet, Antwerpen, 2009
GGO's: Droom of werkelijkheid, Houtekiet, Antwerpen, 2012