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Constituencies

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  • Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams icon: BE Belgium 2001/10/01 - 2004/07/19
  • Christelijke Volkspartij icon: BE Belgium 1999/07/20 - 2001/09/30

Groups

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  • icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 1999/07/20 - 1999/10/11
  • icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE Member of the Bureau Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 1999/10/12 - 2002/03/07
  • icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE Member of the Bureau Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 2002/03/08 - 2004/07/19

EP staff

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  • Member of Conference of Delegation Chairs 1999/07/22 - 2002/01/14
  • Quaestor of European Parliament 2002/01/16 - 2004/07/19
  • Quaestor of Parliament's Bureau 2002/01/16 - 2004/07/19
  • Member of Quaestors 2002/01/16 - 2004/07/19

Committees

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RoleCommitteeStartEnd
Member of Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 1999/07/21 2002/01/14
Member of Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities 1999/07/21 2002/01/14
Substitute of Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy 1999/07/21 2002/01/14
Substitute of Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine 2000/12/13 2001/11/29
Substitute of Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs 2002/01/17 2004/07/19
Member of Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 2002/01/17 2004/07/19
Member of Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities 2002/01/17 2004/07/19

Delegations

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RoleDelegationStartEnd
Chair of Delegation for relations with South Africa 1999/07/22 2002/01/14
Member of Delegation for relations with South Africa 2002/02/07 2004/07/19

Rapporteur

TypeDossierCommitteeTitle
Committee Opinion 2004/2006(INI) FEMM Women's Rights and Gender Equality Building our common future : policy challenges and budgetary means for the enlarged Union 2007-2013
Committee Opinion 2003/2210(DEC) FEMM Women's Rights and Gender Equality 2002 discharge: EC general budget, section III Commission
Committee Opinion 2003/2204(INI) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Turkey's progress towards accession. Strategy paper and 2003 report
Committee Opinion 2003/2203(INI) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Romania's progress towards accession. Strategy paper and 2003 report
Committee Opinion 2003/2202(INI) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Bulgaria's progress towards accession. Strategy paper and 2003 report
Committee Opinion 2003/2201(INI) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs 2004 enlargement: state of preparedness for Union membership of the 10 new countries. Comprehensive monitoring report
Former Committee Opinion 2003/2001(BUD) FEMM Women's Rights and Gender Equality 2004 Budget: section III, Commission
Responsible Committee 2002/2286(INI) FEMM Women's Rights and Gender Equality Violation of women's rights and Union international relations
Responsible Committee 2002/2223(INI) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Analysis and open method of coordination in the fields of employment and social matters
Committee Opinion 2002/2181(COS) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Immigration: open method of policy coordination and integration in the relations with third countries
Committee Opinion 2002/2160(INI) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs 2004 enlargement: progress towards accession by the candidate countries. Strategy paper and report
Responsible Committee 2002/2026(INI) FEMM Women's Rights and Gender Equality Representation of women among the social partners of the European Union
Former Committee Opinion 2002/2004(BUD) FEMM Women's Rights and Gender Equality 2003 budget: section III, Commission
Committee Opinion 2001/2339(INI) FEMM Women's Rights and Gender Equality Harassment at the workplace
Responsible Committee 2001/2241(INI) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Scoreboard on implementing the Social Agenda
Responsible Committee 2000/2312(INI) FEMM Women's Rights and Gender Equality Equal pay for work of equal value
Responsible Committee 2000/2121(INI) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Employment and social issues in the applicant countries
Responsible Committee 2000/2021(INI) FEMM Women's Rights and Gender Equality Regulating domestic help in the informal sector
Responsible Committee 2000/2020(INI) FEMM Women's Rights and Gender Equality Follow-up to the Peking action platform
Former Committee Opinion 2000/2014(COS) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Turkey: membership application, 12 April 1987
Committee Opinion 2000/2014(COS) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Turkey: membership application, 12 April 1987
Committee Opinion 2000/0813(CNS) FEMM Women's Rights and Gender Equality Freedom, security and justice: standing of victims in criminal procedures. Framework Decision. Initiative Portugal
Committee Opinion 1999/2029(COS) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Malta: accession to the European Union and progress in negotiations
Responsible Committee 1998/0318(COD) DELE EP Delegation to Conciliation Committee Organisation of working time to cover sectors and activities excluded from Directive 93/104/EC
Committee Opinion 1997/2177(COS) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Estonia: membership application
Committee Opinion 1997/2176(COS) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Latvia: membership application and partnership, 13 October 1995
Committee Opinion 1997/2175(COS) FEMM Women's Rights and Gender Equality Hungary: membership application and partnership, 1st April 1994
Committee Opinion 1997/2174(COS) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Poland: membership application and partnership, 8 April 1994
Committee Opinion 1997/2172(COS) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Romania: membership application and partnership, 22 June 1995
Committee Opinion 1997/2171(COS) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Cyprus: accession to the European Union and progress in negotiations

Activities

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Amendment Co-authors
Name Group Country Ams

By types

Plenary speeches (55)
Reports (9)

By dossiers

CountDossier ReferenceTitle
21998/0318(COD)Organisation of working time to cover sectors and activities excluded from Directive 93/104/EC
12002/2286(INI)Violation of women's rights and Union international relations
12002/2223(INI)Analysis and open method of coordination in the fields of employment and social matters
12002/2026(INI)Representation of women among the social partners of the European Union
12001/2241(INI)Scoreboard on implementing the Social Agenda
12000/2312(INI)Equal pay for work of equal value
12000/2021(INI)Regulating domestic help in the informal sector
12000/2020(INI)Follow-up to the Peking action platform

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Born

1943/04/05 - St. Niklaas

  • Social worker (1964). Lecturer and adviser, study group on Man and Environment (1964-1971). Inter-communal adviser, Dender, Durme and Schelde (1971). Press attaché, State Secretariat for the Regional Economy (1972). Director, Institute for political training (IPOVO-CVP) (1973-1979).
  • Member of the CVP National Executive; National Chairwoman of the CVP Working Party on Women and Society (1973-1983). Chairman of the Lokeren CVP (1971-1990). Chairman, EZA (European Centre for Workers' Issues) (1988-1995). Chairman of the European Union of Christian Democratic Workers (EUCDW) (1995-1997). Chairman of the International Association of Christian Democratic Workers (ICDW) (1996- ).
  • Member of the House of Representatives (1978-1995). Member of the Senate (1995).
  • State Secretary at the department of the living environment and social equality (1985-1992). Minister of Employment, Labour and Equal Opportunities for Men and Women (1992-1999).
  • Minster of State (2002).
  • Belgian decoration: Knight of the Order of Leopold (1985). Foreign decoration: Grosses Verdienstkreuz mit Stern (2002).

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)

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  • Social worker (1964). Lecturer and adviser, study group on Man and Environment (1964-1971). Inter-communal adviser, Dender, Durme and Schelde (1971). Press attaché, State Secretariat for the Regional Economy (1972). Director, Institute for political training (IPOVO-CVP) (1973-1979).
  • Member of the CVP National Executive; National Chairwoman of the CVP Working Party on Women and Society (1973-1983). Chairman of the Lokeren CVP (1971-1990). Chairman, EZA (European Centre for Workers' Issues) (1988-1995). Chairman of the European Union of Christian Democratic Workers (EUCDW) (1995-1997). Chairman of the International Association of Christian Democratic Workers (ICDW) (1996- ).
  • Member of the House of Representatives (1978-1995). Member of the Senate (1995).
  • State Secretary at the department of the living environment and social equality (1985-1992). Minister of Employment, Labour and Equal Opportunities for Men and Women (1992-1999).
  • Minster of State (2002).
  • Belgian decoration: Knight of the Order of Leopold (1985). Foreign decoration: Grosses Verdienstkreuz mit Stern (2002).