Markus Pieper

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Markus Pieper
MEP
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Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
1 July 2004
Website www.markus-pieper.eu

Markus Pieper (born 15 May 1963) is a German politician and member of the European Parliament for Germany. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party. [1]

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Member of the European Parliament, 2004–present

Pieper serves on the Committee on Transport and Tourism and on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

In 2014, Pieper drafted a resolution of the European Parliament calling for more stringent impact assessments before EU legislation is proposed. The resolution, passed with a large majority, backed an idea set out in the Stoiber ‘red tape report’ – drawn up by a high-level group chaired by Edmund Stoiber, former Minister-President of Bavaria – calling for the creation of a high-level advisory body on better regulation. [2] Since 2021, he has been leading the parliament’s work on the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive. [3]

In addition to his committee assignments, Pieper has been a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Biodiversity, Countryside, Hunting and Recreational Fisheries since 2014. [4]

In 2024, Pieper was appointed by the European Commission as EU small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) Envoy, reporting directly to President Ursula von der Leyen and to the European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton. [5] His appointment over two qualified women caused "the most serious internal rebellion von der Leyen has faced since she first became head of the EU's executive branch back in 2019", according to Politico.eu. [6]

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References

  1. "Your MEPs :Markus PIEPER". Europa . European Parliament . Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  2. Dave Keating (November 28, 2014), Parliament calls for tougher impact assessments European Voice .
  3. Ewa Krukowska (September 17, 2021), Christian Democrats Choose Key Lawmakers on EU Carbon Reform Bloomberg News .
  4. Member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Biodiversity, Countryside, Hunting and Recreational Fisheries European Parliament.
  5. The European Commission appoints an EU SME Envoy European Commission, press release of 31 January 2024.
  6. "Von der Leyen struggles to quell revolt over controversial business envoy pick". POLITICO. 2024-04-09. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  7. Advisory Board Energy and Climate Policy and Innovation Council (EPICO).