Socialist Group 5/1979

The European Parliament: a strong weight in the institutional balance The European Parliament : a strong weight in the institutional balance Ernest Glinne After the opening address given by Simone Veil decision, contrary to the law and to basic justice, dealt a severe blow at on her election to the Presidency of the European direct universal suffrage. The result has been that the European Assembly Parliament Ernest Glinne, the Chairman of the is now deprived of a great voice: that Socialist Group, spoke on behalf of the Group. of Fran~ois Mitterrand who has resigned his mandate in sole"mn He defined the lines of action to be taken by the protest against this disturbing socialists and indicated their commitment to the infringement of democracy. Policies in Europe must also change. creation of an effective transnational democracy in The Socialist Group representing here Europe. 29,5 million European electors or 27 % of the votes cast is, as the As a result of our political recently it has numbered among its largest force in this Assembly, confrontation yesterday you, Madam, members pioneers of the procedure well-qualified to point out the need have been appointed to the office of which ultimately led to this for a change of direction in Europe. President. We give you our sincere consultation of the people. It would, The frustrations engendered by past good wishes for success in your task. however, be unjustified and policies are too deep seated and too Your success will be conditioned by irresponsible not to enquire into the numerous. A few months ago the your impartiality and your ability to real significance of the operation of European Confederation of Trade support, without any split between a 10 June which was so ardently Unions, that great representative majority and opposition, all the awaited by most of the political body in which tens of millions of initiatives which emanate from this parties including our own. With the workers are joined together and of Assembly in conformity with the duly exception of Italy, the rate of which we see ourselves here as a accepted rules and procedures. absenteeism was enormous. Even in natural political extension, became so The President-in-Office of the a country like Belgium where voting disillusioned that it called into Council has paid us the honour of is compulsory there were up to 25 % question its participation in the attending and addressing this session of spoiled and blank votes and Tripartite Conferences. The six of the recently elected Parliament. In abstentions. There is a lesson to be million unemployed are the natural thanking him, I wish to formulate the drawn from this. Europe has still not sceptics of Europe and so they will immediate and pressing wish that the made a sufficient impression on its remain until transparent and effective Presidency of the Council will in people; most of the citizens of solutions, involving a substantial future participate in all the major Europe do not feel themselves really contribution from the Community, debates of our Assembly. The latter, concerned by the Community which have been found to their dramatic having recently acquired new they accuse of bureaucracy, secrecy plight. legitimacy, must assert and extend its and a failure to influence the daily The resolve to safeguard peace and role, especially as the decision on lives of the men and women to whoua freedom, the intention to organize direct elections was linked with the its action is directed. Europe is too economic and social and creation of the European Council, an intermittent, too obscure to be constantly improve the living and Institution for which there is no understood and accepted by each and working conditions of our peoples, provision in the Treaty of Rome and everyone of its citizens. All the together with a determination to whose action is admissible only if the Institutions of the community, first abolish all discrimination between the elected Assembly constitutes a and foremost the elected Assembly, sexes, all these avowed intentions set genuine counterbalance to it. The must now more than ever before down in the preamble to the Treaty Socialist Group is therefore looking make a great effort to acquire more of Rome and in other basic texts forward to a far-reaching and credibility. More information and a must not remain mere words on constant improvement in the relations better quality of activity will be the paper ; on the contrary they must between Parliament and the Council order of the day if institutional guide the action of the Community. of Minfsteis and, more particulary, its Europe is to become a people's As a political group we are probably Presidency. Towards the Commission Europe and if, in particular, the not yet strong enough to convince the we shall maintain our attitude of Parliament is not to become Assembly easily of this but, in this expectant but vigilant trust. dangerously denatured by 1984 into Chamber and elsewhere, we shall be The President-in-Office of the an incomprehensible talking-shop indefatigable in recalling the main Council stressed just now the with Byzantine ways. themes of our election campaign importance of the first European We must also avoid - indeed we whose relevance has just been election held on 10 June which he should have avoided them in the past stressed by the European trade described as a historic occasion. - manipulations and machinations Union Confederation in a letter to At the European Council of 21 and 22 which are unworthy of us. How can the Presidency of this Assembly. June, the Heads of State or Europe be an example when These themes are: Government noted with satisfaction it is bogged down in sordid practices - improvement of working that the election had been held under and the basest forms of conditions and programmes to satisfactory conditions. The Socialist parliamentarism, when irregularities achieve full employment, particularly Group as always attached great are from the outset given official through a fairer dist:ibution of importance to the application of blessing? Last week in Luxembourg available jobs, and with the powerful Article 138 o( the Treaty which the Socialist Group particulary support for a reduction in working relates to the election of the deplored and condemned the irregular hours and a systematic occupational Assembly by direct universal suffrage procedure by which the "Socialists training and education policy ; and it takes no little pride in the fact were deprived of one of their - safeguarding and improving living that 20 years ago and even more seats in Fmace. That arbitrary standards;

2 - democratic control of economic and social development through The Socialist Group of the European structural reform, economic planning and the exercise of effective control over multinational companies and Parliament: introduction major industrial and financial groupings. We want to see greater democracy in industry at every level Members from nine countries and fourteen different parties have come in a manner adapted to the special together to form ~~e Socialist Group in the European Parliament. They have in circumstances of each country and in common the traditions of the labour movement and the aim of attaining the cooperation with the trade union objectives of democratic in their respective countries and in the organizations ; European Community as a whole. - control of pollution and a comprehensive energy policy. An With its 113 members the Socialist Group is the largest political group in the effective programme must be laid European Parliament. Its origins go back to 23 June 1953, when the Socialists down by the European Community to in the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community formed save energy and develop alternative a_ group. sources of energy. In this connection no new development and new The Group's geographical utilization can be accepted unless composition is as follows: they are the subject of public control - Federal Republic of : and management and unless effective 35 members. safeguards are laid down against risks - France : 22 members. liable to damage public security and -United Kingdom: 18 members health and lead to environmental (l member from Northern Ireland). deterioration ; - Italy: l3 members. - end discrimination, especially - : 9 members. discrimination against women ; -Belgium: 7 members. - develop more effective regional - Ireland: 4 members. policies capable of contributing - Denmark: 4 members (l member meaningfully to the removal of the from Greenland). broad disparities which still exist -Luxembourg: l member. between the regions of Europe; - protect consumers, in particular The Chairman of the Group is Ernest through objective information and the Glinne (Belgium). The Vice-Chairmen· Public Health and Consumer right of defence against misleading are: Rudi Arndt (Federal Protection. Republic of Germany), Claude Estier publicity; The following members are - promote peace, security and (France), (United Kingdom), Pietro Lezzi (Italy), len Vice-Chairmen of parliamentary cooperation ; committees: - finally, defend the rights of man Van den Heuvel (Netherlands). and the civil liberties which reflect Other members, of the Bureau are : - Political Affairs Committee: the most fundamental human needs. Victor Abens (Luxembourg), Antonio Pierre Mauroy (France). To attain these objectives we shall Cariglia (Italy), Charles-Emile Loo - Committee on Energy and seek to promote, in each individual (France), Horst Seefeld (Germany), Research: Michael Gallagher (United case within this Assembly, the EvaGredal (Denmark), Michael Kingdom). formation of progressive, O'Leary (lrelru¢). Ann Clwyd - Committee on External Economic transnational and transpartisan (United Kingdom), John Hume Relations: Heidi Wieczorek-Zeul majorities representing a coalition of (Northern Ireland), who is treasurer (Germany) and Dr. Barry Seal our best endeavours. of the Group and Marcel Colla (United Kingdom). Madam President, the Socialst (Belgium). - Committee on Social Affairs and Group also wishes to see created Employment: Mario Dido (Italy) and John O'Connell (Ireland), Richard Hans Peters (Germany). within the Community today and the Balfe (United Kingdom) and Luise enlarged Community tomorrow an - Committee on Regional Policy and Herklotz (Germany) are the auditors Regional Planning: effective transnational democracy at of the Group. European level with the (Ireland). concommitant desire to break the Five of the twelve Vice-Presidents of - Committee on the Environment, bipolar system prevailing in the world the European Parliament belong to Public Health and Consumer and to escape from the constraints the Socialist Group: Bruno Friedrich Protection: Beate Weber (Germany). of dependence and authoritarianism. (Federal Republic of Germany), - Committee on Youth Affairs, The motions which we shall already Gerard Jaquet (France), Allan Rogers Culture, Education, Information and be tabling this week on a number of (United Kingdom), Piet Dankert Sport: Liam Kavanagh (Ireland). pressing international problems will (Netherlands) and Mario Zagari - Committee on Development and (Italy). reflect without delay our staunch Cooperation: Heinz Kiihn attachment to the ri$hts of man and The Chairman of five of the (Germany). the rights of our peoples. European Parliaments' fifteen - Committee on Budgetary Control: committees belong to the Socialist Piet Dankert (Netherlands). Group: Erwin Lange (Federal - Committee on the Rules of Republic of Germany) Committee on Procedure and Petitions: Budgets; Jacques Delors (France) Marie-Claude Vayssade (France). Committee on Economic and The Secretariat of the Socialist Group Monetary Affairs; Mauro Ferri (Italy) is based in Luxembourg and has a Legal Affairs Committee ; Horst staff of 35.1t is headed by Manfred Seefeld (Federal Republic of Michel, the Secretary-General. Germany) Committee on Transport; Ken Collins (United Kingdom) Committee on the Environment,

3 Belgium Denmark Parti Socialiste (PS) Socialdemokratiet

Radoux, Lucien Born 18.7.1921. Director of European Foundation for International Exchanges. Senator for Brussels.

Delmotte, Fernand Belgische Socialistische Gredal, Eva, Born 24.7.1920. Born 19.2.1927. Technician-mechanic. Former Partij (BSP) Trained social counsellor. Former Minister. Senator for Mons-Soignies. Flemish Minister for Social Affairs. Member Mayor of Lessines, President of of Folketing for 0stre Storkreds, So.c:.;ialist Group. Member of Copenhagen. European Parliament since 1973. Member of Bureau of European Member of the Bureau of the Parliament Socialist Group. Socialist Party.

Colla, Marcel Born 28.9.1943. Sociologist. Former Chef de Cabinet Groes, Mette in the Ministry for Economic Affairs. Born 9.6.1937. Glinne, Ernest Alderman. Member of the Bureau of Lecturer at University Centre of Born 30.3.1931. the Socialist Group of teh European Aalborg. Member of Folketing for Graduate in political, administrative Parliament. and diplomatic science. Director of North Jutland. Bureau of Studies, former minister, member of Bureau of Socialist Party. Deputy for Charleroi, outgoing vice-chairman of the Socialist Group of the European Parliament. President of the Socialist Group.

Van Miert, Karel Fich, Ove Born 17.1.1942. Born 16.3.1949. Diplomatic sciences, post-graduate Nuclear physicist. Former secretary studies in European affairs.Member general of the International Union of of teaching staff of VUB Socialist Youth (IUSY). (Dutch-speaking section of Free University of Brussels). Chairman of Lizin-Vanderspeeten, Anne-Marie BSP. Vice-Chairman of the Siumut Born 5.1.1949. Confederation of Socialist Parties of Graduate in economic science. the European Communities. Counsellor in Cabinet of Minister for Foreign Affairs. Local Councillor. Member of the Socialist Party committee on women.

Lynge, Finn Vernimmen, Willy Born 22.4.1933. Born 23.12.1930. Theologian and' former Cath9lic priest. Head of Greenland Radio. Senator for Oudenaarde - Ronse I Aalst, former trade union secretary. Welfare officer. Alderman at Gramont.

4 Member of the Bundestag. Member Germany and Director of various private, national and international European organizations. Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) Herklotz, Luise Born Speyer 20.8.1918. Editor. Member of SPD Bureau in the Palatinate. Member of the Friedrich, Bruno Control Committee of the SPD. Born Helmbrechts-Oberfranken Chairman of the Supervisory Board 31.5.1927 of the Speyer Cooperative Building Editor. Member of the Bundestag. Society. Auditor of the Socialist Vice-President of the Confederation Group of the European Parliament. Arndt, Rudi of Socialist Parties of the European Born Wiesbaden 1.3.1927. Community. Member of SPD Bureau. Barrister. Former Minister of the District chairman of SPD in Franken. Land government of Hesse. Former Vice-President of the European Mayor of Franfurt. Chairman of the Parliament. South Hesse SPD and member of the SPD Executive. Vice-chairman of the Socialist Group of the European Parliament. Hoff, Magdalena Born Hagen 29.12.1940. Civil engineer. Lecturer in industrial safety and accident prevention. Member of the Federal Executive of Gabert, Volkmar the SPD Working Party on Town Born Dreihunken 11.3.1923. Planning and Housing Policy. Managing director. Former Member of the SPD Bureau in Vice-President of the Bavarian Hagen. Municipal councillor. Brandt, Willy Landtag. Member of the SPD Born Liibeck 18.12.1913. Bureau. Executive chairman of the Journalist. Former Federal Association of Democratic Socialists Chancellor. Holder of the Nobel in the Alpine region. Peace Prize. Member of the Bundestag. Chairman of the SPD. President of the . Chairman of the Independent Commission for International Development Issues. Klinkenborg, Jan Born Emden 26.9.1935. Commercial training. Lord Mayor of Emden. Member of the SPD Bureau of Weser-Ems. Hansch, Dr. Klaus Born Sporttau 15.12.1938. Political scientist. Editor. Former ministry press officer. Lectu~er at the University of Duisburg. Chairman of Mettmann SPD. Fellermaier, Ludwig Born Vienna 2.7.1930. Commerical training. Member of the Bundestag. Former chairman of the Socialist Group in the European Kuhn, Heinz Parliament. Currently, quaestor in the Born Cologne 18.2.1912. European Parliament and chairman of Journalist. Former Prime Minister of the Joint Parliamentary Committee of North -Westphalia. Member of the EEC-Turkey Association. the Landtag. Member of SPD Bureau. Vice-Chairman of the Hauenschild, Karl Committee on Development and Born Hannover 30.8.1920. Cooperation of the European Businessman. Chairman of the Parliament. Chemical, Paper and Pottery Industries Trade Union. Former Member of the Economic and Social Committee of the European Communities. Chairman of the ICF. Focke, Dr. Katharina Born Bonn 8.10.1922. Political scientist. journalist. Former State Secretary and Federal Minister,

;5 Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Social Affairs and Employment ofthe European Parliament.

Lange, Erwin Schon, Karl Born Essen 10.5.1914. Born Elstra/Saxony 26.7 .1923. Compositor. Works Manager. Stonecutter. Former mayor of Managing Director. Member of the Bendorf. Chairman of Koblenz local Bundestag. Member of the North Salisch, Heinke SPD. Member of SPD Bureau in Atlantic Assembly and chairman of Born Grevenbroich 14.8.1941. Rheinland-Hessen-Nassau. District its Economic Affairs Committee. Conference interpreter. Member of chairman of the social security Karlsruhe City Council. Coordinator Chairman of the Committee on organization in Budgets of the European Parliament. of the Socialist Group of the Rheinland-Hessen-Nassau. European Parliament in the Committee on Social Affairs and Employment. m ,f1l~.;;y'\~J.· d .•.. · J·'~t Schwencke, Dr. Olaf Linde, Erdmann Born Pinneberg 27 .1.1936. Born Dresden 22.2.1943. Mechanical Engineer. Head of Theologian. Tutor. Member of the Department in a Volkshochschule. Schieler, Dr. Rudolf Bundestag. Member of the Parliamentarv Assembly of the Member of the WDR Broadcasting Born Teningen 22.5.1928. Council. Member of SPD Bureau for Lawyer. Former Minister of Justice. Council of Europe and Chairman of Western Westphiilia and of the SPD Member of the Baden-Wiirtemberg the Council of Europe's Committee in North-Rhine- Westphalia. Landtag. Vice-chairman of the SPD for the Architectural Heritage. Member of the SPD Council. group in the Landtag.

Seefeld, Horst Schinzel, Dieter Born Berlin 21.11.1930. Born Berlin 14.11.1942. Businessman. Press Officer. Member Degree in Physics. Head of a welfare of the Bundestag. Chairman of the organization. District chairman of the German Council of the European Aachen SPD. Member of the SPD Movement. Member of the Bureau of Bureau for Mittelrhein. Member of the Socialist Group and chairman of the Aachen city council. the Committee on Transport in the European Parliament.

Loderer, Eugen Born Heidenheim a.d. Brenz 28.5.1920. Schmid, Dr. Gerhard Wire metal worker. President of the Born Straubing 5.5.1946. Seeler, Dr. Hans-Joachim Metalworkers Union. Degree in Chemistry. Research Born Lauenburg/Elbe 9.8.1930. assistant. Member of the SPD Bureau Lawyer. Former Senator. Member of in Niederbayern-Oberpfalz. SPD Bureau in Hamburg and chairman of the Wandsbek sub-district.

Peters, Hans Born Uedem 10.12.1927. Miner. Branch manager of the Neue Schmitt, Heinz Heimat company in Westphalia. Born Brackwede 30.8.1920. Deputy member of the WDR Plumber and fitter. Union secretary. Broadcasting Council. Member of the Member of the Regional Council of SPD Bureau in Western Westphalia. the Evangelical Church of Westphali~.

6 Seibel-Emmerling, Lilo Wagner, ~anfred Wieczorek-Zeul, Heidi Born Leobschiitz 3.2.1932. Born Hassel 14.1.1934. Born Frankfurt-am-Main 21.11.1942. School inspector. Member of the Businessman. President of Saar Teacher. Member of the South Hesse Bavarian Landtag. Chairman of the Trade Union Federation. President of SPD Bureau and SPD Council. Association of Social-Democratic the interregional Council of Trade Former chairman of the Young Women in Franken. Socialist Unions of the Saar, Lorraine and Socialist Federation. Chairman of the coordinator of the committee on the Luxembourg. Vice-Chairman of the European Liaison Office for Environment, public Health and SPD, Saarbriicken. international Youth Organizations. Consumer protection of the European Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Parliament. External Economic Relations in the European Parliament. France

Walter, Gerd Socialists and Radicaux Born Lubeck 26.4.1949. de Gauche Sieglerschmidt, Hellmut Journalist. Degree in political Born Berlin 17.10.1917. science. Lecturer in adult education. Diploma in Business Studies. Vice-chairman of the Journalist. Former Senate Schleswig-Holstein SPD. Counsellor. Member of the Bundestag. Member of the SPD Bureau in Berlin. Vice-chairman of the German Europa-Union.

Weber, Beate Born Reichenberg 12.12.1943. Teacher. Vice-Chairman of the SPD Vetter, Heinz-Oskar Council. Member of Heidelberg City Born Bochum 21.10.1917. Council. Vice-Chairman of the Fitter. President of the German Trade Committee on the Environment. Union Federation. Vice-chairman and Public Health and Consumer Protection. former Chairman of ETUC. Vice-Chairman of ICFTU.

Wettig, Klaus Von der Vring, Dr. Thomas Born Gottingen 15.8.1940. Born Stuttgart 27.5.1937. Compositor. Research assistant. Sub-district chairman of the SPD in University lecturer. Founding rector Delors, Jacques of the University of Bremen. Member Gottingen. Member of district council. Born 20.7.1925. of the SPD Bureau in Bremen. Graduate in economics. Director of a research centre. Associate university professor. Socialist Party delegate for international economic relations. Chairman of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament.

7 Estier, Claude Loo, Charles-Emile Oehler, Jean Born 8.6.1925. Born 4.3.1922. Born 1937. Diploma in political science. Typographer. Director of workers' Builder's merchant. Member of Journalist. Director of weekly cooperative. Member of Socialist Socialist Party Executive Committee. publication. Member of Party Executive Committee. Former Local councillor. Municipal Council. Vice-Chairman of Deputy. Member of Bureau of the Socialist Group of the European European Parliament Socialist Group. Parliament.

Percheron, Daniel Born 1942. Martinet, Gilles Teacher. Municipal Councillor at Born 8.8.1916. Lievin. Member of Nord/Pas de Faure, Maurice Graduate in literature and in history. Calais regional council. Member of Born 2.1.1922. Journalist. Member of the Socialist Socialist Party Executive Committee. Agn!ge in history and geography. Executive Committee. Doctor of Law. Teacher. Former minister (signatory of Treaty of Rome). Radical de gauche. Mayor of Cahors. Chairman of the council. Deputy.

Pisani, Edgard Mauroy, Pierre Born in 1918. Born 5.7.1928. Member of the Senate. Former Teacher. Member of Socialist Party Minister. Former chairman of the Executive Committee. Deputy for the Committee on Economic and ,Nord. Mayor of Lille. Monetary Affairs of the European Gaspard, Fran.;oise Parliament. Member of the Willy Born 1945. Brandt-Commission for a new Counsellor to Administrative economic order. Tribunal. Mayor of Dreux.

Moreau, Jacques Rom 1911. Trade union official (CFDT). Member of Socialist Party Executive Roudy, Yvette Jaquet, Gerard Committee. Born 1929. Born 12.1.1916. Journalist. Author of «La vie du Doctor, member of Conseil d'Etat couple ,, , ,, La reus site de Ia femme,, former minister. Member of Socialist and «La femme en marge,,. Member Party Executive Committee. of the Socialist Party Executive Vice-President of the European Committee. Parliament.

Motchane, Didier Born 1931. Civil servant. Member of Socialist Party Executive Committee. Sarre, Georges Josselin, Charles Born 1935. Born 1938. Inspector of PTT. Chairman of Graduate in public law and political Socialist Group of Paris Council. science. Engineer-economist. Mayor of Pleslin-Trigavou. Chairman of the Council of Cotes du Nord. Former Deputy (1973-1978).

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Schwartzenberg, Roger-Gerard Krouwel-VIam, J.D. (Annie) Born 17.4.1943. Born Hengelo (0) 29.6.1928. Agrege in public Jaw and political MULO and commercial evening science. Vice-Chairman of classes. Former Member of Mouvement des Radicaux de Gauche Parliament; former Vice-Chairman of (MRG). PvdA Women's Organization; Member of European Parliament since 1977; former Chairman of EP Albers, Willem Committee on the Environment, Born Amsterdam 30.11.1920. Public Health and Consumer Trained as chemical analyst.Local Protection. politics at ; former Member of Parliament; Member of the European Parliament since 1974._ Sutra de Germa, Georges Member of the EP since 1974. Born 1930. Winegrower. Municipal Councillor. Member of the Bureau of the National Agricultural Commsision. van den Heuvel-de Blank, C. (len) Born Tiel7.8.1927. HBS-B. Former Chairman of PvdA Women's Organization; former Member of Parliament and PvdA Cohen, R. (Bob) chairman. Vice-Chairman of the Born Rotterdam 4.3.1930. Socialist Group of the European Political and social sciences at Parliament. Vayssade, Marie-Claude Amsterdam. Former principal Born 1936. administrator in Mansholt and Leader of a workers' education Lardinois cabinets; former Chef de centre. Cabinet for Commissioner Vredeling; <> director at the Commission.

Van Minnen, Johan Born Noordwolde (Fr.) 31.10.1932. Trained journalist. Journalist correspondent in Luxembourg and Fuillet, Yvette Bonn; Radio and television Born 1923. commentator; former ombudsman of Municipal councillor of Marseilles. Dankert, Pieter the Ombudsman Foundation (V ARA Member of the Socialist Party Born Stiens (Fr.) 8.1.1934. television). Executive Committee. Trained teacher; Dip. Ed. history. Former PvdA International secretary; member of PvdA National Executive 1963-1971 Member of Parliament; Luxembourg former Member of the Assembly of the Council of Europe, the WEU Parti Ouvrier Socialiste Assembly and the North Atlantic Lux em bourgeois Assembly; Member of the European (POSL) Parliament since 1977; Vice-Chairman of the EP Committee Muntingh, Hemmo J. ~------1 on Budg~tary Control; dual mandate. Born Amsterdam 30.12.1938. Business economy, Free University of Amsterdam. Secretary of Landelijke Vereniging tot Behoud van de Waddenzee; Chairman of the Foundation Europeene pour l'environnement.

Abens, Victor Born 16.10.1912. Industrialist. Member of Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe. Deputy, Mayor of Vianden.Member of Bureau of European Parliament Socialist Group.

9 Vondeling, Anne t 22.11.1979 Dr. O'Connell, John F. Dido', Mario Born Appelscha (Fr.) 2.3.1916. Dublin. Born 20.1.1930. Born Liury Gargan (France) Wageningen Agricultural College. Editor, Irish Medical Times. Doctor. 16.11.1926. Member of Parliament 1946-1979; Deputy since 1965. Labour Trade· unionist. Member of the former Minister of Agriculture and spokesman on social welfare 1969-72 Economic and Social Committee. Food, Chairman of Dutch labour and on health 1972-73. Auditor of the Member of the European Trade party; President of Chamber from Socialist Group of the European Union Confederation. Vice-chairman 1972 to 1979, Vice-President of the Parliament. of the Committee on Social Affairs European Parliament. and Employment of the European Parliament.

O'Leary, Michael Woltjer, Eisso Dublin. Born 8.5.1936. Born Nieuwe-Pekela (Gr.) 9.1.1942. Minister for Labour 1973-77. Gatto, Vincenzo Wageningen Agricultural College. President of EEC Council of Social Born Messina 1.5.1922. Member of teaching staff at Deventer Affairs Ministers 1975. Member of Member of the Central Committee of Agricultural College. Former member the Bureau of the Socialist Group of PSI. Former member of the of the provincial council. Involved the European Parliament. Secretariat and of the Executive. for 3 years in an agricultural Former Member of Parliament development project in Lombok Former Senator. (Indonesia). Italy Ireland Partito Socialista Italiano (PSI) Labour Party Lezzi, Pietro Born Naples 15.12.1922. Lawyer. Member of the outgoing European Parliament. Vice-Chairman of the Socialist Group of the European Parliament. Member of the Central Committee of PSI.

Arfe, Gaetano Desmond, Eileen Born Domma Vesuviana (Naples) Munster. Born 29.12.1932. 12.11.1925. Former civil servant. Deputy 1965-69 Professor of History at the University and 1973. Senator 1969-1973. Member of Florence. Journalist. Former Cork County Council since 1965. director of «A vanti ! >> Member of the Executive of PSI. Pelikan, Jiri Born Olomouc (Czechoslovakia) 7.2.1923. Journalist. Former Member of Parliament and former Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Czech Parliament. Former director-general of television. Kavanagh, Liam Political refugee since 1969. Craxi, Bettino Naturalized Italian. Leinster. Born 9.2.193~. Born Milan 24.2.1934. Deputy for Wicklow. Member of the Member of Parliament. National European Parliament since 1973. Secretary of the Italian Socialist Member of Wicklow County Council. Party. Vice-Chairman of the .Committee on Youth Affairs, Culture, Education, Information and Sport of the European Parliament.

10 Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society. Director co-operative wholesale society. Member of London regional executive of the Labour Party. Auditor of the Socialist Group of the European Parliament.

Ripa di Meana, Carlo Ferri, Mauro Born in Marina di Pietrasanta (Lucca) Born Rome 15.3.1920. Lawyer. 15.8.1929. Head of the Foreign Section of the Journalist. Former President of the PDI. Former Minister. Former Venice Biennale (International national secretary of the PSDI. Exhibition of Modem Art). Member Chairman of the Committee on of the Central Committee and official Economic and Monetary Affairs of Boyes, Roland of the PSI's secretariat for the European Parliament. international relations. Durham. Born 12.2.1937. Assitant director Durham County Social Services Department. Member of Northern regional executive of the Labour Party.

Orlandi, Flavio Ruffolo, Giorgio Born Canino (Viterbo) 12.4.1921. Born Rome 14.8.1926. Graduate in political science. Economist. Chairman of Dinanziarie Journalist. President of IN AIL. Meridionale. Member of Central Former National Secretary of the Committee of PSI. PSDI. Buchan, Janey Glasgow. Born 30.4.1926. Chairman of the Labour Party in Scotland. Member of Strathclyde Council. Member of the Cooperative Party and the .

Zagari, Mario Born Milan 14.9.1913. Puletti, Ruggero Graduate in law. Journalist. Former Born Umbertide (Perugia) 10.3.1924. Minister. Vice-President of the Graduate in arts. Universit9 lecturer. European Parliament. Chairman of Director of « U manita ,, . <

Castle, the Rt Hon Barbara Cariglia, Antonio Greater Manchester North. Born Born Vieste (Foggia) 28.3.1924 Adam, Gordon 6.10.1910. Graduate in Political science. Northumbria. Born 28.3.1934. MP for Blackburn 1945-79. Former Journalist. Official of the Court of Mining engineer. Member of Minister for Overseas Development, auditors. Former national secretary Northern Economic Planning Council Minister of Transport, Secretary of of the PSDI. Assistant secretary and 1974-79. Deputy Leader of North State for Employment, Secretary of former Chairman of the PSDI Tyneside Council since 1975. State for Social Services. Member of Parliamentary group and member of National Executive Committee since the Foreign Affairs Committee of the 1950 and former chairman of Labour Chamber of Deputies. Member of the Party. Vice-Chairman of the Socialist Bureau of the Socialist Group of the Group of the European Parliament. European Parliament.

Balfe, Richard London South Inner. Born 14.5.1944. Former political secretary of the

11 Clwyd, Ann Griffiths, Winston J. Rogers, Allan R. Mid & West . Born 21.3.1937. South Wales. Born 11.2.1943. South East Wales. Born 24.10.1932. Journalist & Broadcaster. Teacher. Former Vale of Glamorgan Geologist. Mid Glamorgan County Correspondent of and Councillor. Member of Amnesty Councillor and district secretary of The Observer. Frequent contributor International and other international the Workers' Education Association. to BBC and HTV programmes. groups. Past Labour Party Consituency Member of the Royal Commission on Secretary/Organiser. Chairman, the National Health Service. Polytechnic of Wales. Vice-Chairman Community Health Councillor and of the European Parliament. former·member Welsh Hospital Board. Vice-Chairman Welsh Arts Council and member Arts Council of Great Britain. Member of the Communication Advisory Committee of the UK National Commission for Key, Brian M. UNESCO. Chairman Anti-Racialist Yorkshire South. Born 20.9.1947. Committee, Cardiff. Member of the Former local government officer and Socialist group of the European member of Barnsley Council. Dr. Seal, Barry Parliament. Chairman of the local Labour Party. Yorkshire West. Born 28.10.1937. Polytechnic lecturer. Former leader of Bradford Council Labour Group. Chairman of local Labour Party. Former chairman of Yorkshire and Humberside Further Education planning policy committee. Vice-Chairman of the Committee on External Economic Relations of the Collins, Ken D. European Parliament. Strathclyde East. Born 12.8.1939. Lomas, Alf Lecturer. Former member of East London North East. "'·· Kilbride District Council and East Born 30.8.1928. / Kilbride Development Corporation. Former railway signalman. Former Social Democratic and Chairman of the Committee on the secretary of London Co-op Political Labour Party (SDLP) Environment, Public Health and committee. Author of: «The Consumer Protection of the European Common Market: Why We Should Parliament. Keep Out>>. Member of the London regional executive of the Labour Party.

Hume, John Enright, Derek . Born 18.1.1937. Leeds. Born 2.8.1935. MP for Fpyle, NI Parliament 1969-73. Deputy headmaster. Former member Megahy, Tom NI Assembly 1973-75. Minister of of Pudsey Borough Council and of Yorkshire South West. Commerce, NI, 1974. NI Leeds Council. Chairman of the Born 16.7.1929. Constitutional Convention 1975-76. planning and transport committee of Lecturer. Former leader of Kirklees Leader of the SDLP Fellow West Yorkshire. District Council. Former member of Centre for International Affairs Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Harvard 1976. Treasurer Socialist Economic Planning Council. Group, European Parliament.

Gallagher, Michael Born 1.7.1934. Former N.U.M. Branch Official. Ex Quin, Joyce G. leader of Labour Group South Tyne and Wear. Nottinghamshire County Council. Born 26.11.1944. Lecturer - Industrial Relations - University lecturer. Formerly University of Nottingham. researcher for Labour Party's Vice-Chairman of the Committee on International Department. Energy and Research of the European Parliament.

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