SME Connect and European Taxpayers’ Association award Members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg
For the first time, the European Taxpayers’ Association issues a certificate of honour to 19 MEPs across all party lines in the European Parliament in Strasbourg who have rendered outstanding services to the European taxpayer, and especially to SMEs, in the now-ending 2014-2019 legislative period. The candidates were selected in cooperation with SME Connect and the European Economic Senate. Together they represent over 2 million members in Europe.
The criteria of evaluation and decisionmaking were based on: 1) political personality 2) closeness to the citizen 3) commitment to the taxpayer 4) SME friendly policy.
These are the awardees:
Committees:
Karima DELLI MEP (Greens)*
Chair of the Committee on Transport and Tourism
Mady DELVAUX MEP (S&D)*
Vice-Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs
Elisabetta GARDINI MEP (EPP)
Member of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Ingeborg GRÄSSLE MEP (EPP)
Chair of the Committee on Budgetary Control
Eva MAYDELL MEP (EPP)
Member of the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Anthea McINTYRE MEP (ECR)
Member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Ulrike MÜLLER MEP (ALDE)
Member of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Lieve WIERINCK MEP (ALDE)
Member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Iuliu WINKLER MEP (EPP)
Vice-Chair of the Committee on International Trade
Delegations:
FEDERLEY MEP (ALDE)*
Sweden – Centerpartiet
Jeppe KOFOD MEP (S&D)**
Denmark – Socialdemokratiet
Angelika NIEBLER MEP (EPP)
Baveria – Christlich-Soziale Union
Helga STEVENS MEP (ECR)
Belgium – Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliante
Indrek TARAND MEP (Greens | European Free Alliance)
Estonia – Soltumatu
Special Categories:
Benedek JAVOR MEP (Greens | European Free Alliance)
Environment
Isabella DE MONTE MEP (S&D)*
Woman
Paul RÜBIG MEP (EPP)
Legacy
Ivan STEFANEC MEP (EPP)
SME
Dr. Inese VAIDERE MEP (EPP)
Freedom
*) Could not participate in the ceremony
**) Refused the award