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

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