Markus Pieper
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
1 July 2004
ConstituencyGermany
Personal details
Born (1963-05-15) 15 May 1963 (age 60)
Hamelin, Germany
Political party German:
Christian Democratic Union
 EU:
European People's Party
Alma mater
Websitewww.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]

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 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]

Other activities

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. ^ Advisory Board Energy and Climate Policy and Innovation Council (EPICO).


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