Sabine Verheyen
Sabine Verheyen (born October 24, 1964 in Aachen ) is a German politician ( CDU ). She has been a member of the European Parliament since 2009 .
Life and accomplishments
After graduating from St. Ursula Gymnasium in Aachen, she studied architecture at the FH Aachen from 1983 to 1988 and has been a member of the CDU since 1990. From 1994 to 2009 she was a member of the council and from 1999 to 2009 mayor of the city of Aachen. She has also been a member of the Euregio Council since 1999 , of the state board of the CDU NRW since 2001 and of the state board of the Association for Local Politics since 2002 .
Since 2009 she has been the local political spokeswoman and since 2014 deputy chairwoman of the CDU / CSU group in the European Parliament.
Sabine Verheyen is married and has three children.
EU parliamentarian
Sabine Verheyen was a deputy member of the Committee for Regional Development from 2009 to 2011. She has been a member of the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) since 2009 and has been the EPP Group's spokesperson on this committee since 2014.
Verheyen has been a deputy member of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection since 2012.
Since 2009 she has been a member of the Delegation for Relations with South Africa, of which she became Deputy Chair in 2014. From 2009 to 2014 she was also a deputy member of the delegation for relations with Iran.
From 2014 to 2017 she was an alternate member of the Delegation for relations with Chile and the EU-Latin America Parliamentary Assembly.
Verheyen has been a deputy member of the delegation in the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly since 2017.
Verheyen is a member of the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and since 2014 spokeswoman for the EPP Group in the Committee on Culture and Education and vice-chair of the delegation for relations with South Africa. As a deputy, she is on the Committee for Internal Market and Consumer Protection.
Memberships
Verheyen is a member of the Europa-Union parliamentary group European Parliament .
Verheyen is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for European Partnerships and International Cooperation in Hürth .
Sabine Verheyen was a member of the WDR Broadcasting Council from 2003 to 2009. From 2009 to 2016 she was its deputy member.
Political positions
- Modernizing education in the EU
Sabine Verheyen is of the opinion that in an increasingly globalized and digitized world, education is the key to success. Innovative learning and teaching methods are required to continue to ensure high quality education. It is important that the opportunities offered by digitization and the establishment of common educational platforms for modern education, especially in the area of distance learning, are also used. At the same time, age-appropriate ICT ( information and communication technology ) and media curricula should be drawn up, which provide for learning how to use media responsibly and think critically.
In Verheyen's view, it is important that young people get to know Europe and, based on this, develop their own ideas and concepts for shaping the EU further. However, this requires that young people have the opportunity to discover the advantages and diversity of Europe for themselves. The Erasmus + program is therefore one of the most important funding programs for Verheyen.
Together with other MEPs from the Euregio, Verheyen called on the Commission to find a common European solution with regard to the Tihange nuclear power plant. The security situation of the Tihange power plant, which is classified as questionable, affects people in the Euregio across national borders. For this reason, the Commission must advocate binding European safety standards for nuclear power plants and the establishment of a European nuclear supervisory authority that controls the national supervisory authorities and operators.
- Audiovisual Media Services Directive
In 2016, Verheyen took on co-reporting on the amendment to the Audiovisual Media Services Directive on the Culture and Media Committee. During the negotiations, Verheyen advocated a fair harmonization of the rules for linear and non-linear media, for example in advertising and the protection of minors. The amendment should come into force in 2019.
- Local political spokeswoman for the CDU / CSU group
Verheyen advocates “a strong, citizen-friendly and community-friendly Europe.” She is of the opinion that a strong EU Parliament and an intensive exchange with local authorities are essential for the feasibility and thus the effectiveness of European legislation.
- Copyright in the digital single market
Sabine Verheyen voted in favor of the guideline because it "enables more fairness on the Internet and, in particular, holds the recklessly capitalizing corporations responsible".
Web links
- Homepage of Sabine Verheyen
- Entry on Sabine Verheyen in the Members' database of the European Parliament
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Verheyen, Sabine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (CDU), MEP |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 24, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aachen |