Markus Pieper | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2004 | |
| Constituency | Germany |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1963-05-15)15 May 1963 (age 62) |
| Party |  German:Christian Democratic Union  EU:European People's Party |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | www |
Markus Pieper (born 15 May 1963) is a German politician and member of theEuropean Parliament forGermany. He is a member of theChristian Democratic Union, part of theEuropean People's Party.[1]
Pieper serves on theCommittee on Transport and Tourism and on theCommittee 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 byEdmund Stoiber, formerMinister-President ofBavaria – calling for the creation of a high-level advisory body on better regulation.[2] Since 2021, he has been leading the parliament’s work on the revision of theRenewable 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 theEuropean Commission as EU small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) Envoy, reporting directly to PresidentUrsula von der Leyen and to theEuropean Commissioner for Internal MarketThierry Breton.[5] His appointment over two qualified women caused "the most serious internal rebellion von der Leyen has faced since she first became head of the EU's executive branch back in 2019", according toPolitico.eu.[6]
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