Hans-Peter Martin
Hans -Peter Martin ( born August 11, 1957 in Bregenz) is an Austrian journalist, nonfiction author, politician and Member of the European Parliament and founder of the party list Dr. Martin.
Career
Martin studied law and political science at the University of Vienna and received his PhD in 1984, Dr. iur. During his studies he worked as a laborer in the textile factory FM Hämmerle. About this work he wrote the tell-all book night shift. An operating report.
1980 Martin wrote a series of articles for the Austrian magazine Profil. In 1986, he got a full time position in the German news magazine Der Spiegel. He was there first editor, from 1989 South America correspondent and bureau chief from 1991 to 1999, first for Vienna, then the Prague office. Since 1999, Martin sits in the European Parliament, but is still active with guest contributions in Austrian and German media.
During his time at the mirror Martin co-wrote a series of books about health issues, first Healthy business (1981 ), then bitter with Hans Weiss, Kurt Langbein and Roland Werner Pills (1983 ) and finally Kursbuch Health ( 1989). He received international attention, finally, with the co-authored with Harald Schumann -globalization nonfiction bestseller The Global Trap (1996).
From 1996 to 1999 Martin sat on the board of Greenpeace Germany and from 1997 to 1999 Member of the Club of Rome. He received in 1980 the " Renner " -Award for Journalism and in 1997, the Bruno Kreisky Prize for the Political Book.
Political career
Martin is continuously Member of the European Parliament since 1999.
1999 European elections
Because of its popularity as EU and globalization critics, the Social Democratic Party of Austria Martin nominated for the European elections in 1999 as a non-party top candidates, which Martin in the same year became a member of the European Parliament ( MEP ). He still does not joined the party at, left soon after disagreements, the PES Group and has since non-attached Member of the European Parliament.
Expenses scandal in the EU Parliament in 2004
Known throughout Europe, Hans -Peter Martin in March 2004 by the fact that he accused his fellow parliamentarians corruption and personal enrichment through dishonest expenses and travel expenses. He filmed MPs as they entered in days money lists, but the meeting is held immediately afterwards left again. Martin said he had 7,200 registered cases, in which MPs from all parties have conceded unjustified session per diems. He published a list of the names of 57 German parliamentarians who had, according to Martin, all collected wrongly daily allowances.
The German magazine Stern TV beamed some excerpts from the recordings made by Hans -Peter Martin and Martin's reports of corruption to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF ) have been published. Shortly thereafter, a raid was conducted in the former Brussels correspondent for the news magazine Stern office and confiscated documents.
In a joint press conference of leaders of all political groups in the European Parliament, CDU politician Hans -Gert Poettering described the remarks Martins as untenable and unjustified: While a reform of the system of remuneration for EU parliamentarians from many is welcome, but especially the public approach Martins come across unanimous rejection. The then President of the European Parliament Pat Cox would have welcomed an internal treatment. Hans -Peter Martin was accused of doing to take advantage of " controversial Aufdeckermethoden " MEP pursues to have shaded and hidden filmed to prove their alleged abuse.
2004 European elections
In the European elections in 2004 Hans- Peter Martin ran in Austria for about the newly founded by him list Dr. Martin. With 14.04 percent of the vote, the list third strongest force behind the SPÖ and the ÖVP. To make the list won two of the 18 Austrian seats in the European Parliament. In addition to Martin so moved, Karin Resetarits, a former moderator of the ORF, with in parliament. However Resetarits left in 2005 after disputes with Martin the list to join the liberal ALDE group.
2005 Martin was with Paul van Buitenen (Europa Transparant ) and Ashley Mote known a Platform for Transparency (PFT, European Transparency Initiative, not to be confused with the European Tranzparenzinitiative the European Commission) want to bring into being. The stated objective was to make European institutions more transparent. About this press conference, there was, however, no public activities, probably because Mote was convicted of social fraud, 2007.
2006 national elections
On July 29, 2006 Martin announced a Fall in with a civil list - the list Dr. Martin - in to the 2006 national elections. Within three weeks, the civil list was able to gather 8311 declarations of support, which enabled the shows, in the elections. However, the list Martin reached only 2.80% of the vote, which they failed to clear the four percent threshold for the National collection.
Because " their intended purpose, but irregular " use of secretarial allowances for employees OLAF sent in September 2006, an investigation report to the prosecutor Vienna. The preliminary investigations of the Vienna public prosecutor were hired in November 2007 and dismissed the proceedings as a improper use of allowances could not be detected. Martin blamed formal errors for the allegations. The Secretary-General of the European Parliament demanded still of Martin repayment of part of the paid secretarial allowances for employees in the amount of 163 381 euros. An appeal against this decision was dismissed Martins by the European Court of Justice.
Elections 2009
In the European elections in Austria in 2009, the list Martin reached 17.7 % of the votes and thus three mandates. Especially the strong support for the list of readers of the newspaper crown was the subject of public debate in Austria. Martin had this in a comparatively large presence, which saw, among other things, some leading communication scholars as a reason for its electoral success. Next to him, nor put on a list to third parties Angelika Werthmann and the list Fourth Martin Ehrenhauser the European Parliament. With the electoral success of the list is the 2009 Martin surprisingly poor performance of right-wing populist parties like the FPÖ and the AAF explained in the EU election.
Parliament activities
Martin deals in Parliament, especially with the financial and economic issues and gained attention in February 2010, because he early called for a full explanation of the financial situation of Greece. In April 2009, Martin has his latest book, " The case of Europe. The end of democracy and prosperity "was published.
During his career, Martin has many times been critical towards lobbying, for example in the case of Europe. On his website, Martin has since April 2011, a much-publicized " lobby ticker " in which he published obtained lobby Invitations and other attempts lobbyist influence.
Since his first mandate in 1999, Martin was active in seven different parliamentary committees and six parliamentary delegations. In the legislative period 2009-2014 he was a member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and was a member of the time-limited Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis. In addition he is a member of the Delegation for relations with the People 's Republic of China, in which he advocates for human rights and treated as energy and environmental expert. He is also a deputy in the Committee on Culture and Education and for the Delegation for relations with the United States.
He was the rapporteur of some parliamentary reports, most recently for the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee. Among other things, he influenced the design of the euro banknotes and called on the EU Commission to carry out an impact assessment for a possible introduction of one-and two - euro bills.
Werth 's exit
Angelika Werthmann was originally its mandate to exercise only half the Mandate period and then assign it to the list Second Robert Sabitzer, but Werthmann joined in 2010 from after disagreements with Martin from the party - according to their statements went to the conflict inter alia, the whereabouts of funds for electoral expenses reimbursement.
Exit honor Hauser and party money allegations
In April 2011, Martin Ehrenhauser resigned from the parliamentary group, threw Martin " incomprehensible financial management " before and filed a complaint with the Vienna Public Prosecutor Martin called honor Hauser's accusations as "false and defamatory " and announced his part that he because of OLAF a complaint against honor Hauser " misuse of EU funds " have filed. In addition, he wanted to submit to honor Hauser action for downturn in its e -mail system.
The accusation is honor Hauser, Martin had around 950,000 Euros state campaign contributions for incorrect or private purposes in the European elections of 2009. Following a request of the public prosecutor in Vienna agreed in September 2011, the European Parliament for the lifting of immunity Martins, what was needed to allow the Vienna prosecutor's investigation .. Currently (October 2011 ) examines the Vienna public prosecutor in the case ..
Phase out policy
End of March 2014 was Martin known not to run for the 2014 European elections and retire at the end of the legislative term of the policy. The decision, he founded the Vienna weekly Falter so that "too many powerful in Austria [ ... ] no real independent person in politics " and wanted " the maelstrom towards the right-wing Freedom Party [ ... ] scary strong" is. He can see why " no reasonable possibility more, to this dangerous shift to the right oppose sufficient" and noted a " scary longing for a new Heil Hitler feel. " In the future he wants to return to journalism and writing books.
Atomic and lobby Ticker
On March 11, 2012, Martin released after several months of preparatory work, a website on which he makes public information about the lobbying of the nuclear industry. In November 2012 the atom Ticker had already several hundred entries since April 2011 Martin also collects all attempts to influence of lobbyists on his homepage. Martin was already exposed in 24 months in 1427 attempts to influence of lobbyists.
Publications
- The European event. The end of democracy and prosperity, Piper Verlag, Munich, 2009; ISBN 9783492046718
- Want capacities 's already allowed: is made as policy in Austria (Editor), Deuticke, Vienna / Frankfurt am Main 2003 ( with Gerhard Haderer ), ISBN 978-3-216-30721-7
- The Global Trap. The attack on democracy and prosperity. Rowohlt 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000. 351 pp. ( with Harald Schumann), ISBN 3-499-60450-7
- Bitter pills. Benefits and risks of medicines Kiepenheuer & Petrovich, Cologne 1983 ( with Hans Weiss, Kurt Langbein and Roland Werner), ISBN 3-462-03467-7
- Daily Gift: the dangers of chemical agents in the household Butterfly Publishing, Vienna 1985
- Night shift. An operating report scythes -Verlag, Vienna, 1979; ISBN 3-900130-57-4