EPP Group in the European Parliament

Born in 1952. Berlin. University studies in Slavic languages and culture, Humboldt University Berlin. 1996 - 2006 District mayor of Central Berlin (Berlin-Mitte). Since 2006 deputy district mayor in Berlin-Mitte. 1977 - 1992 assistant, Humboldt university Berlin. MEP since 2009.

Who we are

How we work

What we stand for

What we do

Foreign affairs

Budget, agriculture & regional funding

Legal & home affairs

Economy, jobs & the environment

Joachim ZELLER

BIO

My work in the European Parliament

Recent activities

Violation of the rights of indigenous peoples in the world, including land grabbing

Transparent and accountable management of natural resources in developing countries: the case of forests

2015 discharge: EU general budget, European Commission and executive agencies

Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2014 Commission discharge

2014 discharge: EU general budget, European Commission

Cohesion policy and marginalised communities

European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC): clarification, simplification and improvement of the establishment and implementation of groupings

My views and opinions

Discharges 2016: call for faster and better spending

Commission 2016 accounts: funding improvements needed

EU spending: delays in payments must be fixed

EU needs a budgetary cycle that matches its objectives

EU spending in 2015: results should be thoroughly evaluated

EU spending 2014: focus on agreed targets