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French lawyer and politician of La République En Marche (born 1960)

Pascal Durand Member of the European Parliament In office 1 July 2014 – 15 July 2024 Constituency France National Secretary of Europe Ecology – The Greens In office 23 June 2012 – 30 November 2013 Preceded by Cécile Duflot Succeeded by Emmanuelle Cosse Personal details Born (1960-10-03) 3 October 1960 (age 65) Montreuil, France Party Europe Ecology – The Greens (2010–2016) La République En Marche! (2019–2022)

**Pascal Durand** (born 3 October 1960) is a French lawyer[1] and [politician](/source/Politics_of_France) of [La République En Marche !](/source/La_R%C3%A9publique_En_Marche_!) (LREM) who has been serving as a [Member of the European Parliament](/source/Member_of_the_European_Parliament) from 2014 to 2024.

## Political career

### Career in national politics

Durand was elected spokesperson for [Europe Ecology – The Greens](/source/Europe_Ecology_%E2%80%93_The_Greens) (EELV) at the party's 2011 congress in [La Rochelle](/source/La_Rochelle). He later served as national secretary of EELV from 23 June 2012 to 30 November 2013, succeeding [Cécile Duflot](/source/C%C3%A9cile_Duflot).

In the EELV primaries ahead of the [2012 presidential elections](/source/2012_French_presidential_election), Durand served as director of candidate [Nicolas Hulot](/source/Nicolas_Hulot)'s campaign. When Hulot eventually lost against [Eva Joly](/source/Eva_Joly), Durand joined Joly's campaign team.[2]

### Member of the European Parliament

Since 2014, Durand has been a [Member of the European Parliament](/source/Member_of_the_European_Parliament). In May 2019, he was reelected, this time as member of the Renew Europe group.

In parliament, Durand has been serving on the [Committee on Constitutional Affairs](/source/Committee_on_Constitutional_Affairs) since 2014. On the Committee, he serves as coordinator for the Renew Europe group where he works to reform EU institutions and to launch the works of the [Conference on the Future of Europe](/source/Conference_on_the_Future_of_Europe). Since 2021, he has been part of the Parliament's delegation to the Conference.[3]

Durand is also a substitute member of the [Committee on Legal Affairs](/source/Committee_on_Legal_Affairs) (JURI) and the [Committee on Budgetary Control](/source/Committee_on_Budgetary_Control) (CONT). In the past, he was a member of the [Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection](/source/Committee_on_the_Internal_Market_and_Consumer_Protection) (2014-2019) and the Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion (2016-2017) that investigated the [Panama Papers](/source/Panama_Papers) revelations and tax avoidance schemes more broadly. Notably, he authored an own-initiative report on the [extension of product lifetime](/source/Planned_obsolescence) (2017)[4][5] and served as [lead rapporteur](/source/Rapporteur) on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (2022).[6]

In February 2016, Durand left EELV to join [Nicolas Hulot](/source/Nicolas_Hulot)'s campaign for the [2017 presidential elections](/source/2017_French_presidential_election).[7]

In 2019, Durand was the only French delegate to vote against the [Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market](/source/Directive_on_Copyright_in_the_Digital_Single_Market).[8]`

In addition to his committee assignments, Durand is part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Fighting against Poverty,[9] the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals,[10] the Responsible Business Conduct Working Group,[11] the [MEPs Against Cancer](/source/MEPs_Against_Cancer) group[12] and the [Spinelli Group](/source/Spinelli_Group).[13]

Pascal Durand led the negotiation on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive as rapporteur for the European Parliament.[14]

## Political positions

In the preparations for a [Conference on the Future of Europe](/source/Conference_on_the_Future_of_Europe) in 2020, Durand proposed [Joschka Fischer](/source/Joschka_Fischer) and [Emma Bonino](/source/Emma_Bonino) as potential chairs for the conference.[15]

In May 2021, Durand joined a group of 39 mostly Green Party lawmakers from the European Parliament who in a letter urged the leaders of Germany, France and Italy not to support [Arctic LNG 2](/source/Arctic_LNG_2), a $21 billion Russian Arctic liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, due to climate change concerns.[16]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Thierry Lévêque (23 June 2012), [Pascal Durand, patron tranquille d'un parti écologiste turbulent](https://web.archive.org/web/20200411230316/https://fr.reuters.com/article/idFRPAE85M03K20120623) *[Reuters](/source/Reuters)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Thierry Lévêque (June 23, 2012), [Pascal Durand, patron tranquille d'un parti écologiste turbulent](https://web.archive.org/web/20200411230316/https://fr.reuters.com/article/idFRPAE85M03K20120623) *[Reuters](/source/Reuters)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Members of the delegation to the Conference on the Future of Europe](https://conference-delegation.europarl.europa.eu/en/members.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210610155650/https://conference-delegation.europarl.europa.eu/en/members.html) 2021-06-10 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) [European Parliament](/source/European_Parliament).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Quentin Soubranne (July 6, 2017), [Obsolescence programmée : vers la fin d'un grand gâchis](https://www.lepoint.fr/economie/obsolescence-programmee-vers-la-fin-d-un-grand-gachis-06-07-2017-2140949_28.php) *[Le Point](/source/Le_Point)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Marion Candau (February 15, 2018), [France pushes for product ‘lifetime’ labelling](https://www.euractiv.com/section/circular-economy/news/france-pushes-for-product-lifetime-labelling/) *[EURACTIV](/source/EURACTIV)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Andreas Rogal (12 January 2022), [MEPs clash over scope of Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive](https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/meps-clash-over-scope-of-corporate-sustainability-reporting-directive) *[The Parliament Magazine](/source/The_Parliament_Magazine)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Jules Pecnard (February 1, 2016), [L'ex-patron d'EELV Pascal Durand quitte le parti pour rejoindre Nicolas Hulot](https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/le-scan/2016/02/01/25001-20160201ARTFIG00314-l-ex-patron-d-eelv-pascal-durand-quitte-le-parti-pour-rejoindre-nicolas-hulot.php) *[Le Figaro](/source/Le_Figaro)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Barbière, Cécile (2018-09-14). ["French applaud EU copyright reform vote"](https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/france-welcomes-the-adoption-of-the-copyright-reform/). *euractiv.com*. Retrieved 2019-03-29.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Intergroup on Fighting against Poverty](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/files/organisation-and-rules/organisation/intergroups/list-of-members-fighting-against-poverty.pdf) [European Parliament](/source/European_Parliament).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [Members](http://www.animalwelfareintergroup.eu/about-us/members/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190831215301/http://www.animalwelfareintergroup.eu/about-us/members/) 2019-08-31 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [Members](https://responsiblebusinessconduct.eu/wp/members/) the Responsible Business Conduct Working Group.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [MAC MEPs in the 2019-24 legislature](https://www.europeancancerleagues.org/meps-against-cancer-about-meps-against-cancer-2/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200202095804/https://www.europeancancerleagues.org/meps-against-cancer-about-meps-against-cancer-2/) 2020-02-02 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) [MEPs Against Cancer](/source/MEPs_Against_Cancer).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [Board & Members](https://thespinelligroup.eu/board-members/) [Spinelli Group](/source/Spinelli_Group).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["REPORT on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2013/34/EU, Directive 2004/109/EC, Directive 2006/43/EC and Regulation (EU) No 537/2014, as regards corporate sustainability reporting | A9-0059/2022 | European Parliament"](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-9-2022-0059_EN.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Maïa de La Baume (October 13, 2020), [New names in frame to preside over conference on EU’s future](https://www.politico.eu/article/helle-thornig-schmidt-enrico-letta-dalia-grybautskaite-new-names-in-frame-to-preside-over-conference-europe-future/) *[Politico Europe](/source/Politico_Europe)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop (19 May 2021), [EU lawmakers urge France, Germany, Italy to ditch Arctic LNG 2 support](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/eu-lawmakers-urge-france-germany-italy-ditch-arctic-lng-2-support-2021-05-19/) *[Reuters](/source/Reuters)*.

## External links

- [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/124693/PASCAL_DURAND/home](http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/124693/PASCAL_DURAND/home)

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