EU electoral law that sought to regularize a variety of different electoral systems across the EU. In addition to his committee assignments, Leinen served on the European Parliament Intergroup on a European Constitution from 1999 until 2009. In the negotiations to form a coalition government under the leadership of Chancellor Angela Merkel following the 2017 federal elections, he was part of the working group on European policy, led by Peter Altmaier, Alexander Dobrindt and Achim Post. EP Parliamentary activities, membership in Committees and in Delegations Commitment to European ideal Leinen was Chairman of the German section of the Young European Federalists (JEF) from 1977 to 1979 and a member of its Federal Committee at European level, then chaired by Richard Corbett. He was European Secretary of the youth section of the SPD (Jusos) and Vice-President of the European Environment Bureau (EEB) in Brussels from 1979 to 1984. He was member in the Committee of the Regions from 1995 to 1999 and in the Congress of the Regions and Communes of the Council of Europe. Currently, he is member of different organisations of culture, social and sport; and also vice-president of EUROSOLAR e.V (1988-2005). He was President of the UEF (1997–2005). He served as vice-president of the European Movement International from 2005 to 2011 until in November 2011 he was elected president of the organisation. Other activities Leinen has been President of the Union of European Federalists since 1997. In addition, he holds various other positions, including: Committee for a Democratic UN, Member of the Advisory Council (since 2004) Energy Watch Group (EWG), Member Union of European Federalists (UEF) Europa-Union Deutschland European Movement International, Member European Policy Centre (EPC), Member of the Strategic Council German Industry Initiative for Energy Efficiency (DENEFF), Member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board "A Soul for Europe", Parliamentarian Working Group of the Advisory Board Recognition 1985: Award from the environment foundation Publications Öffentlichkeit in Europa: Europäische Öffentlichkeit als neuer Antrieb für europäische Politik, in: Claudio Franzius/ Ulrich K. Preuss (Hrsg.), Europäische Öffentlichkeit, Baden-Baden 2004, S.31–37. zusammen mit Justus Schönau: Auf dem Weg zur europäischen Demokratie. Politische Parteien auf EU-Ebene: neue Entwicklungen, in: Integration, 3/2003, S. 218–227. References External links Jo Leinen's website within the European Parliament A Soul for Europe Union of European Federalists 1948 births Living people MEPs for Germany 2004–2009 College of Europe alumni Social Democratic Party of Germany MEPs MEPs for Germany 1999–2004 MEPs