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Sobieski, Thérèse
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Thérèse Sobieski entre `a la Commission en 1983. Elle est de 1983 à 1986 à la Gestion de l'aide d'urgence à la Pologne et desk officer Pologne à la DG Relations extérieures. En 1986-1987, elle est adjointe de l'assistant du directeur général (relations avec les délégations, budget de la DG…) à la DG Relations extérieures. En 1988-1989, elle est membre de l'unité des relations avec la Chine (coopération avec la Chine jusqu'aux événements de Tien-Anmen) à la DG Relations extérieures. De 1989 à 199
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Teasdale, Anthony
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Anthony Teasdale was, from 1991 to 1993, Adviser on European Affairs at Prima Europe, and, from 1993 to 1995, and again from 1997 to 2002, Head of the London Office of the European People's Party – European Democrats (EPP-ED) group. From 1999 to 2002, he was Secretary of the British Delegation of the EPP-ED group, and, from 2002 to 2006, Head of Policy Strategy and Legislative Planning for the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament.
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Prodi, Romano
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Romano Prodi ha studiato all'Università Cattolica di Milano, dove si è laureato summa cum laude in Giurisprudenza nel 1961 discutendo una tesi sul protezionismo nello sviluppo dell'industria Italiana sotto la guida del Prof. Siro Lombardini. In seguito si è specializzato presso le Università di Milano e Bologna, quindi alla London School of Economics in economia industriale. E' stato visiting professor presso la Harvard University e lo Stanford Research Institute. La sua carriera accademica si è
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Testori Coggi, Paola
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Paola Testori Coggi joined the European Commission in 1983 in the DG for Environment where she worked until 1989 in the field of the control of dangerous chemicals and industrial risks. She was then Member of the Cabinet of the Vice-President of the European Commission, Filippo Maria Pandolfi, and was responsible for the research programmes on life sciences, environment and energy. Thereafter, she worked as Advisor for consumer health in the Cabinet of Commissioner
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Thygesen, Niels
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Official at the Danish Ministry of Economic Affairs (1961–1964)
Associate Professor (1964–1969) then Professor (1971–2004) of Economics at the University of Copenhagen
Economic Adviser to the Treasury of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, with the Harvard University Development Advisory Service (1969–1971)
Head of Monetary Division and Studies at the OECD, Paris (1971–1973)
Adviser to the Governor of the Danmarks Nationalbank (1973–1983)
Chairman of the Danish Economic Council (1983–1985)
Member of the Com
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Timmermans, Christiaan
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From 1966 to 1969, Christiaan Timmermans worked as a legal secretary at the Court of Justice, and subsequently, from 1969 to 1977, as an official of the European Commission. He was Professor of European law at the University of Groningen from 1977 to 1989 until being appointed Deputy Director-General of the Legal Service of the European Commission (1989-2000). He held this position until being elected as a judge of the Court of Justice of the European Union in 2000.
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Trân, Van Thinh Paul
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Van Thinh Paul Trân (FR nationality) joined the European Commission as Principal Administrator in charge of trade policy with developing countries in March 1961, a position he held until 1972, when he became Head of the Specialised Unit “Commodities from the developing countries – international agreements – UNCTAD affairs “ in the DG for External Relations. From 1973 to 1977, he was Head of Division “General and multilateral affairs - Generalised Tariff Preferences” in the DG for External Relati
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Vale de Almeida, João
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João Vale de Almeida joined the European Commission in 1982 as Deputy Head of the EC Representation in Lisbon, after spending seven years as a journalist. From 1989 to 1992, he served as Spokesman of the Commissioners Cardoso e Cunha and Abel Matutes. From 1992 to 1994, he was Head of the Press Unit in the Economic and Social Committee of the European Communities. Between 1995 and 1997, he served as Deputy Spokesman of the European Commission, Deputy Head of the Spokesman's Service, and Spokesma
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Van Agt, Dries
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Dries Van Agt served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 19 December 1977 until 4 November 1982.
He was, from 1987 to 1990, ambassador of the European Community in Tokyo. Appointed in 1989, he was then, from 1990 to 1995, ambassador of the European Community in Washington.
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Rens, Johan van
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Director, European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training.
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Vanderseypen, Guido
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Guido Vandeseypen worked as analyst at Eurostat from 1977 to 1983. From 1983 to 1999, he was Head of Sector "Steel and Raw Materials" at the European Commission's DG Inudstry.
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Venturini, Patrick
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Patrick Venturini est Membre du Groupe des Conseillers du Président de la Commission européenne de 1986 à 1988. De 1988 à 1995, il est Membre du Cabinet de Jacques Delors, Président de la Commission européenne. De 1995 à 1998, il est Conseiller auprès du Directeur général de l'Emploi et des affaires sociales (DG V) de la Commission européenne. De 1998 à 2008, il est Secrétaire général du Comité économique et social européen (CESE).
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Bocklet, Reinhold L.
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The force behind the process pushing for direct elections was Mr. Schelto Patijn, who had, as rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee, the special task of revising the 1960 draft convention (Dehousse Report) and of drawing up a report for a new draft convention (Patijn Report, doc. PE 37.881/Fin.). Article 7 of the Council Act of September 1976, concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, called upon the European Parliament to dra
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Verheugen, Günter
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Previously Minister of State at the German Federal Foreign Office (1998-1999), Günter Verheugen was, from 1999 to 2004, European Commissioner responsible for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy.
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Verli, Angeliki
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Angeliki Verli worked from 1966 to 1980 as Information Officer (Local Agent) at the Athens Information Office of the European Commission. She became an Official of European Commission with the accession of Greece to EU in 1981, and worked as Assistant to the Director for free movement of workers (including law aspects of student mobility) until 1986. From 1987 to 1998, she was Deputy Head of Unit dealing with the Erasmus programme and European cooperation in Higher Education (particularly the Bo
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Vissol, Thierry
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Thierry Vissol est administrateur principal chargé du SME et de l'écu à la DG Affaires économiques et financières de la Commission européenne de 1985 à 1989. Toujours à la DG Affaires économiques et financières, il est chef du secteur "écu" de 1989 à 1991, et chef de l'unité "écu" de 1991 à 1996. De 1996 à 2002, il est chef de l'unité "Euro et services financiers" à la DG Politique des consommateurs.
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Wainwright, Richard
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Richard Wainwright joined the European Commission in 1973. From 1973 to 1984, he worked in the Legal Service (team agriculture, fisheries and internal market). From 1985 to 1987, he was member of the Cabinet of Commissioner Clinton Davies. From 1987 to 2000, he worked again in the Legal Service (team internal market), and became from from 1993 Director/Head of Team. From 2001 to 2005, has Director/Head of Team in the Legal Service (team competition).
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Walker, David
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Working in the European Commission's Legal Service from 1973 to 1980, David Walker joined the DG Information, Communication, Culture and Audiovisual policy as Assistant to the Director-General’s Assistant (1980-1988), Assistant to the Director-General (1988-1994), and Head of “Staff and Administrative Management” Unit (1994-1997). From 1997 to 2000, he was Head of “Staff Training” Unit in the DG Personnel & Administration, and in 2000, Senior Advisor for human and financial resources in the DG B
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Wall, John Stephen
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John Stephen Wall was between 1988 and 1991 Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretaries Geoffrey Howe, John Major and Douglas Hurd. From 1991 to 1993, he was Private Secretary to the Prime Minister John Major, responsible for Foreign Policy and Defence. He was British Ambassador to Portugal from 1993 to 1995, and Permanent Representative to the European Union from 1995 to 2000. From 2000 to 2004, he was Head of the European Secretariat in the Cabinet Office in London and EU adviser to the Prime
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Westlake, Martin
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Martin Westlake was from 1985 to 1986 Clerk to two parliamentary committees (Social Affairs, and Migration, Refugees, and Demography) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. He was then from 1986 to 1987 Administrator in the Secretariat General, EC Council of Ministers, Directorate General for the Internal Market. Between 1987 and 1995, he was Administrator, then Principal Administrator in the Secretariat General of the European Commission's DG for Relations with th
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