MALFATTI COMMISSION


The 'Malfatti Commission' is the European Commission that held office from 1970 to March 21 1972. Its President was Franco Maria Malfatti.

Contents
Work
Membership
Summary by political leanings
See also
References
External links

Work


It was the successor to the Rey Commission and was succeeded by the Mansholt Commission. The Malfatti Commission began as the integration process was relaunched: the EC adopting a financial framework and competing the single market. There was also the beginnings of political cooperation, monetary cooperation and of enlargement as talks opened with Denmark, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom.[1]

Membership


The Malfatti Commission

Portfolio(s)CommissionerMember stateParty affiliation
PresidentFranco Maria MalfattiDC
Vice President;
Agriculture
Sicco MansholtLabour
Vice President;
Internal Market & Energy
Wilhelm Haferkamp
Economic & Financial AffairsRaymond BarreUDF
Competition & Regional PolicyAlbert Borschette
Social Affairs, Transport & BudgetAlbert Coppé
External Relations & TradeRalf DahrendorfFDP
External Relations & Development AidJean-François DeniauUDF
Industrial Affairs & TradeAltiero SpinelliPCI

Summary by political leanings

The colour of the row indicates the approximate political leaning of the office holder using the following scheme:
affiliationnumber of commissioners
right leaning / conservative 1
liberal 3
left leaning / socialist 2
unknown/independent 3

See also



Delors Commission

Santer Commission

Prodi Commission

Barroso Commission

References


1. Discover the former Presidents: The Malfatti Commission, Europa (web portal), Accessed 23 August 2007

External links



European Commission Website

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