European League for Economic Cooperation
- European League for Economic Cooperation
The European League for Economic Cooperation (ELEC) (French: "Ligue Européenne de Coopération Economique") is an "intellectual pressure group" on European economic cooperation. The ELEC has advisory status at the Council of Europe and on the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
History
The European League for Economic Cooperation was founded in 1946 by Paul Van Zeeland (Belgium), Josef Retinger (Poland) and Pieter Kerstens (the Netherlands). They were rapidly joined by other people such as Edmond Giscard d'Estaing (France), Harold Butler (United Kingdom) and Herman Abs (Germany).
Presidents
* 1946-1949: Paul van Zeeland
* 1950: Pieter Kerstens
* 1951-1981: René Boël
* 1982-1984: Jean-Charles Snoy et d'Oppuers
* 1985-1999: Daniel Cardon de Lichtbuer
* 2000-2005: Ferdinand Chafart
* 2006-: Anton van Rossum
References
* Michel Dumoulin and Anne-Myriam Dutrieue, "La Ligue Européenne de Coopération Economique (1946-1981)", Ed. Euroclio, série Etudes et documents 1993.
* Michel Dumoulin, "Les débuts de la Ligue Européenne de Coopération Economique (1946-1949)", Res Publica nr. 1, 1987
External links
* [http://www.elec-lece.eu/ European League for Economic Cooperation]
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