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The Malfatti Commission is the European Commission that held office from 1 July 1970 to 21 March 1972. Its President was Franco Maria Malfatti.
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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) Commissioner Member state Party affiliation President Franco Maria Malfatti 
ItalyDC Vice President;
AgricultureSicco Mansholt 
NetherlandsLabour Vice President;
Internal Market & EnergyWilhelm Haferkamp 
West GermanyEconomic & Financial Affairs Raymond Barre 
FranceUDF Competition & Regional Policy Albert Borschette 
LuxembourgSocial Affairs, Transport & Budget Albert Coppé 
BelgiumExternal Relations & Trade Ralf Dahrendorf West GermanyFDP External Relations & Development Aid Jean-François Deniau FranceUDF Industrial Affairs & Trade Altiero Spinelli ItalySummary by political leanings
The colour of the row indicates the approximate political leaning of the office holder using the following scheme:
Affiliation No. of Commissioners Right leaning / Conservative 1 Liberal 3 Left leaning / Socialist 2 Unknown/Independent 3 See also
References
- ^ Discover the former Presidents: The Malfatti Commission, Europa (web portal), Accessed 23 August 2007
External links
Categories:- Historical European Commissions
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