Thorn Commission

The Thorn Commission was the European Commission that held office from 6 January 1981 until 5 January, 1985. Its President was Gaston Thorn.

Work

It was the successor to the Jenkins Commission and was succeeded by the Delors Commission. With a current economic criss, it had to speed up enlargement to Greece, Spain and Portugal while making steps towards the Single European Act in 1985. [ [http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/president/history/thorn/index_en.htm Discover the former Presidents: The Thorn Commission] , Europa (web portal), Accessed 23 August 2007] However with a period of "eurosclerosis", due to economic problems and British vetoing over the Community budget, Thorn was unable to exert his influence to any significant extent.cite book| last = Eppink | first = Derk-Jan | authorlink = Derk Jan Eppink | coauthors = Ian Connerty (translator) | title = Life of a European Mandarin: Inside the Commission | publisher = Lannoo | edition = 1st edition | language = English |pages = p.24 | location = Tielt, Belgium | date = 2007 | isbn = 978-9020970227 ]

Membership

ummary by political leanings

The colour of the row indicates the approximate political leaning of the office holder using the following scheme:

References