Reflecting on the EU's future: an interview with the former Commissioner Frits Bolkestein.(Interview)

From: Contemporary Review | Date: December 22, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

MOST people talk about the European Union based on their preconceived notions about it. It is rare to get an insight into that body unclouded by platitudes and the obfuscation of Euro-speech. I was fortunate to have an interview with a man who has both exceptional knowledge of the EU but who speaks in a plain language, Frits Bolkestein, the former European Commissioner for the internal market, taxation and the customs union (1999-2004). Born in 1933, he had had a distinguished career before he entered politics. From 1960 to 1976 he worked in different international capacities for ...

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