Štefan Füle

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Štefan Füle
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Preceded byAlexandr Vondra
Succeeded byJuraj Chmiel
Personal details
Born (1962-05-24) 24 May 1962 (age 61)
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Štefan Füle (born 24 May 1962) is a former

European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy from February 2010 until October 2014.[1]

Early life and education

Füle was born on 24 May 1962 in Sokolov, then in

Charles University in Prague (1980–1981, two semesters at the Faculty of Philosophy) and the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (1981–1986).[2]

Diplomatic career

He has held several positions within the

Permanent Representative of his country to NATO (11 July 2005 – 7 May 2009).[4]

European Commissioner

Füle served as the Minister for European Affairs in the

Nomination

the Cabinet made the decision of approving Füle's nomination.[6]

Issues

Füle has argued that "

Southeastern Europe's political and economic transformations to the fact that they were "tak[ing[ place within the wider enlargement strategy".[7]

He has been working hard to bring six of the EU's neighbors, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine, under its wing, but the anticipated summit in Vilnius, Lithuania in November 2013 only saw Georgia and Moldova initial association agreements, with Ukraine's last-minute cold feet a major disappointment.[8][9]

On 18 July 2014, Füle was present to hear the

Irakli Gharibashvili told Füle his country had formulated a "Georgia 2020 social-democratic development strategy", aimed at easing European integration.[10]

On Turkey's accession, Füle was, in 2013, optimistic in a long-term way: "Whenever I am asked if I could imagine Turkey in the EU, my answer is 'Yes, absolutely.' But it will be a different Turkey and it will be a different European Union".[7]

In 2015, news media reported that Füle was included in a Russian blacklist of prominent people from the European Union who are not allowed to enter the country.[11][12]

From the year 2016 Füle is a member of Prague Society for International Cooperation, a NGO whose main goals are networking and the development of a new generation of responsible, well-informed leaders and thinkers.[13][non-primary source needed]

References

  1. ^ a b "Štefan Füle > About > CV (last updated 16 October 2013)". European Commission. Archived from the original on 16 November 2006.
  2. ^ "Štefan Füle". Aspen Institute Central Europe (in Czech). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Štefan Füle". GLOBSEC. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Štefan Füle to be next EU commissioner". Radio Prague. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 16 November 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  5. ^ "Štefan Füle". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Parties break stalemate over EU Commissioner as Füle chosen for job". Radio Prague. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 16 November 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  7. ^ a b Dempsey, Judy (28 November 2013). "The Transformative Power of EU Enlargement: An Interview With Štefan Füle". Carnegie Europe. Strategic Europe. Archived from the original on 16 November 2006.
  8. ^ "EU summit shows no sign of reviving Ukraine deal". BBC News. 29 November 2013. Archived from the original on 16 November 2006.
  9. ^ "The third Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius". European Commission. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 November 2006.
  10. ^ "Georgian parliament ratifies association agreement with EU", from Xinhua News Agency, vie GlobalPost.com
  11. Wall Street Journal
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  12. ^ European Union anger at Russian travel blacklist BBC News, 31 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Members' Meeting 11th November 2020".

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Political offices
Preceded by Minister for European Affairs
2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by Czech European Commissioner
2010–2014
Succeeded by
Preceded byas European Commissioner for Enlargement
European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy

2010–2014
Succeeded byas European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations
Preceded byas European Commissioner for Trade and European Neighbourhood Policy