Štefan Füle
Štefan Füle | |
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Jan Fischer | |
Preceded by | Alexandr Vondra |
Succeeded by | Juraj Chmiel |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles University Moscow State Institute of International Relations | 24 May 1962
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Štefan Füle (born 24 May 1962) is a former
Early life and education
Füle was born on 24 May 1962 in Sokolov, then in
Diplomatic career
He has held several positions within the
European Commissioner
Füle served as the Minister for European Affairs in the
Nomination
Issues
Füle has argued that "
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
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
- ^ a b "Štefan Füle > About > CV (last updated 16 October 2013)". European Commission. Archived from the original on 16 November 2006.
- ^ "Štefan Füle". Aspen Institute Central Europe (in Czech). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Štefan Füle". GLOBSEC. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Štefan Füle". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "EU summit shows no sign of reviving Ukraine deal". BBC News. 29 November 2013. Archived from the original on 16 November 2006.
- ^ "The third Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius". European Commission. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 November 2006.
- ^ "Georgian parliament ratifies association agreement with EU", from Xinhua News Agency, vie GlobalPost.com
- Wall Street Journal.
- ^ European Union anger at Russian travel blacklist BBC News, 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Members' Meeting 11th November 2020".
External links
- Štefan Füle Official Media Gallery
- @StefanFuleEU Verified Twitter account