Prodi Commission
Prodi Commission | |
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3rd Commission of the European Union | |
Date formed | 16 September 1999 |
Date dissolved | 21 November 2004 |
History | |
Election(s) | 1999 European Parliament election |
Predecessor | Santer Commission |
Successor | Barroso Commission I |
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History
The commission took office on 16 September 1999
This commission (the 10th) saw in increase in power and influence following the
As well as the enlargement and Amsterdam Treaty, the Prodi Commission also saw the signing and enforcement of the
The commission was due to leave office on 31 October 2004, but due to opposition from the
Commissioners
When the Commission took office in 1999, there were 20 Commissioners, one from each member state and two from the largest 5 states (Italy, France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom).
2004 saw 15 new Commissioners, 5 replacing existing Commissioners who had resigned before the end of their mandate and 10 from the new member states who joined in that year. Most of these Commissioners continued to serve in the following Barroso Commission.
The members from the new states shared a portfolio with an existing member, rather than creating new posts or having Commissioners (old or new) without a portfolio.
The following table indicates the number of Commissioners according to their political alignment at the start of the commission, those who joined from the new member states and the number when the Commission left office. The colours reflect those used in the table of Commissioners below.
By political affiliation
Political alignment | 1999 to 2003 | Joined on 4 May | November 2004 |
Social Democrats (PES) | 10 | 0 | 8 |
Liberals (ELDR) | 2 | 2 | 6 |
) | 5 | 3 | 9 |
Greens (EGP) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Independent
|
2 | 5 | 6 |
Initial College
Portfolio(s) | Commissioner | State | Party |
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President | Romano Prodi | ID/DL ELDR | |
Administrative reform
|
Neil Kinnock | Labour PES | |
Loyola de Palacio | PP EPP | ||
Competition | Mario Monti | independent | |
Fisheries
|
Franz Fischler | ÖVP EPP | |
Information Society
|
Erkki Liikanen Served until 12 July 2004 |
SDP PES | |
Information Society
|
Olli Rehn Served from 12 July 2004 |
Keskusta ELDR | |
Internal Market
|
Frits Bolkestein | VVD ELDR | |
Research
|
Philippe Busquin Served until July 2004 |
PS PES | |
Research
|
Louis Michel Served from July 2004 |
MR ELDR | |
Development & Humanitarian Aid
|
Poul Nielson | SD PES | |
Enlargement
|
Günter Verheugen | SPD PES | |
External Relations | Chris Patten | Conservatives ED | |
Trade | Pascal Lamy | PS PES | |
Health & Consumer Protection
|
David Byrne
|
independent | |
Education & Culture
|
Viviane Reding | CSV EPP | |
Budget
|
Michaele Schreyer | Greens
EGP | |
Environment
|
Margot Wallström | SAP PES | |
Justice and Home Affairs
|
António Vitorino | PS PES | |
Employment and Social Affairs
|
Anna Diamantopoulou Served until March 2004 |
PASOK PES | |
Employment and Social Affairs
|
Stavros Dimas Served from March 2004 |
ND EPP | |
Regional Policy
|
Michel Barnier Served until April 2004 |
UMP EPP | |
Regional Policy
|
Jacques Barrot Served from April 2004 |
UMP EPP | |
Economic & Monetary Affairs
|
Pedro Solbes Served until 26 April 2004 |
PSOE PES | |
Economic & Monetary Affairs
|
Joaquín Almunia Served from 26 April 2004 |
PSOE PES |
New commissioners from 1 May 2004
Portfolio(s) | Commissioner | State | Party |
---|---|---|---|
Regional Policy
|
Péter Balázs | independent | |
Trade | Danuta Hübner | independent | |
Economic & Monetary Affairs
|
Siim Kallas | Reform ELDR | |
Development & Humanitarian Aid
|
Joe Borg | PN EPP | |
Fisheries
|
Sandra Kalniete | Vienotiba EPP | |
Education & Culture
|
Dalia Grybauskaitė | independent | |
Enlargement
|
Janez Potočnik | independent | |
Information Society
|
Ján Figeľ | KDH EPP | |
Budget
|
Markos Kyprianou | DIKO ELDR | |
Health & Consumer Protection
|
Pavel Telička | independent |
See also
- Bolkestein Directive
- Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe
External links
References
- ^ 1999/627/EC, ECSC, Euratom: Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Communities of 15 September 1999 appointing the President and the Members of the Commission of the European Communities
- ^ Prodi to Have Wide, New Powers as Head of the European Commission iht.com 16 April 1999
- ^ Commentary: Romano Prodi: Europe's First Prime Minister? (int'l edition) Businessweek.com 1999
- ^ Discover the former Presidents: The Prodi Commission, Europa (web portal), retrieved 23 August 2007
- ^ BM: The new Commission – some initial thoughts Archived 23 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine bmbrussels.be 2004