Thorn Commission
European Commission from 6 January 1981 to 5 January 1985
The Thorn Commission was the European Commission that held office from 6 January 1981 until 5 January 1985. Its President was Gaston Thorn.
Thorn Commission | |
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Commission of the European Union | |
Date formed | 6 January 1981 (1981-01-06) |
Date dissolved | 5 January 1985 (1985-01-05) |
People and organisations | |
President of the Commission | Gaston Thorn |
History | |
Predecessor | Jenkins Commission |
Successor | Delors Commission |
Work
It was the successor to the Jenkins Commission and was succeeded by the Delors Commission. With a current economic crisis, it had to speed up enlargement to Greece, Spain and Portugal while making steps towards the Single European Act in 1985.[1] 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.[2]
Membership
Summary by political leanings
The colour of the row indicates the approximate political leaning of the office holder using the following scheme:
Affiliation | No. of Commissioners |
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Right leaning / Conservative | 7 |
Liberal | 1 |
Left leaning / Socialist | 4 |
Unknown / Independent | 5 |
References
- ^ Discover the former Presidents: The Thorn Commission, Europa (web portal), Accessed 23 August 2007
- ^ Eppink, Derk-Jan (2007). Life of a European Mandarin: Inside the Commission. Ian Connerty (trans.) (1st ed.). Tielt, Belgium: Lannoo. p. 24. ISBN 978-90-209-7022-7.
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