^Kaltenthaler, Karl (1998). Germany and the Politics of Europe's Money. Duke University Press. p. 42. ISBN0-8223-2171-8. Retrieved 2007-11-23. After EC Commission President Roy Jenkins proposed a fixed exchange rate mechanism for the European Community in 1978, Helmut Schmidt picked up on the idea and convinced Giscard of the idea's merits
^Discover the former Presidents: The Jenkins Commission, Europa (web portal), Accessed 23 August 2007
^. European Commission. Archived from the original on 2007-02-26. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
jenkins, commission, commission, electoral, reform, jenkins, jenkins, commission, jenkins, commission, european, commission, that, held, office, from, january, 1977, january, 1981, president, jenkins, contents, work, membership, summary, political, leanings, r. For the commission on electoral reform led by Roy Jenkins see Jenkins Commission UK The Jenkins Commission was the European Commission that held office from 6 January 1977 to 6 January 1981 Its President was Roy Jenkins Contents 1 Work 2 Membership 2 1 Summary by political leanings 3 References 4 External linksWork EditIt was the successor to the Ortoli Commission and was succeeded by the Thorn Commission Despite stagnating growth and a higher energy bill the Jenkins Commission oversaw the development of the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union from 1977 which began in 1979 as the European Monetary System a forerunner of the Single Currency or euro 1 2 President Jenkins was the first President to attend a G8 summit on behalf of the Community 3 Membership Edit nbsp The Jenkins CommissionPortfolio s Commissioner Member state Party affiliationPresident Roy Jenkins nbsp United Kingdom LabourTaxation Consumer Affairs Transport Richard Burke nbsp Ireland Fine GaelVice President External Relations Wilhelm Haferkamp nbsp West Germany SPDEnergy Research Science Guido Brunner nbsp West Germany FDPCompetition Raymond Vouel nbsp Luxembourg Socialist Workers PartyInternal Market Customs Union Industrial Affairs Etienne Davignon nbsp Belgium noneVice President Employment and Social Affairs Henk Vredeling nbsp Netherlands PvdAVice President Agriculture Fisheries Finn Olav Gundelach nbsp DenmarkVice President Economic and Finance Credit and Investments Francois Xavier Ortoli nbsp France GaullistDevelopment Claude Cheysson nbsp France Socialist PartyRegional Policy Antonio Giolitti nbsp Italy PSIVice President Enlargement Environment Nuclear Safety Lorenzo Natali nbsp Italy Christian DemocratBudget and Financial Control Financial Institutions Christopher Tugendhat nbsp United Kingdom Conservative PartySummary by political leanings Edit The colour of the row indicates the approximate political leaning of the office holder using the following scheme Affiliation No of CommissionersRight leaning Conservative 4Liberal 1Left leaning Socialist 6None Independent 2References Edit Kaltenthaler Karl 1998 Germany and the Politics of Europe s Money Duke University Press p 42 ISBN 0 8223 2171 8 Retrieved 2007 11 23 After EC Commission President Roy Jenkins proposed a fixed exchange rate mechanism for the European Community in 1978 Helmut Schmidt picked up on the idea and convinced Giscard of the idea s merits Discover the former Presidents The Jenkins Commission Europa web portal Accessed 23 August 2007 EU and the G8 European Commission Archived from the original on 2007 02 26 Retrieved 2007 09 25 External links EditEuropean commission website PDF Archive of Commission Membership PDF Analysis of Political Experience of Commission Membership by UK politician Tom King and the Centre for Policy Studies Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jenkins Commission EU amp oldid 1174032233, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
