The Mansholt Commission is the
European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is the primary Executive (government), executive arm of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with a number of European Commissioner, members of the Commission (directorial system, informall ...
that held office from 22 March 1972 to 5 January 1973. Its President was
Sicco Mansholt.
Work
It was the successor to the
Malfatti Commission
The Malfatti Commission is the European Commission that held office from 1 July 1970 to 21 March 1972. Its president was Franco Maria Malfatti.
Work
It was the successor to the Rey Commission and was succeeded by the Mansholt Commission. Th ...
and was succeeded by the
Ortoli Commission. It oversaw the creation of the
European Monetary System
The European Monetary System (EMS) was a multilateral adjustable exchange rate agreement in which most of the nations of the European Economic Community (EEC) linked their currencies to prevent large fluctuations in relative value. It was initi ...
on 24 April 1972 and the first
enlargement on 1 January 1973.
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Europa (web portal)
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, Accessed 23 August 2007
Membership
Summary by political leanings
The colour of the row indicates the approximate political leaning of the office holder using the following scheme:
References
External links
European Commission Website
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