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    Frederik "Frits" Bolkestein (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfreːdərɪk frɪdz ˈbɔlkəstɛi̯n] ; born 4 April 1933) is a Dutch retired politician and energy executive...
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    of the former right-wing European Commissioner for Internal Market Frits Bolkestein, it has been popularly referred to by his name. It was seen as an important...
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  • Bolkestein is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Frits Bolkestein (born 1933), Dutch politician and intellectual Gerrit Bolkestein (1871–1956)...
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    saved, and eventually published in 1947. Bolkestein is the grandfather of prominent market liberal Frits Bolkestein. He is buried at Zorgvlied cemetery. Gerrit...
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    market Patentability of computer-implemented inventions Commissioner Frits Bolkestein (Netherlands) served in the Prodi Commission between 1999 and 2004...
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    conservative-liberal VVD; he later served as parliamentary assistant to party leader Frits Bolkestein from 1990 to 1998. He entered the municipal council of Utrecht in 1997...
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    collaboration with Frits Bolkestein, a retired prominent liberal politician. The paper presented the documentation of a ‘pamper day’ to which Bolkestein was treated...
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    stood down and was succeeded by the charismatic intellectual Frits Bolkestein. Bolkestein's VVD was one of the winners of the Dutch general election of...
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    affairs. From 1999, Fink-Hooijer served in the Cabinet of Commissioner Frits Bolkestein, who was responsible for the Internal Market and Financial Services...
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  • and Democracy (VVD) in 2017 after she befriended its former leader, Frits Bolkestein. Allegations that she had used their relationship to obtain money,...
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    Dutch road cyclist Frits Bolkestein (born 1933), Dutch politician Frits Bülow (1872–1955), Danish politician and Justice Minister Frits Castricum (1947–2011)...
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    for Social Affairs and Employment. Frits Bolkestein was present during his swearing in. Within his party, Bolkestein's specialization was health care prevention...
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  • of Justice European Union Commissioners who have attended include: Frits Bolkestein (1996, 2003), former European Commissioner Benoît Coeuré (2016), Member...
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    European Commission to create an investigation, after learning that Frits Bolkestein (author of the Directive on services in the internal market) was a...
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    Jacques Santer Preceded by Raniero Vanni d'Archirafi Succeeded by Frits Bolkestein President of Bocconi University In office 6 September 1994 – 1 November...
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    Famous alumni include politicians Frits Bolkestein, Els Borst and writer Willem Frederik Hermans. Frits Bolkestein Els Borst Manja Croiset Eduard Douwes...
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  • Brandt Corstius, sociologist Abram de Swaan, or former EU Commissioner Frits Bolkestein. Guest editors have included Willem Frederik Hermans, Karel van het...
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    Lord Alderdice, Dutch politician and former European Commissioner Frits Bolkestein, German politician Otto Graf Lambsdorff, and Spain's first democratically...
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    Defence and former European Commissioner for Internal Market & Services Frits Bolkestein, former Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Els Borst, state secretary...
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  • for myself"). The former leader of the Dutch Liberal Party (VVD), Frits Bolkestein, repeatedly referred to economic prospects as "golden showers", unaware...
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    allegedly under pressure from left-wing activism. Yesilgöz considers Frits Bolkestein as her main liberal role model. In contrast to her predecessor Mark...
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  • Rubina Berardo, Member of the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic Frits Bolkestein, Dutch politician and former EU Commissioner Joe Bossano, Chief Minister...
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    Stanlis, Dutch writer Leon de Winter, Islam-expert Reuel Marc Gerecht, Frits Bolkestein and Onno Ruding, former finance minister of The Netherlands. In the...
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    Lambsdorff President of the Liberal International 1994–1996 Succeeded by Frits Bolkestein Party political offices Preceded by Eric Lubbock Liberal Party Chief...
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  • of the board of trustees include Roman Herzog, Leszek Balcerowicz, Frits Bolkestein, Udo Di Fabio, Jürgen Stark, Holger Steltzner and Hans Tietmeyer. cep...
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    until 24 September 1988 when Member of the House of Representatives Frits Bolkestein (VVD), the former State Secretary for Economic Affairs was appointed...
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    mayor of Leuven and former minister of defence and Eurocommissioner Frits Bolkestein). The N-VA takes a gradualist approach looking to transfer powers to...
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    the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market. Commissioner Frits Bolkestein (Netherlands) served in the Prodi Commission between 1999 and 2004...
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  • Sonneveld (1917–1974) (Comedian) Joke Smit (1933–1981) (Feminist) Frits Bolkestein (1933–) (Politician) Jeroen Bosch (c.1450–1516) (Painter) Johnny Kraaykamp...
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    Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. 4 April 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2018. "Frits Bolkestein steunt Rita Verdonk" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. 10 May 2006. Retrieved...
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