A federalist and a eurocrat who forced through an allegedly bad policy that is still a millstone round the neck of european taxpayers, mansholt was also every inch a politician who had. Bruxelles, 15 septembre 1969 the 100th meeting of the special section of the economic and social committee for agriculture. On 29 april 1971, sicco mansholt, european agriculture commissioner, denounces the attitude of the officers of the european confederation of agriculture eca. The mansholt plan forty years on forty years ago, europes agricultural commissioner sicco mansholt headed a unique attempt to transform the rural economy. Mansholt 1970 versus mansholt 1958 from the nieuwe rotterdamse courant 27 november 1969 text on 27 november 1969, the dutch daily newspaper nieuwe rotterdamse courant analyses the differences between the 1970 plan for reforming the common agricultural policy cap and the 1958 plan, both devised by sicco mansholt. On 21 december 1968, sicco mansholt, european commissioner for agriculture, sent a memorandum to the council of ministers concerning agricultural reform. Speech by sicco mansholt president of the commission on. On 8 april 1972, commenting on the french referendum on the ratification of the treaty on the accession to the european communities of the united kingdom, ireland, denmark and norway, to be held on 23 april, the rtl editorial team in paris ponders on the implications of the proposals put forward by sicco mansholt, president of the european commission, for a fundamental reform of the common. As early as 1972, agriculture commissioner sicco mansholt had put this issue on the european political agenda. Sicco mansholt was a farmer, a member of the dutch resistance during the second world. The issue was important to the newminister for agriculture sicco mansholt a former farmer and aresistance fighter in the war. In an urgent letter to the chairman of the european union, he argued for a radical change of ecological policy, needed to provide the worlds rapidly growing.
Uitgesproken ter ere van het 5jarig jubileumcongres van pink. Sicco leendert mansholt was a dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct social democratic. Mansholt, a biography is the inside story of one of the founding fathers of the european union. Sicco leendert mansholt was born on september 1908 in ulrum, groningen, netherlands mansholt came from a socialist farmers family in the dutch province of groningen. Santiago, chili, 19 mai 1972 speech by president of commission sicco l. In november 1950, the dutch agriculture minister, sicco mansholt, proposes to the states taking part in the schuman plan negotiations that a common market. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations.
He served as minister of agriculture in succeeding postwar. Sicco mansholt, the former president of the european commission 1972 and former european commissioner. The mansholt plan forty years on le plan mansholt quarante. He served as european commissioner for agriculture from 1958 to 1972, minister of agriculture. Mansholt, vicepresident of the commission of the european communities. The mansholt plan forty years on forty years ago, europes agricultural commissioner sicco mansholt headed a unique attempt to transform the rural economy of the then six. In march 1969, the christian social union csu, the german conservative party, publishes a pamphlet criticising the mansholt plan on the reform of the common agricultural policy cap. Ultimately, the mansholt plan was reduced to just three european directives which, in 1972, concerned the modernisation of agricultural holdings, the abandonment of farming and the training of. English publication of mansholt biography montesquieu. Sicco mansholt, vicepresident of the commission of the european communities. About sicco mansholt sicco leendert mansholt was a farmer who entered politics in the late 1930s.
Both his father and grandfather were supporters of early socialist leaders such as multatuli, domela nieuwenhuis, and troelstra. A federalist and a eurocrat who forced through an allegedly bad policy that is. Sicco mansholt lvas appointed a vice president of the ninemember common market commission in january 1958, following ratification of the sixnation common market treaty. Load the current sicco catalogue as pdf file directly on your computer. Reform of the cap historical events in the european integration. Pdf on apr, 20, verena klappstein and others published directors duties and liability in germany, in. He served as the 4th president of the european commission from 1972 to 1973 mansholt is known as one of the founding fathers of the european union. Brief van sico mansholt an franco maria malfatti februari 1972 fr.
As a european commissioner the dutchman sicco mansholt 19081995 initiated the common agricultural policy cap. Complete version sicco catalogue pdf, 6,0 mb sicco highlights spring 2020 pdf, 2,5 mb price information 2020 valid from 1st january. Sicco leendert mansholt, dutch politician born sept. Minister sicco mansholt in zijn werkkamer op het ministerie van landbouw, bestanddeelnr 9008706. Brief van sico mansholt an franco maria malfatti februari. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Letter from sicco mansholt to the european confederation. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. You can set own marks for this article just click on stars above and press accept. Mansholt, vicepresident of the commission of the european economic community, at the american farm bureau convention. Annex to study on directors duties and liability, prepared for the european. Sicco mansholt was born on september, 1908 in ulrum, groningen, netherlands as sicco leendert mansholt. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Cartoon on the mansholt plan 25 march 1971 cvce website.
Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. In march 1971, the discontent in the european farming sector over plans to reform the common agricultural policy cap proposed by sicco mansholt, european commissioner with special responsibility for agriculture, comes to a head. Reform of the cap historical events in the european. The mansholt commission is the european commission that held office from 22 march 1972 to 5 january 1973. Sicco leendert mansholt dutch politician britannica. Vice president mansholt is regarded as one of europes foremost agricultural economists. Comments on the mansholt plan by the csu march 1969. How a nazi blockade triggered a food revolution bloomberg. Download of information literature sicco desiccators. Wapserveen is a town in the dutch province of drenthe.
Dutch parliamentary history during the postwar period. Imdb, the worlds most popular and authoritative source for movie tv and celebrity content. Faced with the increasingly angry reaction of the agricultural community, sicco mansholt was soon forced to reduce the scope of some of his proposals. He was the curator of the exhibition sicco mansholt. It was the successor to the malfatti commission and was succeeded by the ortoli.
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