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The Malfatti Commission is the European Commission that held office from 1 July 1970 to 21 March 1972. Its president was Franco Maria Malfatti.

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Work

It was the successor to the Rey Commission and was succeeded by the Mansholt Commission. The Malfatti Commission began as the integration process was relaunched: the EC adopting a financial framework and competing the single market. There was also the beginnings of political cooperation, monetary cooperation and of enlargement as talks opened with Denmark, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom. [1]

Membership

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The Malfatti Commission
Portfolio(s)CommissionerMember stateParty affiliation
President Franco Maria Malfatti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DC
Vice President;
Agriculture
Sicco Mansholt Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Labour
Vice President;
Internal Market & Energy
Wilhelm Haferkamp Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany SPD
Economic & Financial Affairs Raymond Barre Flag of France.svg  France UDF
Competition & Regional Policy Albert Borschette Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Social Affairs, Transport & Budget Albert Coppé Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium CVP
External Relations & Trade Ralf Dahrendorf Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany FDP
External Relations & Development Aid Jean-François Deniau Flag of France.svg  France UDF
Industrial Affairs & Trade Altiero Spinelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Italian Communist Party

Summary by political leanings

The colour of the row indicates the approximate political leaning of the office holder using the following scheme:

AffiliationNo. of Commissioners
Right leaning / Conservative 2
Liberal 3
Left leaning / Socialist 2
Eurocommunist 1
Independent 1

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