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Joaquín Almunia

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Joaquín Almunia Amann (born 17 June 1948) is a Spanish politician and formerly, prominent member of the European Commission. [1]

69 relations: Almunia, Ambrosetti Forum, Aznar government, Barroso Commission, Bilbao, Controversies surrounding the Eurozone crisis, Cypriot euro coins, EBS d.a.c., Edward Snowden, Effects of the April 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption, Eurogroup, European Commissioner for Competition, European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro, European debt crisis, European Policy Centre, Eurozone, Felipe González, Francisco Frutos, Frankfurt, Fundación Alternativas, Future enlargement of the European Union, Global surveillance, González government, Hamburg Summit: China meets Europe, Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, History of the euro, Institute of Competition Law, International status and usage of the euro, Joaquín, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Josep Borrell, Juan Manuel Eguiagaray, Leader of the Opposition (Spain), List of European Commission portfolios, List of European Commissioners by nationality, List of members of the eighth Congress of Deputies (Spain), List of members of the first Congress of Deputies (Spain), List of members of the second Congress of Deputies (Spain), List of Order of Charles III recipients, Manuel Chaves González, Margrethe Vestager, Miguel Arias Cañete, Ministry for Territorial Administrations, Ministry of Labour, Migrations and Social Security (Spain), Neelie Kroes, New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Euronext, Olli Rehn, Opinion polling for the Spanish general election, 2000, Pedro Solbes, ..., Prodi Commission, San Mamés Stadium (2013), Sigmar Gabriel, Siim Kallas, Spanish general election, 2000, Spanish local elections, 1999, Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, St Edmund's College, Cambridge, UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations, United Kingdom and the euro, University of Alcalá, University of Deusto, Vice-President of the European Commission, Viviane Reding, 2007–08 Belgian government formation, 2010 Bilderberg Conference, 2011 Bilderberg Conference, 2012 Bilderberg Conference, 35th PSOE Federal Congress. Expand index (19 more) »

Almunia

Almunia is a surname.

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Ambrosetti Forum

The Ambrosetti Forum organized by The European House – Ambrosetti, a consulting firm – is an annual international economic conference held at Villa d'Este, in the Italian town of Cernobbio on the shores of Lake Como.

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Aznar government

José María Aznar formed the Aznar government on 6 May 1996 after being nominated by King Juan Carlos I to form a government as a result of the People's Party's victory at the 1996 general election.

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Barroso Commission

The Barroso Commission was the European Commission in office from 22 November 2004 until 31 October 2014.

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Bilbao

Bilbao (Bilbo) is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the province of Biscay and in the Basque Country as a whole.

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Controversies surrounding the Eurozone crisis

The Eurozone crisis is an ongoing financial crisis that has made it difficult or impossible for some countries in the euro area to repay or re-finance their government debt without the assistance of third parties.

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Cypriot euro coins

Cypriot euro coins feature three separate designs for the three series of coins.

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EBS d.a.c.

EBS d.a.c. is a financial institution in Ireland registered as a designated activity company and was the country's largest building society until 1 July 2011.

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Edward Snowden

Edward Joseph Snowden (born June 21, 1983) is an American computer professional, former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee, and former contractor for the United States government who copied and leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013 without authorization.

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Effects of the April 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption

The eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland on 20th March 2010 affected the economic, political and cultural activities in Europe and across the world.

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Eurogroup

The Eurogroup is the recognised collective term for informal meetings of the finance ministers of the eurozone—those member states of the European Union (EU) which have adopted the euro as their official currency.

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European Commissioner for Competition

The Commissioner for Competition is the member of the European Commission responsible for competition.

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European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro

The Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro is the member of the European Commission responsible for economic and financial affairs.

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European debt crisis

The European debt crisis (often also referred to as the Eurozone crisis or the European sovereign debt crisis) is a multi-year debt crisis that has been taking place in the European Union since the end of 2009.

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European Policy Centre

The European Policy Centre (EPC) is a Brussels-based not-for-profit think tank on European Union affairs, founded in 1997.

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Eurozone

No description.

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Felipe González

Felipe González Márquez (born 5 March 1942) is a Spanish lawyer, professor, and politician, who was the Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) from 1974 to 1997, and the 3rd Prime Minister of Spain since the restoration of democracy, from 1982 to 1996.

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Francisco Frutos

Francisco Frutos Gras (Calella, Barcelona, 6 September 1939) is a Spanish politician who was, from 1998 until 2009, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE).

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Frankfurt

Frankfurt, officially the City of Frankfurt am Main ("Frankfurt on the Main"), is a metropolis and the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany.

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Fundación Alternativas

Fundación Alternativas (in English Alternatives Foundation) is a Spanish progressive think tank created in 1997 in Madrid which aims to discuss issues of interest to citizens and act as a channel of political, social, economic and cultural thought.

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Future enlargement of the European Union

There are five recognised candidates for future membership of the European Union: Turkey (applied in 14 April 1987), Macedonia (applied in 22 March 2004), Montenegro (applied in 2008), Albania (applied in 2009), and Serbia (applied in 2009).

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Global surveillance

Global surveillance refers to the mass surveillance of entire populations across national borders.

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González government

Felipe González formed the González government on 3 December 1982 after being nominated by King Juan Carlos I to form a government as a result of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party's victory at the 1982 general election.

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Hamburg Summit: China meets Europe

The Hamburg Summit: China meets Europe is a biennial high-level conference on Sino-European economic relations held in Hamburg.

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Hinkley Point C nuclear power station

Hinkley Point C nuclear power station (HPC) is a project to construct a 3,200 MWe nuclear power station with two EPR reactors in Somerset, England.

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History of the euro

The euro came into existence on 1 January 1999, although it had been a goal of the European Union (EU) and its predecessors since the 1960s.

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Institute of Competition Law

Institute of Competition Law (or Institut de droit de la concurrence) is a think tank focused on bringing together government regulators, private practitioners, and academics to study and shape antitrust policy on an international scale.

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International status and usage of the euro

The international status and usage of the euro has grown since its launch in 1999.

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Joaquín

See also San Joaquin for more uses of the specific name San Joaquin Joaquín is the Spanish language version of Joachim.

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José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (born 4 August 1960) is a Spanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).

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Josep Borrell

Josep Borrell i Fontelles (born 24 April 1947 in La Pobla de Segur, Lleida) is a Spanish politician.

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Juan Manuel Eguiagaray

Juan Manuel Eguiagaray (born 1945) is a Spanish economist, academic, businessman and retired politician.

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Leader of the Opposition (Spain)

The Leader of the Opposition (Líder de la oposición) is an unofficial, mostly conventional and honorary title traditionally held by the leader of the largest party in the Congress of Deputies—the lower house of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes Generales—not within the government.

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List of European Commission portfolios

A portfolio in the European Commission is an area of responsibility assigned to a European Commissioner, usually connected to one or several Directorates-General (DGs).

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List of European Commissioners by nationality

A European Commissioner is a member of the European Commission.

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List of members of the eighth Congress of Deputies (Spain)

This is a list of members of the eighth Congress of Deputies (Spain).

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List of members of the first Congress of Deputies (Spain)

This is a list of members of the first Legislature of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.

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List of members of the second Congress of Deputies (Spain)

This is a list of members of the Congress of Deputies of Spain that were elected in the 1982 general election.

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List of Order of Charles III recipients

This is a list of recipients of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III, an award established by King Carlos III of Spain in 1771.

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Manuel Chaves González

Manuel Chaves González (born 7 July 1945 in Ceuta) is a Spanish politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).

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Margrethe Vestager

Margrethe Vestager (born 13 April 1968) is a Danish politician, who is currently serving as the European Commissioner for Competition.

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Miguel Arias Cañete

Miguel Arias Cañete (born 24 February 1950) is a Spanish politician.

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Ministry for Territorial Administrations

The Ministry for Territorial Administrations of the Government of Spain, currently known as Ministry of Territorial Policy and Public Function, is the ministerial department which manages the policies of the Government regarding relations and cooperation with the Autonomous communities of Spain and with the entities that integrate the Local Administration.

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Ministry of Labour, Migrations and Social Security (Spain)

The Ministry of Labour, Migrations and Social Security is the ministerial department of the Government of Spain created on 2011 with competences to develop the government's policy in Employment, Social Security, Foreigners, Immigration and Emigration.

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Neelie Kroes

Neelie Kroes (born 19 July 1941) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).

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New York Stock Exchange

The New York Stock Exchange (abbreviated as NYSE, and nicknamed "The Big Board"), is an American stock exchange located at 11 Wall Street, Lower Manhattan, New York City, New York.

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NYSE Euronext

NYSE Euronext, Inc. was a Euro-American multinational financial services corporation that operated multiple securities exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange, Euronext and NYSE Arca (formerly known as ArcaEx).

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Olli Rehn

Olli Ilmari Rehn (born 31 March 1962 in Mikkeli, Finland) is a Finnish politician, a member of the Centre Party of Finland.

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Opinion polling for the Spanish general election, 2000

In the run up to the 2000 Spanish general election, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in Spain during the term of the 6th Cortes Generales.

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Pedro Solbes

Pedro Solbes Mira (born 31 August 1942 in Pinoso, Alicante) is a Spanish economist.

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Prodi Commission

The Prodi Commission was the European Commission in office between 1999 and 2004.

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San Mamés Stadium (2013)

San Mamés (also known as Nuevo San Mamés or San Mames Barria) is an all-seater football stadium in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain.

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Sigmar Gabriel

Sigmar Hartmut Gabriel (born 12 September 1959) is a German politician who was Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2018 and Vice-Chancellor of Germany from 2013 to 2018.

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Siim Kallas

Siim Kallas (born 2 October 1948 in Tallinn) is an Estonian politician, who most recently served as European Commissioner for Transport between 2010 and 2014.

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Spanish general election, 2000

The 2000 Spanish general election was held on Sunday, 12 March 2000, to elect the 7th Cortes Generales of the Kingdom of Spain.

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Spanish local elections, 1999

The 1999 Spanish local elections were held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect all 65,201 councillors in the 8,104 municipalities of Spain and all 1,034 seats in 38 provincial deputations.

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Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (Partido Socialista Obrero Español; PSOE) is a social-democraticThe PSOE is described as a social-democratic party by numerous sources.

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St Edmund's College, Cambridge

St Edmund's College is one of the 31 constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge.

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UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations

The UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations (FFP) were established to prevent professional football clubs spending more than they earn in the pursuit of success and in doing so getting into financial problems which might threaten their long-term survival.

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United Kingdom and the euro

The United Kingdom has never sought to adopt the euro as its official currency for the duration of its membership of the EU, and secured an opt-out at the euro's creation via the Maastricht Treaty in 1992.

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University of Alcalá

The University of Alcalá (Universidad de Alcalá) is a public university located in Alcalá de Henares, a city 35 km (22 miles) northeast of Madrid in Spain and also the third-largest city of the region.

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University of Deusto

The University of Deusto (Universidad de Deusto; Deustuko Unibertsitatea) is a Spanish private university owned by the Society of Jesus, with campuses in Bilbao and San Sebastián, and the Deusto Business School branch in Madrid.

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Vice-President of the European Commission

A Vice-President of the European Commission is a post in the European Commission usually occupied by more than one member of the Commission.

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Viviane Reding

Viviane Adélaïde Reding (born 27 April 1951) is a Luxembourgish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Luxembourg.

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2007–08 Belgian government formation

The 2007–2008 Belgian government formation followed the general election of 10 June 2007, and comprised a period of negotiation in which the Flemish parties Flemish Liberal Democratic (Open VLD), Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) and New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), and the French-speaking parties Reformist Movement (MR), Democratic Front of Francophones (FDF) and Humanist Democratic Centre (CdH) negotiated to form a government coalition.

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2010 Bilderberg Conference

The Bilderberg Conference 2010 took place at June 3–6, 2010, and were held in Sitges, Spain at Hotel Dolce.

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2011 Bilderberg Conference

The Bilderberg Conference 2011 took place at June 9–12, 2011, and were held in Sankt Moritz, Switzerland at the Suvretta House.

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2012 Bilderberg Conference

The Bilderberg Conference 2012 took place at May 30 - June 3, 2012 and were held in Westfields Marriott Hotel, Chantilly, Virginia, United States, previous conferences were already held here in 2002 and 2008, Haifa in Israel was speculated as a possible venue earlier.

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35th PSOE Federal Congress

The 2000 PSOE 35th Federal Congress was held from 21 July to 23 July 2000, after the party defeat in the 2000 general elections and the subsequent resignation of then Secretary General Joaquín Almunia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquín_Almunia

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