Karel Van Miert: A Socialist Implementing Rightwing Policies?

Revue Belge de Droit de la Concurrence, pp. 63-78, 2010

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Paul Nihoul

Université Catholique de Louvain; General Court of the European Union

Date Written: 2010

Abstract

Ultimately was he socialist - or some form of Republican? Although he had been a Member of Parliament for, and a president of, for a socialist party during more than 20 years, M. Van Miert implemented, when he was responsible for competition policy within the European Commission, carried out actions generally associated with right wing politics ...

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Keywords: Competition, antitrust, liberalisation, politics, European Commission

JEL Classification: G18, H23, L4, R38

Suggested Citation

Nihoul, Paul, Karel Van Miert: A Socialist Implementing Rightwing Policies? (2010). Revue Belge de Droit de la Concurrence, pp. 63-78, 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1862828

Paul Nihoul (Contact Author)

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General Court of the European Union ( email )

Luxembourg, 2925
Luxembourg

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