Example sentences of "ec commissioner [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir Leon Brittan , the EC Commissioner responsible for competition policy , had said on Aug. 30 that the Commission would consider opening up membership of the unified financial services market to members of the European Free Trade Association ( EFTA ) ; he stressed , however , the need for reciprocal liberalization in those countries ( Switzerland and most of Scandinavia imposing tight limits on the extent of foreign shareholdings in their domestic companies ) . |
| 2 | On Nov. 22 the EC Commissioner responsible for Transport , Karel van Miert , released details of a plan to allow private trains to operate on national rail networks . |
| 3 | On June 27 , 1990 , after six months of further investigations , Sir Leon Brittan , the EC Commissioner responsible for competition policy ( and former UK Trade and Industry Secretary ) , ordered the repayment of £44,400,000 in illegal " sweeteners " granted by the UK government at the time of the sale in July 1988 . |
| 4 | Reports suggested heightened tension between Ray MacSharry , the EC Commissioner responsible for agriculture and rural development , who favoured raising tariffs on imports of US oilseeds and cereal substitutes to offset the loss to farmers , and Frans Andriessen , the Commissioner responsible for external relations , trade policy and co-operation with other European countries , who preferred a less protectionist Community offer . |
| 5 | On March 6 Frans Andriessen , the EC Commissioner responsible for external relations and trade policy and relations with other European countries , began a series of visits to Poland , Czechoslovakia , Hungary , Bulgaria and Romania . |
| 6 | Frans Andriessen , the EC Commissioner responsible for foreign relations , favoured " affiliate membership " for Europe 's " orphan countries " , which would have members in the European Parliament , observer status at the Commission , participation in the EC 's single internal market and links to the EC 's planned single currency . |
| 7 | On Sept. 9 Frans Andriesson , the EC Commissioner responsible for external relations and trade policy and for co-operation with other European countries , held discussions in Tallinn , the Estonian capital , with ministers from all three Baltic states at which he declared that the EC was " prepared to enter into contractual relations … as soon as possible , but this must be done step by step " . |
| 8 | Sir Leon Brittan , the EC Commissioner responsible for competition , said that the companies would have acquired a 50 per cent share of the world market for commuter aircraft of 20-70 seats and 67 per cent of the EC market . |
| 9 | On June 28 it was announced that Carlo Ripa De Meana , EC Commissioner responsible for the environment , nuclear safety and civil protection , was being recalled to Italy to serve as Environment Minister in the government of Giuliano Amato [ see p. 38978 ] . |