Topic: Joaquin Almunia
Quotes
Lack of transparency in markets can lead to abusive behavior and facilitate violations of competition rules
EU probing banks over derivatives Apr 30, 2011
The Slovak economy should be flexible and dynamic, its budgetary policy sustainable and its labor market adjustments should take place smoothly -- if these conditions are met, all the benefits of the euro will be higher
Slovakia poised to join Eurozone Dec 30, 2008
The fundamentals of the euro area and the European economies remain solid
Walker's World: Dangerous times Sep 12, 2007
The substantial deviation, both in (fiscal) 2005 and (fiscal) 2006, from the planned adjustment path is worrying and puts into question the credibility of the correction of the excessive deficit by 2008
EU voices worry over Hungary's deficit Oct 21, 2005
We are proposing putting more emphasis on a set of broad economic policy guidelines, than on the rigid budget rules which are difficult to apply
EU to loosen deficit standards Aug 31, 2004
Joaquín Almunia Amann (born 17 June 1948) is a Spanish politician and prominent member of the European Commission, currently responsible for Competition under the second mandate of President Barroso. He was previously responsible for Economic and Monetary Affairs in Barroso's previous mandate. The president of the Commission, José Manuel Barroso, had announced on 27 November 2009 that Almunia would be a Vice-President and the responsible for Competition in the second college of the Barroso Commission.
Born in Bilbao, he is married and has two children. He graduated in Law and Economics at the University of Deusto, and completed follow-up studies at the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris and the “Senior managers in Government” program at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He was an associate lecturer on Employment and Social Security Law at the University of Alcalá de Henares.
Almunia was chief economist of the Unión General de Trabajadores, the Spanish trade union affiliated to the Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), from 1976 to 1979. He was economist at the Council Bureau of the Spanish Chambers of Commerce in Brussels from 1972 to 1975.
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