? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Wilfried Martens is one of the most distinguished politicians to come from Belgium in the last ffty years. In his long poli- cal career, he has always fought for the implementation of his goals with passion and deep conviction. What has to be mentioned frst in this context is his s- cessful advocacy of federalism in his home country, Belgium. Already in his time as chair of the CVP youth league from 1967 to 1972, groundbreaking manifestos on Belgium’s federali- tion were written under his auspices. Later on, as President of the CVP, he succeeded in negotiating the Egmont Pact, whose essential elements form part of today’s federal Belgian C- stitution. He served as Prime Minister for more than a decade, and in this role he convinced the regions and linguistic groups of his country, which were often at odds with each other, of the necessity for cooperation and solidarity.
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Table of Content
Looking Back on My Life.- Conviction and Responsibility.- In Charge of a Restless State.- Small Country, Large Responsibilities.- My Road Towards Maastricht.- “O Hellenic Shore Where Our Fathers Dwell …”.- The Fall of Santer.- A Cordon Sanitaire Around Austria.- “He Did Not Take the Fruit of Those Who Had Planted the Tree …”.- Pushing Forward in Europe and Beyond.
Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 276 ● ISBN 9783540892892 ● File size 5.3 MB ● Publisher Springer Berlin ● City Heidelberg ● Country DE ● Published 2009 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2164752 ● Copy protection Social DRM
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