Robert Verrue
Robert Verrue (14 November 1947 – 26 September 2012) was an official of the European Commission. He has served as Director-General of the Directorate-General for Employment (from 2008),[1] Director-General for Taxation & Customs Union (2002–2008) and Director-General for Information Society (1996–2002).
After receiving a degree in business management in 1968, he attended the College of Europe (international economics) 1968–1969.[2] He has a Master in Business Administration from INSEAD, where he studied 1970–1971. He joined the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Commission as a junior economist in 1973. He served as Director at the Directorate-General for Industrial Affairs and Internal Market 1988–1993 and Deputy Director General at the Directorate-General for External Affairs 1993–1995, responsible for relations with Central European Countries and CIS Republics.[3]
References
- ^ http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/imported/barroso-springs-reshuffle-on-angry-commissioners/63279.aspx
- ^ Dieter Mahncke, Léonce Bekemans, Robert Picht, The College of Europe. Fifty years of service to Europe, College of Europe, Bruges, 1999. ISBN 9080498319
- ^ http://ec.europa.eu/civil_service/docs/directors_general/verrue_en.pdf