Marín Commission

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The European Commission under Manuel Marín was in office in 1999, it was the commission with the shortest term of office to date.

The previous commission under Jacques Santer was elected in 1995 for a term of office until September 1999. By the corruption scandal around Edith Cresson , however, they had to resign on March 15 1999th However, since the European Council was unable to agree on a suitable successor candidate at such short notice, the previous Vice-President Manuel Marín was instructed to form a transitional commission that was to remain in office until the end of the term of office of the old commission. Apart from the change at the head of the commission, the members and the allocation of responsibilities remained unchanged. The Marín Commission was in office from March 16 to September 16, 1999. On September 17th, the new commission under Romano Prodi was sworn in.

The Commissioners Martin Bangemann (on July 9, 1999 by decision of the Council, already on leave of absence from the Commission on July 1, 1999), Jacques Santer and Emma Bonino (on July 19, by decision of the Council, because one day later they left the EU MPs were elected) from the commission, which therefore consisted of only 17 members from July 20, 1999.

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