Halle Distinguished Fellow: Frits Bolkestein

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Frits Bolkestein has been a member of the European Commission since 1999. He oversees all aspects of the European internal marketplace, as well as tax and customs issues. The European Unions’s (EU) expansion last May to include 10 new member states brings the number of European consumers to nearly 450 million. Bolkestein’s portfolio in this powerful economic zone makes him one of the most important figures in EU politics today.