http://www.jean-monnet.ch/

The "Father of the EU" and the first President of the High Authority, Jean Monnet, formed ACUSE to campaign for a federal Europe in 1955. The Committee played an important role in the conception, signature and ratification of the Treaties of Rome, as well as in the development of European integration...

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A Spanish accountant, employed in 2002 to head the Commission’s accounts department of 130 staff. She criticised the accounting system for being open to fraud. She also criticised the Commission because it does not have a single system, but uses Excel spreadsheets for producing figures – this allows figures to be altered without trace. ..

http://ec.europa.eu/archives/c......_1999_2004/balazs/index_en.htm

Hungarian Commissioner from May 2004 until the end of October 2004 during the Prodi commission. He is a former ambassador to Denmark and Germany and has a wealth of experience in EU affairs. His EU-connections began in 1982 when he was a commercial counsellor of the Hungarian Embassy in Brussels. ..

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Fourty-fourth and current president of the United States. He is the first African-American President of the country. ..

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President of the European Parliament from 1989-1992 and President of the Socialist PSE Group until 2004. MEP since 1986 for the Spanish socialist party PSOE. ..

http://ec.europa.eu/archives/c......1999_2004/barnier/index_en.htm

Former French EU Commissioner with responsibility for Regional Policy and Constitutional Affairs in the Prodi Commission, replaced during the term of office by Jaques Barrot. ..

http://ec.europa.eu/commission......barroso/president/index_en.htm

President of the EU Commission, elected in July 2004 to succeed Romano Prodi. He holds degrees in law and political science, and had been Prime Minister of Portugal since 2002 before he resigned following his nomination as Commission President. Barroso was also vice President of the European People's Party EPP from 1999 until 2002. ..

http://ec.europa.eu/commission....../barrot/welcome/default_en.htm

New French commissioner since April 2004, in charge of Justice, Freedom and Security. He has been nominated to replace Michel Barnier, who at the time became minister for foreign affairs in France. He is a member of the UMP, the new political group founded by Jacques Chirac. ..

http://www.j.dk/

Leading Danish Euro-sceptic. She campaigned for the Danish “No” to the Treaty of Maastricht on 2 June 1992 and to the Euro on 28 September 2000. ..

http://www.charles-de-gaulle.org/sommaire.php3?id_mot=4

French President, who forced the Luxembourg compromise. De Gaulle described the EU Commission as "bureaucrats without a fatherland". ..

http://www.ukip.org/content/nigel-farages-blog

British Member of the European Parliament since 1999. In July 2004 he was elected co-president of the Independence and Democracy Group (Ind/Dem) in the European Parliament, which is the successor of the EDD Group. He was a founder member of the UK Independence Party in September 1993 and is now the party leader. ..

http://www.frankfield.co.uk/

MP. Labour politician who is a strong critic of the euro and the Lisbon Treaty, and a figure-head within his party for those who advocate Britain holding a referendum prior to ratifying the Lisbon Treaty. ..

http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/figel/index_en.htm

Slovakian commissioner. Member of the Barroso Commission (2004-2009) for Education, Training, Culture and Youth. Jan Figel graduated at the Technical University in Kosice, Slovakia as an electrical engineer. Later he attended courses on international affairs at Georgetown University, Washington and UFSIA Antwerp...

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Party leader of the right-wing Austrian FPÖ, who provoked the EU to impose sanctions upon Austria when his party joined a conservative led government in 2000. Died in a traffic accident in 2008. ..

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/......=1&language=EN&id=1266

MEP since 1979. President of the EU Parliament from 1994-1997. Was a member of the Praesidium of the Convention on the Future of Europe and represented the EU Parliament in the Intergovernmental Conference of 2003. ..

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British Conservative MP who resigned as a minister in protest against the party's then pro EU policy. As a member of the Convention he has also resigned from the EPP group, because of its federalist views. ..

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/......mp;pageRank=13&language=EN

The legal adviser of the EU Parliament, Christian Pennera. ..

http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/kallas/index_en.htm

Estonian commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud (Barroso Commission 2004-2009).Siim Kallas is an economist. He graduated at Tartu State University in 1972 and made a really diversified career which was connected mainly with financial affairs. He was chairman of Association of Estonian Trade Unions as well. ..

http://ec.europa.eu/archives/commission_1999_2004/kalniete/index_en.htm

Latvian commissioner between 1 May 2004 and 22 November 2004. Born in Siberia where her parents were deported after the Soviet occupation in 1941. Sandra Kalniete made her name fighting for her country's independence at the beginning of the 1990s. Originally she is an art historian, but graduated also from international affairs at University of Geneva. Her political career began in the Latvian Popular Front, where she was secretary general. Later she served her country as ambassador to United Nation and France. ..

http://european-convention.eu.......r.asp?lang=EN&Content=WGXI

Represented the Greek government in the Praesidium of the Convention on the Future of Europe. Former Member of the EU Parliament, elected for the Greek party PASOK. Chaired the Convention working group on Social Policy. PES. ..