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22 November 1999
Jacques Santer appointed to board of the Edmond Israel Foundation
The Edmond Israel Foundation announces that Jacques Santer, first recipient of the 'Vision for Europe' Award in 1995, has been nominated as director of the Edmond Israel Foundation.
Jacques Santer has had a long and distinguished career and is currently a member of the European Parliament. Previously, Mr Santer was President of the European Commission from January 1995 to 1999. Before becoming President of the European Commission in January 1995, Jacques Santer had been Prime Minister of Luxembourg since 1984. After his reelection in 1989, he was also Minister of the Treasury and Minister for Cultural Affairs. In his first term as Prime Minister (1984-1989) he served additionally as Minister of Finance and Telecommunications. Mr Santer has twice been President of the European Council (in 1985 and 1991). In 1980 he chaired the Council's meetings on Finance and Social Affairs while he was Luxembourg's Minister for Finance, Labour and Social Security (1979-1984). Mr Santer has also been elected to the European Parliament on four separate occasions. Mr Santer has a Doctor of Laws and is a graduate of the Institute of the Political Science (Paris).
Members of the Board of the Foundation include its Chairman, Mr André Lussi and other directors, Dr Albert Bressand, Dr Helmut Haussmann, Dr Günter Krenzler, Oscar Lewisohn, Robert Massol and Dr Thomas Rabe.
For further information, please contact:
David Cowan or Yolande Theis
Cedel International, Luxembourg
Tel: +352 45 11 03 20
Fax: +352 45 11 08 226
Email: yolande.theis@cedelinternational.com
David Hardy or Paul Vann
Binns & Co Public Relations Limited, London
Tel: +44 171 786 9600
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Note to Editors
The Edmond Israel Foundation was created by Cedel International on 19 September 1990 in honour of Edmond Israel, upon his retirement after twenty years as Chairman of Cedel International's Board of Directors.
The Foundation is a non-profit making organisation dedicated to the research and promotion of ideas of cultural, scientific, political and economic importance in the context of Europe. Its aim is to work both within the framework of a changing Europe and to advance European thinking elsewhere in the world, thereby making a high quality contribution to the ongoing debates of our times and exploring themes of freedom, social responsibility and cultural identity. It aims to support and promote research and study and provide financial assistance and scholarship to promising individuals. Apart from commissioning studies, such as The Proposed Directive on Harmonisation of Taxation of Interest Payments published in January 1999, the Foundation presents the 'Vision for Europe' award annually in recognition of outstanding achievement and contribution to Europe. The 1998 recipient was HE Mr Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg and previous recipients were HE Mr Helmut Kohl, the former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, HE Mr Jean-Luc Dehaene, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium and HE Mr Jacques Santer, former President of the European Commission, the first recipient of the award.