I can clearly see an increase in protectionism.
"Siim Kallas" is an Estonian politician, who most recently served as European Commissioner for Transport between 2010 and 2014. Before that he was European Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud between 2004 and 2009. In both Barroso Commissions he was also vice-president.
Kallas has been Prime Minister of Estonia, Minister of Finance (Estonia)/Estonian Minister of Finance, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Estonia)/Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Member of the Supreme Council of the Soviet Union and member of the Parliament of Estonia/Riigikogu. Kallas is a member and former leader of the free-market liberalism/liberal Estonian Reform Party. Kallas was a vice-president of Liberal International.
He was twice appointed European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro/Acting Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro in Olli Rehn's stead, from 19 April 2014 – 25 May 2014 while he was on electoral campaign leave for the European Parliament election, 2014/2014 elections to the European Parliament and from 1 July 2014 – 16 July 2014 after he took up his seat.
More Siim Kallas on Wikipedia.Some of the NGOs receiving funds from the commission describe on their Web site one of their main tasks as 'lobbying the commission.
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