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Derk jan eppink born 7 november 1958 is a dutch journalist, politician in belgium and the. Jun 24, 2017 life of a european mandarin by derk jan eppink, 2007, lannoo edition, in english. Bonfire of bureaucracy in europe ebook by derk jan eppink. Derk jan eppink s book life of a eurpean mandarin was the subject of a lecture.
In the past derk had been a member of the cabinets of two commissioners. Derk jan eppink kritische beschouwing van het functioneren van het europees parlement door een voormalig lid van het europees parlement. He worked as member of cabinet in the european commission. Macrons claims that the eus survival is at stake, unless the germans and dutch do something he.
For more than seven years, he was a mandarin one of the 22,500 senior civil servants who constitute the central repository of ideas and information which alone makes everything possible. Most of the book is anecdotal, and some of the stories will only appeal to true europhiles, but. Dutch eurosceptics dream of united front to roll back eu. In 2009, he was elected to the european parliament for list dedecker and sits on the european conservatives and reformists group executive eppink was born in steenderen, gelderland. Former european mandarin exposes intrigue, illusions and dangers. Join us for a discussion with derk jan eppink on his.
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