European League for Economic Cooperation
Encyclopedia
The European League for Economic Cooperation (ELEC) (French: Ligue Européenne de Coopération Economique) is an intellectual pressure group on European economic cooperation. The ELEC has advisory status at the Council of Europe
and on the United Nations
Economic Commission for Europe
.
(Belgium
), Józef Retinger (Poland
) and Pieter Kerstens (the Netherlands). They were rapidly joined by other people such as Edmond Giscard d'Estaing (France
), Harold Butler
(United Kingdom
) and Hermann Abs (Germany
).
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
and on the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Economic Commission for Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
History
The European League for Economic Cooperation was founded in 1946 by Paul Van ZeelandPaul van Zeeland
Paul Guillaume van Zeeland was a Belgian lawyer, economist, Catholic politician and statesman born in Soignies....
(Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
), Józef Retinger (Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
) and Pieter Kerstens (the Netherlands). They were rapidly joined by other people such as Edmond Giscard d'Estaing (France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
), Harold Butler
Harold Butler
Harold Butler was an American entrepreneur. He founded the Denny's casual dining restaurant chain and helped develop numerous other chains, including Winchell's, Naugles, and Jojo's.-Quotations:* "I love to feed people."...
(United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
) and Hermann Abs (Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
).
Presidents
- 1946-1949: Paul van ZeelandPaul van ZeelandPaul Guillaume van Zeeland was a Belgian lawyer, economist, Catholic politician and statesman born in Soignies....
- 1950: Pieter Kerstens
- 1951-1981: René BoëlRené BoëlCount René Boël was a Belgian banker and industrialist and Director of the Usines Gustave Boël. He was married with Yvonne Solvay , granddaughter of Ernest Solvay. They have two sons Yves Boël and Pol Boël.-Career:...
- 1982-1984: Jean-Charles Snoy et d'Oppuers
- 1985-1999: Daniel Cardon de LichtbuerDaniel Cardon de LichtbuerDaniel, Baron Cardon de Lichtbuer is a Belgian businessman, mainly active in the Belgian banking sector.- Education :He obtained a PhD degree in Law from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and a MBA degree from the Université Catholique de Louvain .- Career :Cardon started his career an assistant...
- 2000-2005: Ferdinand ChafartFred ChaffartFerdinand "Fred" Chaffart was a Belgian businessman. He was born in Deurne, Belgium.-Education:He obtained a Masters Degree in Economics and completed the Senior Executive Program at Stanford University ....
- 2006-: Anton van Rossum