Señor Europe

By Peter O'Donnell - 06.05.2010 / 05:05 CET

After 30 years dealing with the EU, Carlos Bastarreche Sagüés remains a passionate European.

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Curriculum Vitae

1950: Born, Madrid
1976: Law degree, Madrid
1976-79: Spanish embassy, Romania
1979-84: Secretary for Spain's accession negotiations, Brussels
1984-90: European Communities department, Spanish foreign ministry, Madrid
1990-91: Director-general, European Communities department, Spanish foreign ministry, Madrid
1991-96: Deputy permanent representative to the EU, Brussels
1996-2000: Secretary-general for EU and foreign affairs, Spanish foreign ministry, Madrid
2000-02: Secretary-general for European affairs, Spanish foreign ministry, Madrid (and Spanish representative to the Intergovernmental Conference)
2002-: Permanent representative to the EU, Brussels