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Panel 1 Speaker Karl Falkenberg is Director-General, Environment Directorate-General, of the European Commission in Brussels back to previous page |
| 1970 - 1972 | Economics and Journalism, University of Mainz |
| 1972 - 1976 | Economics and Journalism, University of Münster |
| 1976 | Economics Degree (with distinction) |
| All following positions are with the European Commission | |
| 1977 - 1978 | Expert in the Textiles Task Force |
| 1978 - 1983 | Temporary agent, responsible for management of Bilateral Textiles Agreements |
| 1983 - 1985 | Administrator, Directorate General (DG) XIV- Fisheries |
| 1985 - 1987 | Administrator, DG I – External Relations – GATT division |
| 1990 | Foreign Policy Advisor to EU President Jacques Delors, with focus on the German Unification process |
| 1987 - 1993 | Commission Delegation, Geneva: Multilateral trade negotiations, Uruguay Round |
| 1993 - 1997 | Head of Unit, DG I (then DG TRADE) M.1: Services and External Dimension of the Union |
| 1997 - 2000 | Head of Unit, DG TRADE D.1: Multilateral commercial policies and WTO and OECD questions |
| 2000 - 2002 | Director for Directorate E, DG TRADE Sectoral trade questions, market access, trade questions relating to ACP |
| 2002 - 2005 | Director for Directorate C, DG TRADE, Free Trade agreements |
| 2005 - 2005 | Deputy Director-General, DG TRADE |
| Present Position | |
| 2009 – | Director-General, Environment Directorate-General, European Commission, Brussels |
