Ton VAN-LIEROP Spokesperson of Vice-President Günter Verheugen, European Commission, Brussels
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1977-1984 | HAVO and Atheneum-A, highest level Dutch secondary education, Eindhoven, Netherlands |
1984-1985 | PABO, Dutch teacher training course, Eindhoven, Netherlands |
1985-1988 | Academy for Journalism and Communication, Tilburg, Netherlands |
1988-1989 | Dagblad De Limburger, Dutch regional daily, Maastricht and Sittard, foreign and home news desk junior editor |
and regional reporter, after internship in 1987 | |
1990-1991 | Omroep Brabant, regional radio station, Eindhoven, Netherlands, producer, reporter and presenter regional news |
1991-1994 | Arnhemse Courant, Dutch regional daily, Arnhem, business and labour relations reporter, working for GPD, |
syndicate of Dutch regional dailies, as specialist on AkzoNobel and chemical industry in general as well | |
1994-1995 | ANP, Dutch national (privately owned) press agency, Amsterdam, business and finance reporter, mainly |
covering stock markets, Shell/oil industry and food industry | |
1996-2006 | ANP, Brussels correspondent, covering EU/NATO/Belgium, mainly reporting on financial affairs, justice |
and home affairs and defence/NATO | |
since 2006 | Spokesman Enterprise & Industry and spokesman Vice President Günter Verheugen, European Commission |