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CODE OF CONDUCT FOR MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
ANNEX 1 – DECLARATION OF INTERESTS
Full name: Didier Reynders (*) Mandatory
I. PREVIOUS ACTIVITIES (Article 3(4)(b) and (c) of the Code)
I.1. Posts held over the last 10 years, in foundations or similar bodies
(Please indicate the nature of the post, the name of the body and its
objective/activity.)
Nature of the post
(during the above-mentioned period))
Name of the body Body’s objective/activity
President (2004 – 2011) then Director Asbl Centre Jean Gol Research / teaching
Vice-President (until 2009) GRE Liège – Asbl
Groupement de
Reconversion Economique
de Liège
Innovation / economic development
President (since 2004 – I will renounce
this position as from the beginning of
my term of office if confirmed)
Asbl Golf de Bernalmont Sport
Director (until 2015) Gesval sa. (University of
Liège)
Research / Teaching
Director (until 2017) APCL – Association pour
la Promotion du Cinéma à
Liège
Artistic
Member of the Administrative Board
(until 2019)
Fonds Léon Fredericq
(CHU Liège)
Medical research
Member of the Administrative Board (as
Minister of Foreign Affairs – so until
2019)
EGMONT – Institut Royal
des Relations
Internationales
Think tank
Co-founder (since 2017 – I will
renounce this activity as from the
beginning of my term of office if
confirmed)
Fondation Véronique
Cornet
Support for cancer research
I.2. Posts held over the last 10 years in educational institutions
(Please indicate the nature of the post and the name of the institution.)
Nature of the post
(during the above-mentioned period)
Name of the institution
Member of the Management Board (since 1996 – I will
renounce this activity as from the beginning of my term of
office if confirmed)
Fondation Jean Gol (University of Liège)
Director (until 2015) University of Liège (ULiège)
2005 – 2017 – Visiting professor HEC Management School – University of Liège
2007 – 2019 – Guest lecturer (subject: European Economic
Policy)
Louvain School of Management (LSM) –
Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)
2017 – 2019 – Lecturer (subject : current issues in
international politics)
Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) –
Department of Political Science
2011 – 2019 – Member of the Board of Directors College of Europe, Bruges
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I.3. Posts held over the last 10 years in the governing, supervisory and advisory organs of companies and
other bodies devoted to commercial or economic activities
(Please indicate the nature of the post and the name and the business of the
company or other body)
I.4. Other professional activities held over the last 10 years, including services, liberal profession,
consulting activities
(Please indicate the nature of the activity.)
Nature of the other professional activities
(during the above-mentioned period)
Since 1992: Member of the Federal Chamber of Representatives
1999 – 2011: Minister of Finance
- President of the Eurogroup in 2001
- President of Ecofin in 2001 and 2010
- Member of the G7 in 2001
- President of the G10 bringing together the main creditor countries in 2002
- Minister responsible for public buildings [Régie des Bâtiments] from 2003 to 2011
2003 – 2011 Minister responsible for public buildings [Régie des Bâtiments]
2004 – 2019: Deputy Prime Minister
- Minister for Institutional Reform (2004 – 2011)
- Minister responsible for the National Lottery and the Société Fédérale de Participations et
d'investissement (Federal Shareholding and Investment Company - SFPI) and insurance companies
(2007 – 2011)
2011 – 2019: Minister for Foreign and European Affairs (responsible for Beliris and federal cultural institutions
since 2014)
2018 – 2019: Minster for Defence
Other political activities:
- 1998 – 2012: Town councillor, Liège
- 2004 – 2011: President of the party MR Mouvement Réformateur
- Up to 2012: President and Director, Asbl Action Libérale Liégoise (ALL)
- Up to 2014: Member and Director, Asbl Sécretariat des Députés MR
- 2012 – 2018: Leader of the Group MR, Mouvement Réformateur, municipality of Uccle
- 2013 – 2019: President of the Brussels Regional MR, Mouvement Réformateur
- 2013 – 2019: President, Asbl Gestion et Action Libérale de Bruxelles (GALB)
- President (2004 – 2011) and Director (1989 – 2019), Asbl Gestion et Action Libérale (GAL)
II. CURRENT OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES in line with Article 8 of the Code (Article 3(4)(b) and (c)
of the Code)
(Unpaid courses, publications and speeches – Article 8(2)(a) to (c) of the Code – do not have to be declared.)
II.1. Honorary posts currently held in foundations, similar bodies or educational or research
establishments (Article 8(2)(d) of the Code)
(Please indicate the nature of the post, the name of the body and
its objective/activity.)
II.2. Additional relevant information on other functions (e.g. other functions of an honorary nature and/or
attributed for life)
Additional functions e.g. other functions of an honorary
nature and/or attributed for life
Description
2004 – 2011: Honorary consul of Tunisia
2010: Induction as Mousquetaire d’Armagnac de la
Compagnie de l’Escadron Europe
NOT APPLICABLE
NOT APPLICABLE
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Chevalier d’honneur de la Confrérie Folklorique des Blancs
Moussis de Stavelot (2012)
2013: Induction as Lieutenant d’Escadron de la Compagnie
de l’Escadron Europe
2007 – present: Member of the Commanderie de Bordeaux
2010 – present: Member of the Cercle de Wallonie
2012 – present: Member of the Belgian Chapter of the Société
de la Légion d’Honneur
2012 – present: Member of the Cercle de Lorraine
2015 – present: Member of the Honorary Committee of the
Corps Consulaire de la Province de Liège
2016 – present: Member of the Cercle Gauloise Artistique et
Littèraire
2016 – present: Member of B19 Liège-Bucholz
2018 – 2021 : Member of the Honorary Committee Europalia
Railways
Member of the Honorary Committee of the African gospel
song concert to help extend the preventative programme run
by the Samilia Foundation in Romania in Bulgaria and
Moldavia
March 2012
Member of the Honorary Committee of the 57th International
Rally ‘Police – Gendarmerie – Police Judiciaire – Police
Militaire’
June 2012
Member of the Patronage Committee of the Liège Piano
Competition
May 2012
May 2014
May 2016
Member of the Honorary Committee of the Legends Boucles
de Bastogne
February 2013
February 2014
February 2016
February 2018
Member of the Honorary Committee of the Rencontres
Latines
March 2013
March 2014
March 2015
March 2017
February 2018
March 2019
Member of the Honorary Committee of the Jumping Vivat June 2015
June 2016
June 2017
June 2018
Member of the Patronage Committee of the 52nd Europeade
of European Folk Culture
July 2015
Co-Chair of the China Unlimited Creative Contest, a creative
contest organised by the Chinese Mission to the EU as part of
the 40th anniversary celebrations of EU-China diplomatic
relations
August 2015
Member of the Honorary Committee of the K.V.B.P. Torhout
National Stamp Collecting Championship
June 2016
President of the honorary jury for the photograph and drawing
competition on the theme of pandas co-organised by the
Embassy of China, Pairi-Daiza and Le Soir
October 2016
Member of the Honorary Committee for the 4th Ghent
International Clarinet Competition
April 2017
Member of the Honorary Committee for the Cercle Royal
Gaulois’ Antique Fair
April 2017
Founder member of the Fondation Véronique Cornet July 2017
Member of the Diplomatic Committee for the gala dinner in
favour of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation
May 2018
High patronage in favour of the King Albert 1st Grand Prix June 2019
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for theatre in Walloon
Member of the Honorary Committee of OLYFRAN
Vlaanderen, the Flemish French language Olympiad
February 2019
February 2020
Member of the Honorary Committee of the Brussels Art
Square
September 2015
September 2016
September 2017
September 2019
Belgian honours:
2014 Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold
Foreign honours :
2002 : Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian
Republic
2007: Grand Cross of the Order of the Merit of the Grand-
Duchy of Luxembourg
2012: Commander of the Legion of Honour (France)
2013: Grand Cross of the German Order of Merit
2015: Grand Cross of the Polish Order of Merit
2016: Grand Cross of the Order of Independence (Jordan)
2016: Grand Cross of the Order of the Rising Sun (Japan)
2016: Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
(Netherlands)
2017: Grand Cross of the Order of Danneborg (Denmark)
Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit (France)
III. FINANCIAL INTERESTS (Article 3(4)(a) and (c) of the Code)
Please indicate all financial interests, including assets as well as liabilities, which could be considered to
be capable of giving rise to a conflict of interest. Bank accounts, specific goods or loans for the purchase
of real estate for private purposes do normally not have to be declared.
Investments of a value of more than EUR 10,000 have to be declared in all cases.
Please indicate in both cases
- the kind of interest (e.g. shares, bond, loans);
- the entity concerned (e.g. company, bank, fund);
- if the investment is managed on an independent basis by a third party, the name of the entity does not
have to be declared unless the investment is linked to specific industries like sector or thematic funds;
- the size of the interest (e.g. number of shares and their current value, percentage of participation).
Assets
(1) which could be considered to be capable of giving rise to a conflict of interest (2) in any case, where
the value of an investment exceeds EUR 10,000
Shares
(1) which could be considered to be capable of giving rise to a conflict of interest
(2) in any case, where the value of an investment exceeds EUR 10,000
Bonds
(1) which could be considered to be capable of giving rise to a conflict of interest
(2) in any case, where the value of an investment exceeds EUR 10,000
NOT APPLICABLE
NOT APPLICABLE
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Other assets
(1) which could be considered to be capable of giving rise to a conflict of interest
(2) in any case, where the value of an investment exceeds EUR 10,000
Type of interest / Type of investment Value of the interest Currency
Savings account 185 000 EUR
Pension savings 54 500 EUR
Sicav 35 000 EUR
Liabilities
which could be considered to be capable of giving rise to a conflict of interest
Loans
which could be considered to be capable of giving rise to a conflict of interest
Other liabilities
which could be considered to be capable of giving rise to a conflict of interest
IV. IV. FINANCIAL INTERESTS OF SPOUSES, PARTNERS(*) AND MINOR CHILDREN
WHERE THOSE MIGHT BE CONSIDERED TO BE CAPABLE OF GIVING RISE TO A
CONFLICT OF INTEREST (Article 3(4)(a) of the Code)
(*) Stable non matrimonial partner as defined in Article 1(2)(c) of Annex VII of the Staff Regulations.
(Please provide in that case, in principle, the same information as under III.)
Financial interests of spouses/partners
where those might be considered to be capable of giving rise to a conflict of interest
Assets
Shares
Bonds
Other assets
Liabilities
NOT APPLICABLE
NOT APPLICABLE
NOT APPLICABLE
NOT APPLICABLE
NOT APPLICABLE
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Loans
Other liabilities
Financial interests of minor children where those might be considered to be capable of giving rise to a
conflict of interest
Assets
Shares
Bonds
Other assets
Liabilities
Loans
Other liabilities
V. MEMBERSHIP OF ASSOCIATIONS, POLITICAL PARTIES, TRADE UNIONS,
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS OR OTHER BODIES IF THEIR
ACTIVITIES, IN PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, ARE INTENDED TO INFLUENCE OR
AFFECT THE EXERCISE OF PUBLIC FUNCTIONS (ARTICLE 3(4)(D) OF THE CODE)
MEMBERSHIP OF ASSOCIATIONS, POLITICAL PARTIES, TRADE UNIONS, NON-GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANISATIONS OR OTHER BODIES
(Please specify the name of the organisation and its area of activity;
membership of clubs in the cultural, artistic, social, sporting or charitable
fields does not have to be declared.)
Nature of membership Name of the organisation Area of activity of the organisation
Member MR (Mouvement
Réformateur)
Politics
NOT APPLICABLE
NOT APPLICABLE
NOT APPLICABLE
NOT APPLICABLE
NOT APPLICABLE
NOT APPLICABLE
NOT APPLICABLE
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VI. REAL ESTATE (ARTICLE 3(4)(E) OF THE CODE)
(Homes reserved for the exclusive use of the owner and his/her family do not need to be declared.)
REAL ESTATE
Description Ownership: direct or through a real estate
company
Main residence (Brussels) Direct ownership (50%)
Secondary residence (Liège) Direct ownership (50%)
Other residence (Liège) Direct ownership (50%)
Other residence (Liège) Direct ownership (50%)
VII. VII. SPOUSE’S/PARTNER’S(*) PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY (Article 3(4)(f) of the Code)
(*) Stable non matrimonial partner as defined in Article 1(2)(c) of Annex VII of the
Staff Regulations.
SPOUSE’S/PARTNER'S PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
(Please set out the nature of the activity, the title of the position held and the
name of the employer.)
Nature of the activity Title of the position Name of the employer
Retired (formerly: President of the
Chamber at the Liège
Court of Appeal
SIGNATURE
I hereby declare that the information given above is correct.
Date:
(*) Mandatory
Signature:
This declaration will be made public in line with Article 3(5) of the Code.