Josep Borrell
Some of the key events about Josep Borrell
- 1975Earned a PhD in Economics from the Complutense University of Madrid
- 1979Elected as a member of the Madrid Assembly
- 1986Became Secretary of State for Finance in the Spanish government
- 1991Appointed Minister of Public Works and Transport
- 1999Elected as a Member of the European Parliament
- 1999Resigned as leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) due to a financial scandal involving two of his former co-workers
- 2000Stepped down as a candidate for Prime Minister of Spain following allegations of financial impropriety
- 2004Became President of the European Parliament
- 2010Appointed President of the European University Institute
- 2012Resigned as President of the European University Institute amid controversy over his simultaneous roles in public office and private energy companies
- 2018Became Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation
- 2018Fined €30,000 by Spain's National Securities Market Commission for insider trading of Abengoa shares
- 2019Appointed High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
- 2019Criticized for referring to the Amazon as "the lungs of the planet" during the Amazon rainforest fires, a statement considered scientifically inaccurate
- 2020Launched the European Peace Facility to support international security efforts
- 2020Faced backlash for suggesting that Greta Thunberg might have "green syndrome"
- 2021Criticized for describing Russia's military build-up near Ukraine as a "bluff"
- 2022Accused of making a racist comment by comparing Europe to a "garden" and the rest of the world to a "jungle"
- 2023Criticized for suggesting that Israel's response to Hamas attacks might be disproportionate
- 2023Faced controversy over leaked comments suggesting Europe should cut trees to reduce reliance on Russian energy
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