# Becket effect

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## Definition

The fact that the member of a (international; international) body set up to solve certain tasks basically acts in the interest of the common goal and hardly according to his (national; national) self-interest. - Said in particular with regard to the Governing Council of the ECB, where fears were initially raised that the governors of the national central banks would undermine ECB policy there, possibly through alliances. - The name derives from Thomas Becket (1117-1170), who first represented the interests of the King of England against the Church as Lord Chancellor to Henry II. Elevated to Archbishop of Canterbury, he now championed the affairs of the Church against the Crown. The king therefore had him murdered at an evening service in Canterbury Cathedral on December 29, 1170; Pope Alexander III canonized him as early as 1173 and set the commemoration day for December 29. Thomas Becket is also listed in the Ecumenical Encyclopedia of Saints for this day. - See ECB minutes, publication, Governing Council, readiness to act, seating dispute, southern front. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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