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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10762
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INSTITUTIONAL / (ae) ep 2014

Barnier wants more democratic legitimacy for Commmission

Brussels, 11/01/2013 (Agence Europe) - EU Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier is pleased with the current discussion within European political parties on the idea of each party appointing a leader who, in the event of that party winning the greatest number of seats at the European Parliament, would become the president of the European Commission. The idea is being promoted by the European People's Party (EPP) and has already been endorsed by the Party of European Socialists (PES)...

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