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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11091

31 May 2014
INSTITUTIONAL / (ae) ep 2014
ALDE angling for big European jobs

Brussels, 30/05/2014 (Agence Europe) - Despite the fall in their vote in the European elections, the European Liberal party is not planning to sell itself short in any coalition at the new European Parliament. ALDE may have lost 20 seats at the EP but it remains the king-maker, as was made clear in an interview with EUROPE after the ALDE summit on 28 May by the party head, Sir Graham Watson of the United Kingdom.

Watson said the slump in EPP and Socialist votes was worse - losing 70 seats...