On Friday 25 November, the day after the resignation of Martin Schulz was announced (see EUROPE 11675), French Liberal Sylvie Goulard officially threw her hat into the ring for the Presidency of the European Parliament, representing the ALDE group.
"The European Parliament needs a change. And despite a high proportion of women MEPs, it has not been led by a woman for 15 years! In total, just two women have held this post since elections by direct universal suffrage began in 1979. Isn't...