The top candidate (‘Spitzenkandidat') of the social democratic family in the European elections next May, the Dutchman Frans Timmermans, outlined on Thursday 21 February some areas on which the next European Commission will have to focus its attention from November onwards, notably social justice and housing, while the Party of European Socialists will adopt its election manifesto this weekend in Madrid (see EUROPE 12155).
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