Several prominent academics or former European politicians - including Ingolf Pernice of Germany, Robert Badinter and Jean-Claude Trichet of France, Etienne Davignon of Belgium and Anni Podimata of Greece - have criticised the process that led to the rejection of the candidature of Internal Market Commissioner-designate Sylvie Goulard, in an article published on Monday 21 October and addressed to the President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli (see EUROPE B12346A1).
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