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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8319
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/convention

Mr Lamy against idea of Council president elected for five years - Commission role to reduce distrust

Brussels, 15/10/2002 (Agence Europe) - Speaking at the opening of the academic year at the Université Libre in Brussels on 14 October, European Commissioner for Trade, Pascal Lamy declared that "In the Union, the fact that the Council of States is made up of additional national bodies is not enough to legitimise European power. This is not because the Council of Member States is the meeting place for elected governments or that it could found a legitimate basis that was superior to other...

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