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"European Constitution" Intergroup calls for Commission president to be elected by Parliament - Germany not in favour of European Council "with executive power", stresses Jo Leinen - Carlos Carnero Gonzalez on separation of powers

Brussels, 16/10/2002 (Agence Europe) - German Social-Democrat Jo Leinen and Spanish Socialist Carlos Carnero Gonzalez told the press on Wednesday that the European Parliament's "European Constitution" Intergroup (to which some 230 MEPs belong) had called on the European Convention to "include in the European Constitution the principle by which the president of the European Commission must be elected by the European Parliament". This request is made in a written declaration proposed, also, on...