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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8374

9 January 2003
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/convention
Bruton urges for Commission President to be elected by direct universal suffrage

Brussels, 08/01/2003 (Agence Europe) - In a contribution to the work of the European Convention within which he represents the Irish parliament, John Bruton presses the case for a European Commission President elected by direct universal suffrage. A logical choice, says the former Irish Prime Minister, who affirms that such a method of election is necessary to guarantee the democratic participation of citizens at a time when one is planning to move from European construction at the stage of...

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