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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8405

21 February 2003
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS /
Pros and cons of European Parliament electing president of Commission - move towards more but not exclusive involvement

A seductive formula but…The election of the President of the European Commission by the European Parliament, is a seductive formula, which presents undeniable advantages (democratic legitimacy, visibility, more life in the European political debate) but at the same time contains some disadvantages, which call for greater flexibility in a method that would increase the EP's role, without making it exclusive. This is the opinion of three speakers invited by the Constitutional Affairs...

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