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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9967

2 September 2009
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/lisbon treaty
Malmström says EP's opinion to be considered when nominating president of European Council and High Representative

Brussels, 01/09/2009 (Agence Europe) - The Swedish Presidency of the EU would be prepared to work with the European Parliament in the nomination of the future stable president of the European Council and the high representative for foreign affairs and security policy. The two new posts are included in the Lisbon Treaty (notwithstanding the fact that the treaty does not provide any legal role for MEPs in this regard). The high representative (HR) is nominated by the European Council on the...

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