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A cup of tea: the foreign affairs committee has prestige but no power, as EU member states handle foreign policy themselves (Photo: Wikipedia)

Storm-in-teacup MEP battle drags in EU prime ministers

German conservative MEP Elmar Brok is fighting a losing battle to keep his job as chair of the European Parliament foreign affairs committee, with his scrap against Polish deputy Jacek Saryusz-Wolski swelling to epic proportions as EU prime ministers line up on Brok's side in a situation causing amusement in Brussels.

German and Polish MEPs in the EPP-ED group - the largest faction in the house - spent Wednesday (24 January) haggling over a Polish offer which says Mr Brok can stay in ...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

A cup of tea: the foreign affairs committee has prestige but no power, as EU member states handle foreign policy themselves (Photo: Wikipedia)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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