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Polish statue: the EU election battle is a mix of serious and curious candidates (Photo: EUobserver)

Crusading women battle for seats in EU elections

by EUobserver, Brussels,

Four women with strong anti-corruption credentials are battling to make it to Brussels, even as campaigning revolves around farce, scandals and populism in several EU states.

Norwegian-born French judge Eva Joly, on the French Green party's list, is making headlines in the Nordic countries with criticism of EU judicial and democratic standards.

"Silvio Berlusconi is dangerous and Nicolas Sarkozy has authoritarian traits," she said about the Italian and French leaders in Danish dai...

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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.

Polish statue: the EU election battle is a mix of serious and curious candidates (Photo: EUobserver)

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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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