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Analysts say EU officials are increasingly taking their lead from Berlin (Photo: Herman)

Doubts over EU parliamentary reform as officials look to German model

by Andrew Willis, Brussels,

A series of question marks have been raised over the European Parliament's pledge to tighten internal rules following the cash-for-amendments scandal, as senior officials look to Germany's Bundestag as a potential template.

"We're obviously studying at a broad range of parliaments, but the German model in particular," a source said on Monday (18 April) on condition of anonymity, a day before a specially-convened working group on internal reform is set to meet for the first time.

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Analysts say EU officials are increasingly taking their lead from Berlin (Photo: Herman)

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