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Europe longs for a woman chancellor, argues EU commissioner Neelie Kroes (Photo: European Commission)

Kroes causes row over public support for Merkel

Dutch commissioner Neelie Kroes has sparked controversy by publicly supporting German opposition candidate Angela Merkel as the next German chancellor - causing accusations of interference in national politics.

In her article for the Dutch daily Trouw, published on Thursday (15 September), Neelie Kroes, EU competition commissioner, suggested she had decided to voice her support to the German opposition leader, as she did not want "to miss a chance for discussion on a greater participati...

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Europe longs for a woman chancellor, argues EU commissioner Neelie Kroes (Photo: European Commission)

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