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Sir King: "I have always been proud to be British and proud to be European" (Photo: European Parliament)

King to become UK's last EU commissioner

by Eszter Zalan, STRASBOURG, September 12, 2016, 9:10:24 PM
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Sir Julian King, the likely last EU commissioner from the UK, refused to be drawn into speculation on Brexit while quizzed on Monday (12 September) by MEPs in a three-hour hearing on his security portfolio.

King, the UK’s outgoing ambassador to France, began his speech to the EP civil liberties committee in French, in a gesture to dispel suspicion he would represent UK interests only.

“Personally, I have always been proud to be British and proud to be European and see no contradi...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

Sir King: "I have always been proud to be British and proud to be European" (Photo: European Parliament)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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