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At the central Vrijthof square, viewers of the EU election debate could play bingo (Photo: Peter Teffer)

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Spitzenkandidaten debate in Maastricht minus Weber

At the central Vrijthof square, viewers of the EU election debate could play bingo (Photo: Peter Teffer)

It was a rather awkward response of a young woman, watching the Maastricht debate between five politicians who are their parties' candidates to become the next president of the European Commission.

"Migrants!", she shouted.

She did so after moderator Ryan Heath had asked Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe candidate Jan Zahradil whether having an EU naval rescue mission without ships was not leading to condemning migrants to drown in the Mediterranean.

The per...

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