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“The US is a very bad example of how the society is in some way falling apart. We should not copy this example,” according to Nicolas Schmit, the Socialists & Democrats (S&D) lead candidate (Photo: Party of European Socialists)

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Schmit's pitch: 'We have to put fair taxation on EU agenda'

EU commissioner for jobs and social rights Nicolas Schmit, who is also gearing up to challenge EU commission president Ursula von der Leyen as the Socialists & Democrats (S&D) lead candidate in the European elections, has suggested a different approach to policymaking in which more dialogue would feed into the Brussels machinery.

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

“The US is a very bad example of how the society is in some way falling apart. We should not copy this example,” according to Nicolas Schmit, the Socialists & Democrats (S&D) lead candidate (Photo: Party of European Socialists)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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