German chancellor Gerhard Schröder has indicated that he will be flexible on the issue of how many commissioners there should be in a future EU.
Speaking at Rotterdam University on Thursday (15 April), the Chancellor said that Germany could eventually accept not always having its own representative in the Brussels executive.
Mr Schröder said the number of commissioners could be reduced so that all 25 member-states, including Germany, would take turns at going without a representat...
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