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Mao's little red book - Mr Barroso was attracted to Maoist theory in his youth (Photo: Wikipedia)

Political past may haunt commission nominees

A handful of nominees for the new EU executive could find themselves under fire over past associations with Communism, after the centre-right in the European Parliament indicated it will take a tough line on the issue in upcoming hearings.

The European People's Party - the largest grouping in the chamber - said in a declaration last week that nominees "must under no circumstances have been associated with oppressive regimes and must not have participated in non-democratic governments or...

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Mao's little red book - Mr Barroso was attracted to Maoist theory in his youth (Photo: Wikipedia)

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