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Commission distracted as national politics begin to take hold

As the European Commission approaches its last couple of months in office, the Brussels executive is evolving into a distracted executive with national politicians looking for jobs back home.

The 20-person executive can take its lead from its President Romano Prodi who has made no secret of his desire to return to the Italian national stage.

His strongest nod back home came at the beginning of this week when he wrote an lengthy letter in Corriere della Sera saying he would withdra...

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