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Juncker (r) and Schulz (l) are too often allied against member states. (Photo: European Commission)

EU must overhaul process for choosing commission chief

The European Parliament will not be legitimate “for 100 years”.

Who made such a statement? Some advocate of Brexit speaking on the campaign trail? Or someone from a growing bunch of nationalistic far-right parties?

No. It was Francois Mitterrand in 1991, a good European, no doubt.

One is not necessarily an enemy of European integration when one criticises the European Parliament or other institutions, although the MEPs or members of the European Commission often try to sug...

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Juncker (r) and Schulz (l) are too often allied against member states. (Photo: European Commission)

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