Enlargement commissioner Günter Verheugen, the man tipped to be super commissioner responsible for economics and industry in the next commission, has run into some unexpected competition.
He has been challenged for the job by Pavel Telicka, the Czech commissioner dealing with consumer issues.
Mr Telicka told FT Deutschland "I would be interested in the post as vice-president responsible for economy".
His interest in the job comes despite the fact that Berlin is supposedly pu...
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