Socialist politician and likely candidate in the French presidential elections next year, Segolene Royal, cancelled a press conference in Brussels at the last minute due to fears she may be questioned about her archrival's views on Europe.
Ms Royal was due to hold her own before Brussels journalists after meeting commission president Jose Manuel Barroso on Wednesday (13 September) but pulled out when it became clear that what she said was going to be compared with Nicolas Sarkozy, accor...
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