In the future the President of the European Commission should be elected directly by Europe's citizens, according to current Commission chief Romano Prodi.
Mr Prodi's comments come less than a week after member states agreed to name Portuguese Prime Minister José Manuel Durao Barroso as his successor.
The decision came after months of acrimonious wrangling and behind-the-scenes negotiations.
"If one wants EU citizens to experience the EU institutions as their own, one will...
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