Commission President Romano Prodi provided an off-the-cuff solution to small countries worried about representation in the Brussels executive under the new Constitution today (15 October).
It is not where you come from, it is how talented you are.
"If a small country has a very intelligent and strong commissioner, he will have a strong portfolio", Mr Prodi told journalists this morning.
The reverse is also true according to the Commission President: "If a small country does...
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