Greek foreign minister set to join convention

The Greek foreign minister, Giorgios Papandréou, is due to join the Convention next month. He will be a member of the Convention's influential steering committee, the presidium, where he will replace the current Greek representative, Giorgos Katiforis.

This move by the Greeks, which "has not been officially announced yet" could strengthen the federalists hand in the Convention as Greece belong to those countries which would support a strong Commission in a future EU. The Commission is g...