The German European Commissioner Günter Verheugen and his French colleague Pascal Lamy have called for a Franco-German federation. In a joint contribution published in Berliner Zeitung and Liberation they propose a Franco-German federation with common governmental institutions. The two countries should have common foreign, security, and financial policies.
The two Commissioners have the same political background; Verheugen in the German SPD-party and Lamy is a French Socialist. Their id...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.