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"Unfortunately from the very beginning there were two system errors within commissioner Wallstrom's portfolio" (Photo: EUobserver)

Towards a citizen's Europe

On May 9 the EUobserver reported that MEPs had just done yet another round posing the question that hangs as a leaden weight upon the union: how are we to bridge the gap between the EU and the citizens?

During the debate MEP Luis Herrero-Tejedor noted that within the past nine years he has heard the same arguments over and over again, but "absolutely nothing has changed." I agree, however, there is one exception. Four years ago the debate actually brought something new to the table, bu...

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"Unfortunately from the very beginning there were two system errors within commissioner Wallstrom's portfolio" (Photo: EUobserver)

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