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LTD: Catherine Ashton - Why [and how] a Brit? | 29 comments (29 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: LTD: Catherine Ashton - Why [and how] a Brit? (4.00 / 4)

Well, the concern for gender equality is something we'll better appreciate when the entire Commission is appointed.

But the massive fail that we should be happy about is the hit the Blair faction took. Anything but Blair, anything but Mandelson. And two distinctly un-Blairy appointees, so no ersatz Blair around. :-D

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sun Nov 22nd, 2009 at 03:28:26 PM EST
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Re: LTD: Catherine Ashton - Why [and how] a Brit? (4.00 / 3)

Oh, by the way, unlike van Rompuy who will be appointed by the Council directly, Ashton needs to go through confirmation hearings in the European Parliament as Commission Vicepresident. So we'll know more about where she stands on the issues soon, assuming the MEPs do their job.

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Nov 22nd, 2009 at 03:34:13 PM EST
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