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Re: Europe CAMPAIGN 2019 (none / 1)

winding up
AP | Merkel wants quick deal on head of EU Commission

because the European Parliament will meet at the beginning of July and it would of course be desirable if there were already a proposal at that point" from heads of state and government.

REUTERS | Macron, Merkel seek common ground on EU Commission president pick: official

The third-largest group in the European Parliament, the liberal centrists to whom Macron's party belongs, must be part of the selection process, Macron told his German counterpart.

euractiv | Parliament calls for Spitzenkandidat to be respected, liberals oppose it

ALDE leader Guy Verhofstadt responded in a written statement that 'a Spitzenkandidat that you cannot vote for in the whole of Europe is simply not serious'.

POLITICO.EU

After election, EU turns to fight over top jobs
"over dinner in Brussels on Tuesday at the invitation of European Council President Donald Tusk"
Rasmussen swings Vestager for EU top job
Danish "liberal" and "social liberal" dream team
Belgian government deadlock complicates EU commissioner appointment
head of state pro temp "may even need parliamentary approval"

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Tue May 28th, 2019 at 10:29:42 PM EST
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