by afew
Mon Mar 16th, 2009 at 09:16:19 AM EST
At yesterday's conference of Europe-Ecologie, the French list for the European elections composed of members of les Verts and other environment-conscious groups on the left, Dany Cohn-Bendit went after Barroso.
EuropeanVoice blog - The paper clip, 16 March
an announcement by Daniel Cohn-Bendit, co-president of the Greens / EFA group in the European Parliament, that he wants to form an alliance against the re-appointment of José Manuel Barroso as president of the European Commission. “We are going to propose to all who are interested to make an alliance around the slogan ‘Stop Barroso', [an alliance] against the re-appointment of one of the most harmful actors in Europe,” Cohn-Bendit said yesterday at a convention of the ‘Europe-Ecologie' party.
The Greens would no doubt back Poul Nyrup Rasmussen against Barroso for head of the Commission:
| Cohn-Bendit lance une "alliance" anti-Barroso, Politique - NouvelObs.com | | Cohn-Bendit is launching an anti-Barroso "alliance" , Politics - NouvelObs.com |
Selon le co-président du groupe Verts au Parlement européen, "d'un côté Nicolas Sarkozy vous raconte qu'il est de plus en critique face à Barroso" mais "en réalité, le Parti populaire européen (PPE) dont est membre l'UMP est le parti qui a reproposé de renommer Barroso".
S'il y a "une personne qui, justement, propose une autre politique que celle de Barroso pour la présidence de la Commission, nous participerons à une alternative à Barroso", a poursuivi Daniel Cohn-Bendit, faisant notamment allusion au socialiste danois Poul Nyrup Rasmussen.
"La contrepartie", c'est que le groupe des Verts, "groupe autonome", "se proposera à prendre la présidence du Parlement européen parce que, pour nous, le Parlement européen, c'est l'endroit où on doit faire de la politique", a-t-il précisé.
"Ce sera moi ou quelqu'un d'autre, on verra", a-t-il dit, espérant que le groupe Verts passe de "42 à une soixantaine" de députés européens. | | According to the co-president of the Greens in the European Parliament, "on one side Nicolas Sarkozy tells you he's more and more critical of Barroso," but "in fact, the European Peoples Party (EPP) of which (Sarkozy's party) the UMP is a member, is the party that has again proposed to reappoint Barroso.
If there is "a person who, precisely, offers a different policies from Barroso's as President of the Commission, we will join the alternative to Barroso," said Daniel Cohn-Bendit, referring particularly to the Danish Socialist Poul Nyrup Rasmussen.
"In return" the Green Group, "an independent group", "will aim at taking the presidency of the European Parliament because, for us, the European Parliament is the right place for pursuing our politics," he stipulated.
"It'll be me or someone else, we'll see," he said, expressing the hope that the Greens will go from "42 to about sixty" MEPs. |
Didn't we start this with Stop Blair? And what can we do to join in stopping the other B...?
