Sven Giegold

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Moscovici hearing: breakdown of the European Parliament’s Grand Coalition

„The hearings of the Commissioners-designate are taking a rather democratic turn. For weeks there have been rumours in the European Parliament that a ‚Grand Coalition‘ of the centre-right (EPP) and social-democrat (S&D) groups would mutually support each other’s candidates. However, this agreement has broken down following the hearings of Hill, Cañete and Moscovici. The social-democrats […]

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Open Letter to Jean-Claude Juncker concering commissioner-designate Miguel Arias Cañete

Letter to President Juncker 24.09.14 Mr Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission Brussels, 24 September 2014   Dear Mr Juncker, As your commissioners-designate are preparing for scrutiny by the European Parliament, it will have come to your attention that there are mounting concerns and criticism with regard to one of the members of your […]

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