Watson Wants 'Legally Binding Proposition' on New Commission President

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Channel: Euractiv · 2009 · News & Politics

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Graham Watson, leader of the liberal-democrat ALDE group in the European Parliament, wants the European Council, the body that unites the governments of the member states, to make a 'legally binding' proposal on the next president of the European Commission. Watson made his comment on Thursday ahead of the EU heads of state summit in Brussels.

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