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EU Parliament rejection of French commission pick a ‘major institutional
crisis’: Paris
PARIS, Oct 11, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – The European Parliament’s rejection of
the French candidate for a top post in the EU Commission has opened a “major
institutional crisis for Europe,” France’s Europe minister said Friday.
“It’s first of all a major institutional crisis for Europe because without
a French commissioner, the commission can’t get to work,” Amelie de
Montchalin told France Inter radio.
“We need to work this out calmly, without anger, but Ursula von der Leyen
needs to tell us what she expects of France,” Montchalin added, referring to
the new commission chief.
BSS/AFP/RY/13:10 hrs