tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357997564809066677.post596605566482776133..comments2023-10-26T04:11:38.527-07:00Comments on Eurocrat=European+Technocrat: In the News: Barroso reelected... a sad week at the ECEuropean Technocrathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08830250586908367807noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8357997564809066677.post-22438037832010081582009-09-19T12:22:01.400-07:002009-09-19T12:22:01.400-07:00As the EPIN study said, the Commission was weakene...As the EPIN study said, the Commission was weakened during the first Barroso term. The heads of state or government were only too happy to lend him unanimous support for a second term. <br /><br />But Barroso was the candidate of the European People's Party, which became the largest parliamentary group, and he received a majority of the MEPs, so he can be seen as a legitimate choice, as well as an indication of the weakness of European level democracy. <br /><br />The Irish referendum and extra-parliamentary guerilla tactics in the Czech Republic (and Poland) still cause serious problems. <br /><br />We do not know when or which Commission we are going to get, although I propose a Czech Commissioner for multilingualism if they are unable to sort out their ratification without delay.Ralf Grahn https://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.com