EU leaders to meet for ‘informal’ talks, two days after elections

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Series Details 03.02.14
Publication Date 03/02/2014
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Herman Van Rompuy, the President of the European Council, said in an interview to the Belgian newspaper Le Soir in January 2014 that he would convene an exceptional European Council summit two days after the May 2014 EU election polls close, in a move to put heads of states back in the driver’s seat to choose the new President of the European Commission.

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Le Soir, 30.01.14: 'Souligner les résultats de l'Europe, en termes de stabilité et d'espoirs' http://pdf.lesoir.be/?choix-edition=4E&choix-date=20140130#/11
Blog: EU Law Analysis, 03.03.14: Democracy and its discontents: Should the results of the European Parliament elections determine the next President of the European Commission? http://eulawanalysis.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/democracy-and-its-discontents-should.html
http://www.cer.org.uk/sites/default/files/publications/attachments/pdf/2013/esy_commissionpres_11oct13-7937.pdf http://www.cer.org.uk/sites/default/files/publications/attachments/pdf/2013/esy_commissionpres_11oct13-7937.pdf
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