tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post6344734837962365611..comments2023-09-28T12:28:57.598+03:00Comments on Grahnlaw: European Parliament: New sloth habitat?Ralf Grahn http://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post-49774465677489253812009-11-30T20:19:08.936+02:002009-11-30T20:19:08.936+02:00French Derek,
Your key words "able to use t...French Derek, <br /><br />Your key words "able to use that position responsibly" say it all.Ralf Grahn https://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post-70763807209797947792009-11-30T19:31:56.425+02:002009-11-30T19:31:56.425+02:00What I find annoying is that Buzek and the party l...What I find annoying is that Buzek and the party leaders could not have agreed to first, put the full list of Commissioners to a single vote; then - as a result of that vote - to decide whether individual hearings were necessary. Any expression of concern by a large enough group in the EP would trigger a requirement for hearings to be held.<br /><br />The EP has nothing to prove, in terms of it's position in the EU institutional framework under Lisbon. But it needs to prove that it is able to use that position responsibly.french dereknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post-26549401407325660342009-11-30T12:50:03.757+02:002009-11-30T12:50:03.757+02:00Jon,
I read your interesting post. What we all, ...Jon, <br /><br />I read your interesting post. What we all, including Charlemagne, should think about is what needs to be done to improve the European Parliament.Ralf Grahn https://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post-41561668596210045912009-11-30T11:43:44.839+02:002009-11-30T11:43:44.839+02:00Then the EP is not even likely to do anything seri...Then the EP is not even likely to do anything serious in response to the nominations either as I argue <a href="http://www.jonworth.eu/i-fear-there-will-be-no-buttiglione-in-2009/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Jon Worthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657831243573498703noreply@blogger.com