Anglo-French tensions hit pan-EU ambitions

Author wonders why the UK is making such a fuss about the appointment of Michel Barnier, the former French foreign minister and agriculture minister, to the job of commissioner for the internal market.

ESO: Background information: European Commission, 2009 - 2014: Who’s who in the new Commission http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-commission-2009-2014-whos-who-in-the-new-commission/

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