Verhofstadt ‘is barking at the moon’, says fellow liberal Bolkenstein

The Dutch liberal politician and former EU Commissioner Frits Bolkestein launched in November 2013 a strong attack against Guy Verhofstadt, who leads the liberal and pro-European ALDE group in the European Parliament, highlighting tensions within the liberal family ahead of the 2014 European Parliament elections.

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