BARNIER TO FACE GRILLING BY MEPS THIS WEEK
January 1st, 2010
BY KEITH NUTHALL
FRANCE'S appointee as European Union (EU) internal market Commissioner could face tough questioning this Wednesday appearing before a panel of MEPs at the European Parliament in Brussels. The nomination of Michel Barnier, a close ally of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, has raised criticism in the UK especially, over fears that he could burden The City of London and its financial institutions with red tape.
British MEPs favouring the liberalisation approach of the outgoing commissioner Charlie McCreevy will find little to comfort them in a ...
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