BATTLE LOOMS OVER SUCCESSION TO AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER FISCHER BOEL
September 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE ANNOUNCEMENT this weekend by European Union's (EU) agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel that she is standing down has sparked intense speculation on her potential replacement. The white-haired 66-year-old Dane has been something of a surprise star in the current crop of rather uninspiring Commissioners: she has handled a tough brief with efficiency and diplomacy. She has steered sugar, dairy, fruit and vegetable reform through the EU's decision-making maze, and kept Europe from veering towards food market protectionism during the ...
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