European Affairs Undersecretary
Sandro Gozi told an ANSA Forum on Thursday that the centre-right
European People's Party (EPP) must not be allowed to hold all of
the EU's top positions when Social Democrat Martin Schulz steps
down as the president of the European Parliament.
"Our position is clear," Gozi said, when asked what would
happen if the EPP obtains the EP presidency.
"(Then) the question of Donald Tusk's presidency of the
European Council would open up. It's not possible for the
presidents of the Commission, the Council and the EP to all be
EPP representatives".
Schulz has announced he is leaving EU politics to seek a seat
in the German Bundestag.
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